The GDCh Science Forum (WiFo) 2023 will take place on 4-6 Sep 2023 in Leipzig. The Senior Expert Chemists will hold an afternoon lecture there on Tuesday, September 5th, the motto of which relates to Leipzig:

Chemistry meets art

With the lectures we address Wilhelm Ostwald, who was also a painter. "Chemistry in the visual arts" is another title. A lecture deals with the restoration of the burnt books from the library in Weimar, and finally the Nebra sky disk:

 

• Wilhelm Ostwald - his work and its significance for today: Dr. Jürgen Koppe (MOL Catalyst Technology)
• Chemistry in the visual arts: Prof. Dr. Reiner Salzer, Dr. Rainer Behrends (TU Dresden), Prof. Dr. Lothar Beyer (University of Leipzig)
• The second life of the ash books from the Duchess Anna Amalia Library: Laura Völkel, MA (University of Vienna)
• Science in the Bronze Age: What does the Nebra Sky Disc tell us?: Prof. Dr. Ernst Pernicka (University of Tuebingen)

 

The WiFo will take place in the congress hall at the zoo in Leipzig.