At the IPKM we offer experiments in area B of the advanced lab courses. Please use the online registration form to reserve an experiment. The person responsible at the institute for the experiments is Prof. Regine von Klitzing.
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Mini-research ("Miniforschung")
In addition to the experiments offered, our experimentally oriented groups offer so-called Miniforschung projects. The time required for this is about 80 hours. Mini-research is a good opportunity for you to get to know the research and staff of the institutes. A current example is Dynamic Light Scattering (Prof.in von Klitzing Group).
You can have a completed experimental mini-research credited as an achievement for the advanced lab course. It is equivalent to two experiments. Several mini-researches are possible if different topics are worked on in different working groups.
Please contact the group leaders for current research topics:
AG Apl. Prof. Thomas Blochowizc
Registration
To register for a lab course, please register using the online form provided by the students representative committee. For acess, your matriculation number needs to be added to the system, which is usually done by the supervisor after completion of your basic lab course. If you are not yet registered, you may ask any advanced course supervisor to do it.
Further information can be found in the leaflet “Spielregeln” (PDF file) (opens in new tab).
Content and form of the record is summarized in the leaflet Gedankenstütze (PDF file) (opens in new tab).
Evaluation
The lab experiments of the Advanced Lab Course, as well all events, should be evaluated. Since the winter semester 2006/07, the evaluation will be done online and anonymously. Through this feedback, we can solve problems quickly and will continuously improve the courses.
Rules
Similar to the basic lab courses, this internships are also intended to provide training in the methods used to gain insights into physics. As a cautionary tale, here is a recent example (PDF file) (opens in new tab) (unfortunately not the only case) in which these methods were deliberately or unwittingly ignored or circumvented and its consequences (PDF file) (opens in new tab). More about the scandal can be found in theWikipedia.
Finishing
Depending on the B.Sc./ M.Sc. regulations applicable to you, we issue a certificate after the FP-module that confirms the credits you have gained. This is carried out by one of the department heads upon submission of your assessed assignments (and, where applicable, written evidence of a mini-research project). For Department B and especially if you are enrolled in the masters program “Soft Matter Materials”, please contact Olaf Soltwedel. Please sort the certificates in the order of the portal entries; this makes our work easier. Once the FP certificate has been issued, the Student Office will grant the successful completion of the module in TUCaN.
