Please note that this is a first preliminary program, which may change prior to the event, and that the times are currently only approximate.
OPENING RESEARCH CENTER: MARCH 25, 2026 (10:00 TO 13:30)
- Martin Paul (Rector Ruhr University Bochum): Welcome speech
- Ina Brandes (North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Culture and Science)
- Gabriele Sadowski (Director RC CSaS): Introduction Research Center Chemical Sciences and Sustainability
- Martina Havenith (Spokesperson RESOLV): Introduction Excellence Cluster RESOLV
- Moderated panel discussion "Beyond Boundaries: Reserach Center" with Professors from the Research Center and Ralph Marquardt from Evonik
- Get-together and lunch
RESOLV – DIVING INTO THE NEXT ERA
DAY 1: MARCH 25, 2026 (AFTERNOON)
- 13:30: Martina Havenith – Opening and introduction into the new research areas
- 13:40 to 17:30: Presentations & discussions
- 18:30: Conference dinner
DAY 2: MARCH 26, 2026
- 09:00 to 17:30: Presentations & discussions
- 18:30: Dinner
DAY 3: MARCH 27, 2026
- Program details will be added soon.
SPEAKERS DAY 1 & 2
- Huib Bakker (AMOLF, The Netherlands)
- Jennifer Bergner (UC Berkeley, USA)
- Ian Fairlamb (University of York, Dep. Chemistry, UK)
- Leticia Gonzales (University of Vienna, Austria)
- Yuanhui Ji (Southeast University Nanjing, China)
- Madhavi Krishnan (University of Oxford, UK)
- Andrew Orr-Ewing (University of Bristol, UK)
- Thomas Rades (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Christoph Schran (University of Cambridge, UK)
- Douglas Stephan (University of Toronto, Canada)
- Lynne S. Taylor (Purdue University, USA )
SPEAKERS DAY 3
- The speaker expected for Day 3 will be announced soon.