Programm GSS Summer School 2015

MONDAY 25TH OF MAY

Arrival and Welcome Reception 

(Please be aware that this is a public holiday in Germany.) 

 

26TH AND 27TH OF MAY

Advanced Modules at RESOLV's participating institutes
All students get the opportunity to learn new experimental and theoretical techniques by spending these days in two different labs at the RUB and RESOLV's other participating institutes. A list of the Advanced Modules on offer can be found here .

28TH AND 29TH OF MAY

Lecture Program in RUB Conference Center
Different topics and methods to explore Solvation Science will be introduced by speakers within RESOLV. Bases on these introductions international speakers, suggested by the students themselves, are invited to give keynote talks on their research in the field of Solvation Science. Please find a list of speakers below. 

Name Affiliation Talk Title
Chan, Candace Arizona State University, USA Solid-electrolyte interphases in high energy density silicon-based lithium battery electrodes
Domke, Katrin MPI for Polymer Research, Germany Raman under water - pushing sensitivity and spatial resolution
Falconer, Robert University of Sheffield, UK The Application of Microcalorimetry and Terahertz Spectroscopy to Study the Interaction between Proteins, Cosolutes and Water
Gaigeot, Marie-Pierre University Évry-Val d'Essonne, France Solvation and vibrational spectroscopy at solid oxyde/liquid water interfaces from AIMD simulations
Jørgensen, Karl Anker University of Aarhus, Denmark Organocatalysis as a toolbox for diversity-oriented synthesis
Matile, Stefan University of Geneva, Switzerland Unorthodox Interactions in Organocatalysis
Morandi, Bill MPI for Coal Research, Mülheim, Germany Introduction into the basic concepts of organic catalysis
Plumere, Nicolas Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany Introduction into the basic concepts of electrochemistry
Roth, Klaus FU Berlin, Germany Beer – from the first glass to a hangover
Savolainen, Janne Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany Introduction into the basic concepts of THz spectroscopy
Schäfer, Lars Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany Introduction into the basic concepts of MD simulations
Schmuttenmaer, Charles Yale University, USA The Nuts and Bolts of Probing Liquid Dynamics and Low Frequency Modes of Organic Molecular Crystals with THz Spectroscopy
Tuckerman, Mark New York University, USA Going down Feynman's path: A first-principles approach to nuclear quantum effects in solvation and transport

FRIDAY, 29TH OF MAY

Get-together and BBQ
There will be closing words and a BBQ on Friday the 29th of May, starting at circa 6 pm, where all participants get the chance to relax and recap the last couple of days with each other. There will be beer, wine and cocktails! 

GSS Summer School Program


ADVANCED LABORATORY MODULES

More than 30 Advanced Laboratory Modules were offered at the Summer School 2015.

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SUMMER SCHOOL REPORT AND PHOTOS

The second GSS Summer School was a great success! We had the pleasure to welcome 12 international participants from five different countries and more than 80 participants in total.

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VENUE TO RUB CONFERENCE CENTER

Please find a description of the venue to the conference center
here. From tram station "Ruhr-Universität" please follow the dotted line to the conference center.