Every April 14, scientists, researchers, and people of all ages who are passionate about physics experience a very special day through the celebration of World Quantum Day — a key event that highlights the branch of physics exploring the behavior of matter and energy at atomic and subatomic levels.
In fact, the United Nations has declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, further reinforcing the global importance of this field, which plays a crucial role in areas such as quantum computing, communications and cybersecurity, medicine, materials science, energy, and artificial intelligence.
In this context, next Monday, April 14 (11:30 a.m.), the Multidisciplinary Center for Physics (CMF) at Universidad Mayor will join the celebration by organizing activities on the terrace of the Huechuraba campus. Students and the general public will have the opportunity to explore various educational stands and participate in games and experiments.
Dr. Omar Jiménez, a physicist and member of the CMF, explained, “One of the experiments will involve LEDs of different colors. Each color corresponds to a specific energy, which is directly related to the frequency of light through Planck’s constant."
“The activity is designed to bring quantum physics closer to the community through a very simple and hands-on experiment that helps people understand how light behaves," added the researcher.
In addition, on the same Monday, April 14, at 6:00 p.m., Dr. Jiménez will give a talk at the "Violeta Parra" House of Culture, Arts, and Sciences in Cerro Navia, where he will explain the historical development of physics leading up to the emergence of quantum physics.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, April 17, at 12:45 p.m., the conference "The Quantum Revolution: From Planck to Zeilinger" will take place at the Science Auditorium on the Huechuraba campus. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Miguel Orszag, CMF researcher and widely regarded as the father of quantum physics in Chile.
Dr. Orszag is internationally recognized for his academic contributions and is a member of the prestigious Fellows Committee of the Optical Society of America (OSA), one of the leading scientific societies in the fields of optics and photonics worldwide.
