iRTG Program SoSe 2023

Doctoral students seminar

May 2023: t.b.a.
June 2023: t.b.a.

Workshops and meetings

Python: Statistical analysis, model building and machine learning methods (April 12-14, 2023)
Excursion (May 9, 2023)
Research schools Halle: summer meeting (June 15, 2023)
get-together of alumni and current members (June 17, 2023)

Workshops by partners

[InGrA] Clear at glance! Designing Effective Academic Posters (April 18 and 24, 2023)

Lectures

October 18, 2022: Torsten John (online)
November 29, 2022: Sebastian Kawa (Leipzig)
December 13, 2022: rehearsal of Nazmul Hasan (Halle)
January 31, 2023: Twinkle Bhatia and Rene Sattler (Halle)
February 28, 2023: Afiq Bin Anuar and Tonghua Liu (Halle)
March 21, 2023: Marthinus van Niekerk and Lucas Löser (Halle)

Lectures

iRTG Program SoSe 2022

Doctoral students seminar

April 26, 2022: Malte Neudorf and Yu Qiang (Halle)
May 24, 2022: Alexander Korn (Leipzig)
June 21, 2022: Anika Wurl and Christian Lauer (Halle)
July 11, 2022: Torsten John (Halle) – postponed to October!
August 16, 2022: Wing-Kit Or and Yue Cai (Leipzig)
September 20, 2022: Robert Kahl and Alaa Hasan (Halle)

Workshops

Writing Day (May 9, 2022)
MATLAB Fundamentals (June 27-28, 2022)
Unconscious Bias (July 5, 2022)

Webinars

Unconscious Bias – Online Talk (July 6, 2022)

Workshops by partners

[Agripoly] Science Visualization (April 19-20)
[InGrA] The complete job application package in English (April 26, 2022)
[BEAM] Introduction Python and Insight Data Science with Python (May 2-3, 2022)
[BEAM] Culture at work (May 12, 2022)
[InGrA] Project Management (May 18-19, 2022)
[InGrA] What the heck is tenure track (May 20, 2022)
[iGS-FP] LinkedIn for job search and application (May 25 + June 1, 2022)
[BEAM] A newcomer’s guide to networking (June 1, 2022)
[RAL] Finish it! How to finalise Your Dissertation (June 13, 2022)
[BEAM] Voice and Body (June 14-15, 2022)
[BEAM] How to get up after falling down (July 7, 2022)
[RAL] Thesis Defense Training (July 12-13, 2022)
[InGrA] The Art of English Writing (September 13 and 28, 2022)

Advanced Training Modules

Calorimetry (June 22-23, 2022) (together with Agripoly)
[TRR227] Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (July 18-19)

Lectures

iRTG Program WiSe 2021/22

Doctoral students seminar

October 19, 2021: Stephan Sydow and Sebastian Kawa
November 16, 2021: Anna-Maria Tsirigoni and Tonghua Liu
December 9, 2021: Good scientitic practice
January 25, 2022: Thomas Kunze and Matthias Rohmer
February 22, 2022: André and Afiq

Workshops

Introduction to Python (October 27-28, 2021)
Workshop on Data Visualization (November 2, 2021)
Effective Visual Communication of Science (November 25-26, 2021)
Effective Presentation (January 13 – 14, 2022)

Workshops by partner graduate schools

[iGS-FP] Planning the completion of your dissertation (November 2-3, 2021)
[UL] Mental health awareness days (November 2-4, 2021)
[IPB] Workshop on Image J/Fiji (November 11-12, 2021)
[RAL] Academic writing and publishing research (October 5 – November 3, 2021)
[RAL] Körper, Stimme und Sprechen – Sicheres, verbindliches und souveränes Auftreten (7-8 Oktober, 2021)
[RAL] How to Write a Competitive DFG-Proposal (October 12, 2021)
[RAL] Designing Effective Academic Posters (October 14-18, 2021)
[InGrA] Design of Academic Posters (November 11-12, 2021)
[RAL] Science Communication on Social Media for Beginners (January 11-12, 2022)
[InGrA] Find a Job in Germany’s Industry – Job Search and Application (January 12 and 26, 2022)
[InGrA] Public Speaking and Rhetorics (January 20, 2022)
[InGrA] Concept and Design of Academic Presentations (January 25, 2022)
[RAL] Design Basics for Scientists (January 27-28, 2022)
[BEAM] Women in Science – Talk and Power – Who Gets Heard and Why (January 31, 2022 + March 7, 2022)
[InGrA] Find a Job in Germany’s Industry – Job Interviews and Contract Conditions (February 02, 09 and 17, 2022)
[InGrA] Next Level – E-Poster Design (February 15-16, 2021)
[InGrA] Good Scientific Practice (February 21+22, 2022)
[InGrA] Successful Networking (March 8+10, 2022)
[InGrA] Research to Business (March 17, 2022)
[BEAM] Academic Writing (March 21-22, 2022)

