The next SEC annual meeting will take place in Magdeburg. As always, you can look forward to an interesting lecture program, a sophisticated ambience, a well-organized supporting program and, last but not least, many sideline discussions. The official GDCh conference website has been activated since the beginning of August 2023. You can register for the Conference there.

Location

In Magdeburg we can hold meetings, stay overnight and eat under one roof: the Dorint Hotel Herrenkrug, located directly on the right bank of the Elbe. Magdeburg can be reached from Frankfurt or Munich in 4 hours, Berlin is 2 hours away and Hamburg 3 hours away.

The "Otto City" of Magdeburg looks back on an eventful history. The two namesakes of the city are Otto I (the Great, 912-973), the founder of the Holy Roman Empire, and Otto von Guericke (1602-1686), known for his experiments on air pressure. Magdeburg Cathedral is a pioneering achievement of Gothic architecture on German soil.

scientific programme

Monday, May 6, 2024

 

• Chemistry studies 4.0 and sustainable transportation, Marcel Liauw, RWTH Aachen University
• Bacillus subtilis - from the minimal genome to vegan milk - new ways of nutrition, Jörg Stülke, University of Göttingen
• Combustion and sustainability - a senior citizen looks back and ahead, Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus, Uni Bielefeld
• Modern materials and their sustainable application for mobility in old age, Franziska Scheffler, University of Magdeburg
• Preclinical identification of Alzheimer's disease, which occurs particularly in old age, Klaus Gerwert, University of Bochum
• Evening lecture: “Wine is one of the best gifts – and not only – for old boys.” Why is that?
  Chemistry of wine aromas, Bianca May, Geisenheim University

Tuesday, 7 May 24

 

• Modern biocatalysis: enzyme search, optimization and applications in organic chemistry, Uwe Bornscheuer, University of Greifswald
• Why are potato chips addictive even in seniors - interaction between nutrition and the brain, Monika Pischetsrieder, FAU Erlangen
• Sustainable polymers for the circular economy of tomorrow, Bernhard von Vacano, BASF
• Startups meet experience - What can young entrepreneurs and seniors learn from each other?, Holger Bengs, BCNP, Frankfurt

   

  • Recyclable biofilms, Dirk Hollmann, Cell2Green, Bad Doberan
  • Generation, storage and transport of renewable energies, Maria Fulde, FLD Technologies GmbH, Bitterfeld-Wolfen/Offenbach
  • Lipidomics for Industry and Academia, Oliver Uecke, Lipotype, Dresden

• Evening lecture: Fake science from the pen of AI - and what seniors can do about it, Bernhard Sabel, University of Magdeburg

Wednesday, 8 May 24

 

• Chemical strategies in the fight against multi-resistant bacteria, Stephan A. Sieber, TU Munich
• Green hydrogen through water electrolysis – The energy of our grandchildren, Thomas Turek, TU Clausthal
• Legends about nuclear energy – from enthusiasm to scepticism from the perspective of a senior citizen, Gerhard Kreysa, Epstein
• Crime Scene Berlin - Who betrayed the Berlin Blue? Chemical crime thriller by senior lecturer Klaus Roth, FU Berlin

Supporting programme

The supporting programme is currently being prepared. The programme will include   There will probably be a guided tour of the cathedral and/or a guided tour of the city. A visit to the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, founded in 1996, will also be part of the program. To register, please use the official conference website of the GDCh.