Science Forum Chemistry 2017

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The Science Forum Chemistry 2017 with the title "Chemistry Moves" took place from September 10 to 14, 2017 in Berlin.

Opening ceremony

The event for the 150th anniversary of the Society of German Chemists (GDCh) was officially opened by GDCh President Thisbe Lindhorst in the Konzerthaus on Gendarmenmarkt. The Federal Minister for Education and Research, Johanna Wanka, was one of the special guests . Roald Hoffmann , Cornell University , was awarded the Primo Levi Prize , which was awarded for the first time this year. Honorary memberships were awarded to Egon Fanghänel , Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff and Peter Gölitz .

Festive Symposium of " Applied Chemistry (Journal) "

The highlight was the "Angewandte Chemie" festival symposium in the Henry Ford Building of the FU Berlin, at which numerous scientists, including four Nobel Prize winners, gave lectures in English:

  • Jack Szostak (Nobel Prize in Medicine 2009), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA: From Chemistry to Life
  • Thomas Carell , Ludwig Maximilians University Munich: DNA bases - beyond Watson and Crick
  • Kenichiro Itami , Nagoya, Japan: Nanocarbons and New Forms of Carbon
  • Jürgen Kaube , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Social challenges and science
  • Robert Grubbs (CalTech), Pasadena, CA, USA: Olefin Metathesis
  • François Diederich , ETH Zurich, Switzerland: Active substance synthesis
  • Petra Schwille , Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried: How easy life can be
  • William E. Moerner , (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2014), Stanford, CA, USA: Detection of single molecules in the nanoscale range and biomolecular dynamics
  • Ben Feringa (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016): Light on health, a great future
  • Frank Neese , Max Planck Institute Mülheim: Theoretical Chemistry: From Enzymes to Materials
  • David A. Leigh , Manchester, UK: The Magic of Molecular Machines

Symposia and poster sessions

Further conferences and symposia of the GDCh specialist groups took place as part of the Science Forum Chemistry 2017 of the Society of German Chemists (GDCh) on September 12 and 13, 2017 at the Free University and in the Harnack House of the Max Planck Society in Berlin-Dahlem . The events covered the spectrum of modern chemistry - from school experiments through basic research to industrial applications. They served the scientific exchange about new trends in industry as well as in schools, universities and research institutions. Chemistry teachers also received new impulses for the modern design of chemistry lessons. The science forum also had other target groups in mind: schoolchildren as well as start-ups, business representatives, investors and politicians. The spectrum of topics ranges from the "Science Slam on Chemistry" to the experiment day for schoolchildren to the innovation marathon.

The satellite symposium following the conference with the topic "The Unthinkable Thinking" included the change in the framework conditions for research today, caused by politics and society, and took place on September 15, 2017 in the Harnack House of the Max Planck Society in Berlin.

Prizes and awards

The following prizes and awards were presented at the Science Forum 2017:

Plaque

As part of the " Historic Sites of Chemistry " series, the memorial plaque to August Wilhelm Hofmann (1818–1892), the founding president of the GDCh, was ceremoniously unveiled on September 10, 2017 at the Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm Center of the Humboldt University in Berlin .

literature

  • Press releases from the Society of German Chemists, Karin Schmitz
  • Brochure: "Chemistry moves" for the anniversary congress "150 years GDCh".

Web links

  • Wifo2017
  • www.chemistryviews.org (Applied Festival Symposium 150 Years GDCh / 2017)