Lecture: October 6, 2026

Postdoc , PhD Floris Martin Constantijn Winckel
Department for Science Education, UCPH

The Snowflake in Science: A Long-Term History of a Short-Lived Object

now crystals have been studied by people across the globe for centuries, capturing the attention of people from various backgrounds, each of whom had particular motivations for studying them. These studies took place in diverse spaces, from living rooms to climate-controlled laboratories, as well as in diverse scientific contexts, from natural-historical curiosity to military-funded research programmes. Though it has a long history, the study of snowflakes rarely attracted many researchers or large amounts of funding. It was therefore continuously adapted to fit the scientific fashions and priorities of different times. This makes it a useful mirror for viewing the development of modern natural science.

Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 17.00–19.00
Room TBA at H. C. Ørsted Institute,
Universitetsparken 5, Copenhagen

At 16.30, we will meet informally for coffee, cookies, and tea in room 04.4.20.

After the lecture there will be an invitation to dinner with the lecturer at own expense.