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Glimpses from the Culture Night

A woman is talking in front of a poster.
PhD student Andrea Civovic was one of many NanoLundians presenting science to the public.

NanoLundians were all over the Department of Physics during the Culture Night (Kulturnatten) – an event during which establishments throughout the city of Lund open their doors to the public. Our pride knew no bounds when our newest PhD, Patrik Nilsson, took home the victory at the Science Slam.

During Kulturnatten, visitors to the Department of Physics explored a wide range of physical phenomena. For example, they learned how rainbows form, saw what superconductors look like at extremely low temperatures, toured Lund Nano Lab, discovered (under the brilliant supervision of Kim Cuong Le) how to hold fire in their hands without burning themselves, and voted in the Science Slam. The winner: Patrik Nilsson, who recently defended his thesis.

Photos by Evelina Lindén

Three women in front of a big screen.
PhD students Julia Valderas Gutiérrez, Mariia Lamers and Thea Kristersdotter met a lot of visitors during Culture Night.
A woman helping children to hols a flame in their hands.
Kim Cuong Le had a long line of young visitors who wanted to hold flames in their own hands.
A man giving a speech in front of pictures of the rainbow.
Martin Magnusson provided valuable insights into how the rainbow works.
A man and a microscope image of a spider.
Postdoc Javier Escobar Alcón showed frighteningly large close-ups of a spider.
People demonstating quantum phenomena to the public.
PhD student Hilma Holmström, postdoc Krishnendu Maji, and master student Cecilia Fang demonstrated ultra-cold superconductors.
People in protective clothing walking the stairs.
Visitors could enter one of the cleanrooms at Lund Nano Lab.
Two people talking in front of an audience.
The winner Patrik Nilsson presented by the Science Slam host Assistant Professor Hannah Herde.
A woman giving a presentation.
PhD student Emelie Zhu talked about nanowires in space.
A man talking in front of an audience.
David Alcer introduced the public to a tour in the Lund Nano Lab.
People attending a presentation.
PhD student Sina Ritter talked to a lot of curious people.