A passionate violinist, Vira Bondar also uses her violin to vividly explain physical phenomena to students. (Photograph: Daniel Winkler)
A passionate violinist, Vira Bondar also uses her violin to vividly explain physical phenomena to students. (Photograph: Daniel Winkler) - Vira Bondar is fascinated by the fundamental questions of physics. She conducts research with ultracold neutrons and is working to make exercise sessions at ETH Zurich even more exciting. 'You have to irradiate a love of physics; that's how to get students excited, also about difficult topics,' says Vira Bondar, particle physicist. And that's why she wants physics at ETH Zurich to be taught with enthusiasm - even by those who aren't born educators. Together with Jonas Nuber and Manuel Zeyen, who also work in the research group led by ETH physics professor Klaus Kirch, and with Guillaume Schiltz, Educational Developer at the Department of Physics, Bondar launched the Engaging Physics Tutoring hub - EPT-hub for short - about two years ago. The hub helps teaching assistants (TAs) at the Department of Physics in preparing exercise sessions and shows them how to convey the sometimes dry material in a way that makes it relevant to everyday life.
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