Third Infinity Conference (23-25 Sep 2026, register until 1 Aug 2026)

We are happy to announce that the 7th edition of the Third Infinity Conference will be held

23 – 25 September  2026 at the Max Planck Campus in Göttingen.

Organized by PhD students of the International Max Planck Research School for Physics of Biological and Complex Systems, the conference provides an interdisciplinary platform for young and experienced researchers to network and exchange ideas.

The TI 2026 focuses on pattern formation, cell mechanics, stochastic thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and active matter. These session will be highlighted by the following confirmed speakers

  • Corinna Maaß, University of Twente, Netherlands
  • Michel C. Milinkovitch, University of Geneva, Switzerland
  • Kenneth D. Miller, Columbia University, US
  • Nour Raad, TU Munich, Germany
  • Udo Seifert, University of Stuttgart, Germany
  • Katja Taute, Leipzig University, Germany
  • Bettina Weigelin, University of Tübingen, Germany 

To give PhD students a better picture of future career opportunities after graduation, there will also be a career fair and several invited career talks.

For further information, check out the website: https://thirdinfinity.mpg.de/

Registration is now open until 1 August 2026; you can join by entering your details in this survey: https://s.academiccloud.de/hdcNu7

Organization team Third Infinity 2026:

Benjamin Weiß, Henri Schmidt, Lars Stutzer, Polina Malova, Ruben Haag, Theo Spornhauer