Advanced Training Modules

Introduction to mass spectrometry (October 5-7, 2021)
Calorimetry (January 26-27, 2022) – POSTPONED due to the current situation

Advanced Training Modules by BEAM (RTG 2670)

NMR spectroscopy for biomolecular and materials characterization (December 20-21, 2021)
Amphiphilic polymers on the Langmuir trough (January 26-28, 2022)
Applications of EPR in softmatter: from polymers to proteins (February 22-23, 2022)
How we can model and use symmetry (March 30-31, 2022)
GUV: Preparation and confocal microscopy of giant membrane vesicles, FCS: Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy , FCCS: Fluorescence Cross-Correlation Spectroscopy (date to be discussed)
Insides into directed evolution: engineering and assaying of unspecific peroxygenases (dates probably 9.03.+15.03.2022)
Native mass spectrometry to study protein-ligand interactions (March 29+31, 2022)

Concerning the ATM by RTG 2670: There are a few vacancies! In case you are interested, please send an e-mail to Imme Sakwa-Waltz.

Lectures

iRTG Program SoSe 2021

Doctoral students seminar

April 27, 2021: Christian Lauer and Wing Kit Ot
May 18, 2021: Anika Wurl and Robert Kahl
June 8, 2021: Fabio Müller and Alexander Korn
June 29, 2021: rehearsal Mareen
July 5, 2021: rehearsal Martha
July 27, 2021: Nazmul Hasan
August 24, 2021: Marthinus van Niekerk and Lucas Löser

Complementary skills seminars by iRTG

Women in Leadership (April 19 – 20, 2021)
Gain Clarity on your next Career Steps (September 30, 2021)

Complementary skills seminars by partners

Find a job in Germany’s industry (April 7+ 8 + 12, 2021)
[InGrA] Design of Academic Posters (April 13 and 16, 2021)
[InGrA] Good Scientific Practice (April 22, 2021)
How to write and publish a scientific paper (weekly workshop starting April 14, 2021)
[InGrA] Successful Networking (May 4 + 6, 2021)
[iRTG1052] Me and my supervisor (May 5 + 10, 2021)
[InGrA] Research Results, Patents and more (May 27, 2021)
[InGrA] Project Management (June 1 – 2, 2021)
[InGrA] Know your competencies – find your job (June 21-22, 2021)
[TRR227] German and European Patent Law (June 23-24, 2021)
[InGrA] Introduction to Python (June 28 and July 1, 2021)
[InGrA] How to Write a Persuasive Job Application (July 15, 2021)
[InGrA] The Art of English Academic Writing (September 8, 9 and 28, 2021)

Advanced Training Modules

[iGS-FP] Toughness testing and fracture mechanical characterisation of polymeric materials (May 6, 13.00-16.00)

Alumni talks

Christian: quality management (May 17, 2021)
Varun: project management (June 1, 15.30)
Anja: Postdoc (July 21, 2021)

Lectures

As most lectures are held online, you can have a look at the curriculum of both universities. If an interesting course is offered at the partner university, please contact the responsible lecturer in advance.

iRTG Program WiSe 2020/2021 Overview

Doctoral students seminars

October 13, 2020: Matthias Rohmer and Qiang Yu
December 1, 2020: Mozhdeh Abassi and Malte Neudorf
January 19, 2021: Hannes Jurack and Yue Cai
Febuary 16, 2021: Newton Sen and Twinkle Bhatia
March 23, 2021: Workshop on Good Scientific Practice

Advanced Training Modules

Introduction to Small and Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering (October 6-7, 2020)
[iGS-FP] Molecular Biophysics: Introduction to Cryo-EM (November 25-27, 2020)
[iGS-FP] Introduction to Simulation Techniques (March 4-5, 2021)
[iGS-FP] Introduction to EPR Spectroscopy (March 10, 2021)

Workshops

SFB TRR 102 Miniworkshop (October 30, 2020)
iRTG Workshop (November 2 – 3, 2020)
SFB TRR 102 Minisymposium (February 5, 2021)
Workshop on Good Scientific Practice (March 23, 2021)

Complementary skills seminars by iRTG

Self-presentation and networking (November 25 – 26, 2020)
Time- and Self-Management (January 12 and February 2, 2021)

PhD – What’s Coming Next

Monthly workshop series about career options after the PhD.

