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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
At our first Herrenhausen Conference "Downscaling Science" we want to address the following questions: Which opportunities does nanoscience provide for tackling global challenges? Which are the limits and limitations of this rather new field of research? And which barriers need to be overcome in order to further develop nanoscience?
But as suggested by the title “Downscaling Science”, the conference also wants to consider new approaches to science and science policy. With keynote speeches by George M. Whitesides and Nobel Laureate Harold Kroto we want to address the current trend towards increasingly expensive research in times of alarmingly dwindling resources and discuss consequences. Do we need to downscale science? How can science - in times of ever-increasing specialisation and differentiation of research fields - become even more relevant to solving problems to be confronted in industrial as well as in transition and developing countries?
Program
Keynote speeches
Let‘s get practical (tbc) George M. Whitesides*, Harvard University
Lost in Translation Harold Kroto, Florida State University
3 Sessions
Nano + Energy + Sustainability
Chair: Markus Antonietti, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam
Nano + Analytics + Assemblies
Chair: Jörg P. Kotthaus, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Nano + Medicine: Risks and Opportunities
Chair: Petra Schwille, MPI of Biochemistry, Martinsried
Speakers:
Nynke Dekker, Delft University of Technology
Peter Fratzl, Max Planck Institute (MPI )of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam
Michael Grätzel, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Angelika Heinzel, University of Duisburg-Essen
Stefan Hell, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
Kostas Kostarelos, University of London
Moein Moghimi, University of Copenhagen
Matthew Rosseinsky, University of Liverpool
Vahid Sandoghdar, MPI for the Science of Light, Erlangen
Gerhard Schmid, Munich RE (Reinsurance)
Ferdi Schüth, MPI for Coal Research, Mülheim an der Ruhr
Hanadi Sleiman, McGill University, Montreal
*all academic titles have been omitted.
http://www.contoo.de/c/downscalingscience
For further information please visit our website.
Register now!
We do look forward to welcoming you in Hanover.
Information on participating / attending:
For registration and information please visit our website:
http://www.contoo.de/c/downscalingscience
Early-bird registration fee: 150 Euros for registrations received by August 31, 2012.
Regular conference: 250 Euros.
Registration deadline: November 21, 2012
Junior scientists are welcome to apply for travel grants which also cover the conference fee. Please visit our conference website for more information regarding the application process and deadlines.
Date:
12/12/2012 14:00 - 12/14/2012 16:00
Registration deadline:
11/21/2012
Event venue:
Herrenhausen Palace
Herrenhäuser Straße 5
30419 Hannover
Niedersachsen
Germany
Target group:
Business and commerce, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Biology, Chemistry, Energy, Materials sciences, Physics / astronomy
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
03/23/2012
Sender/author:
Anna Böhning
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event39090
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