Join Dr. Gergely Endrődi, internationally recognized physicist and professor at Eötvös Loránd University, as he takes you on a journey back to the very first seconds of the universe. Discover how today’s most advanced supercomputers help scientists recreate the birth of fundamental particles and unveil the origins of everything around us.
Webinar Details
🪐 Topic: The Big Bang: Tracing the Birth of the Universe
🎤 Speaker: Dr. Gergely Endrődi
📅 Date & Time: 11 November, Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:30 AM (CET)
⏰Registration Deadline: 10 November, Monday, 11:00 AM
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Explore the origins of our universe
We have all heard of the Big Bang — the hot, dense beginning of our universe some 14 billion years ago. From this initial state, all the matter and energy that exist today began to expand and evolve into the world we see around us.
But what was this early universe made of? The very same building blocks that form stars, planets, and even ourselves: elementary particles such as electrons, photons, quarks, and gluons.
In this fascinating webinar, Dr. Endrődi will explain how numerical simulations and supercomputing allow physicists to recreate and study these first moments of existence. Learn how cutting-edge computational techniques are used to uncover the fundamental laws of nature and reveal how everything — from galaxies to human life — began.
Meet the presenter
Dr. Gergely Endrődi is a leading Hungarian physicist, internationally recognized for his contributions to particle physics. He earned his degree in physics in 2007 and his PhD in particle physics in 2011 at Eötvös Loránd University.
Following his studies, he continued his research in Germany — first as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Regensburg, then as an Emmy Noether junior group head at Goethe University Frankfurt. In 2020, he was appointed professor at the University of Bielefeld, and in 2024, he returned to Hungary to take up a professorship at his alma mater, Eötvös Loránd University.
His research focuses on understanding the properties of matter under extreme conditions — such as those found in the first moments of the universe — using advanced computational methods and supercomputers.
Join us for this inspiring journey
Take part in this captivating session and gain a deeper appreciation of how modern physics helps us trace our cosmic beginnings. From the smallest particles to the vastness of space, discover how the story of the universe is also the story of us all.