September 30, 2020 (14.00-17.00, online): Career options after your PhD
October 2020, 27: alumni talk with Ricardo (lab manager in plastics industry)
November 11, 2020: Knowledge transfer, start-ups and patent law
December 17, 2020: alumni talk with Matthias (consulting)
January 14, 2021: alumni talk with Torsten (PostDoc at MIT)
March 29, 2021: Funding oppurtunities for th postdoc phase

Complementary skills seminars by partners

Introduction to scientific writing [by yDiv] (October 1-2, 2020)
How to convince in the job interview [by InGrA] (October 5-6, 2020)
Theory and design of scientific posters [by InGrA] (December 8, 2020)
Writing successful job applications in English [by InGrA] (March 18, 2021)

iRTG Program SoSe 2020 Overview

Doctoral students seminars

April 29, 2020 (online, WebEx): Sergei Wittchen and Bruno Voigt
May 26, 2020 (online, MLUconf): Nazmul Hasan and Sayed Mohammad Fahimi
additional date: June 9, 2020 (online, MLUconf): Zhanna Evgrafova (rehearsal)
June 23, 2020 (online, MLUconf): Sebastian Belau and Anna-Maria Tsirigoni
September 15, 2020 (online, MLUconf): Alaa Hassan and André Paschold
additional date: September 29, 2020 (online, MLUconf): rehearsal of Sergei Wittchen

Advanced Training Modules

Introduction to Small and Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering (October 6-7, 2020)
Basic Concepts of molecular spectroscopy [by BuildMoNa] (September 21-22, 2020)

Workshops

8th Minisymposium of the SFB/TRR 102 (July 17, 2020)
Alumni meeting (September 4, 2020)

Excursions

POSTPONED: Excursion to BASF Schwarzheide (June 10, 2020) [organized by iGS-FP]

Complementary skills seminars by iRTG

Academic Writing (May 6-7, 2020)
Career Workshop: application and interview (July 9-10, 2020)

Complementary skills seminars by partners

Project Management for Natural Scientists [by iGS-FP] (April 3, 2020)
Managing Crisis: A Crash Course in Resilience and Mindfulness [by yDiv] (April 9 + 23, 2020)
Seminar: R and teamwork for better science in less time [by yDiv] (April 21, 2020)
Media training for PhDs [by yDiv] (May 7, 2020)
Time and career management [by SFB/TRR 227] (May 7 + 28, 2020)
Leadership Training with horses [by yDiv] (May 15, 2020)
Don’t Let It Drive You Nuts! Resilience and Self-Management for Researchers [by yDiv] (May 25 -26, 2020)
Third Party Funding Opportunities [by yDiv] (June 5, 2020)
Science graphics [by yDiv] (July 27 + 30, 2020)
Introduction to scientific writing [by yDiv] (October 1-2, 2020)

Seminars and workshops

Source: Polymer and Soft Matter Seminars

Source: Mini symposium SFB/TRR 102

iRTG Program WiSe 2019/20 – Overview

Doctoral students seminars

October 22, 2019 at MLU

Anton Mordvinkin on “Mechanistic investigations of dynamics in supramolecular polymer networks” (abstract)

November 5, 2019 at 10am, MLU

Anna Naumova on “NMR studies of polymer networks under deformation” (abstract)

November 26, 2019 at MLU

Martin Kordts on “Triangulating protein-liposome interactions with EPR spectroscopy” (abstract)

December 17, 2019 at MLU

End of the year seminar (abstract)

January 14, 2020 at UL

Torsten John on “Interaction and aggregation mechanisms of peptides at biologically relevant interfaces” (abstract)

February 25, 2020 at MLU

Matthias Fischer and Maria Camilles

April 2020

Sergei Wittchen and Bruno Voigt

May 2020

Nazmul Hasan and Sayed Mohammad Fahimi

Advanced Training Modules

Basic Concepts in Biochemistry – Protein Chemistry for non-Biochemists (cancelled) [by BuildMoNa]
Chemometrics Applied to Spectroscopic Data (October 15-16, 2019) [by BuildMoNa]
Cell Methods (November 05 – 06, 2019) [by TRR 67]
Materials in Medicine (November 27-28, 2019) [by TRR 67]
Modeling protein mutations with Rosetta (December 05 – 19, 2019) [by TRR 67]
FTIR (December 5-6, 2019) [by iGS-FP]
EPR (February 2019) [by iGS-FP]

Workshops

3rd Open-Science-Workshop at MLU (October 29, 2019)
Interdisciplinary Colloquium of the Faculty of Natural Sciences II – Ralph Colby (November 6, 2019)
Mini workshop of SFB/TRR 102 (November 8, 2019)
20th International NTZ-Workshop on
New Developments in Computational Physics – CompPhys19 (November 28-30, 2019)
Mini symposium of the SFB/TRR 102 (December 13, 2019)
iRTG & iGS workshop (February 2020)
Retreat of the SFB/TRR 102 (March 10-12, 2020)

iRTG lecture series

Toward a unified molecular-level understanding of polymer mechanics, lectures by Shi-Qing Wang from the University of Akron, USA (October 14, 2019) | part 1
Polyelectrolyte Solutions: The least understood form of condensed matter, lecture series by Ralph Colby from The Pennsylvania State University, USA (October 28/30, 2019) | part 2 and 3

Excursion

Excursion to Trinseo Deutschland GmbH (November 21, 2019) [organized by iGS-FP]
iRTG meets industry: Excursion to Evonik (November 13-14, 2019)

Complementary skills seminars by iRTG

Funding Opportunities for Early Career Scientists (November 25, 2019)
Good scientific practice workshop (November 26, 2019)
Enabling Entrepreneurship: From Science to Practice (December 11, 2019)
Know your competencies – find your job: job search for scientists (January 21-22, 2020)
Why, what, how? – Knowledge transfer and startups at MLU (January 28, 2020)

Complementary skills seminars by partners

GraficDesign (October 1, 2019) [by iRTG/SFB 1052]
Critical Reasoning and Debating in Science (October 10, 2019) [by yDiv]
Bayesian Statistics (October 21-23, 2019) [by yDiv]
Making Sense of High-Throughput Sequencing (short read) Data (October 28-29, 2019) [by yDiv]
Introduction to Python (December 2-4, 2019) [by yDiv]
Clear at glance! Designing Effective Academic Posters (November 26, 2019) [by iGS-FP]
Academic writing (February 6-7, 2020) [by iGS-FP]
Debate training for the awareness for gender related topics (January 20-21, 2020) [by iRTG TRR 227]

Supplementary Study

Regular lectures UL – WiSe 2019/20
Regular lectures MLU –WiSe 2019/20

iRTG Program SoSe 2019 – Overview

Doctoral students seminars

April 30, 2019 at MLU

Mareen Schäfer on “Structure and dynamics of the nanophase separated comb-like polymer PPDOT as investigated by solid-state NMR”
and
Arne Böker on “Simulations of protein thermodynamics and structures with the PRIME20 model”
(abstracts)

May 21, 2019 at UL

Martha Schulz on “Impact of α_c-relaxation on Crystallization Process, Morphology and Reorganization Behavior – an Overview of PCL, PEO, POM and PB1″
and Tobias Thalheim on “Compression of Single DNA Molecules in a Thermophoretic Trap”
(abstracts)

June 25, 2019 at MLU

Torsten John on “Impact of nanoparticles on amyloid peptide and protein aggregation”
and
Susanne Weininger on “UV-B induzierte Modifikationen am hγD Linsenkristallin”
(abstracts)

July 9, 2019 at UL

Muhammad Tariq on “Interface Controlled Thermodynamics of First-Order Prefreezing”
and
Anika Wurl on “Polymer crystallization under anisotropic confinement in liquid crystals”
(abstracts)

September 10, 2019 at MLU

Lucas Löser on “Squid-based protein films: native material vs. molecular-engineered material”
and Robert Kahl on “Oriented Crystallization of Semiconducting Polymers in thin Films”
(abstracts)

Advanced Training Modules

Smart Molecules – Light-Controlled Chemistry of Metal Complexes (September 19-20, 2019) [organized by BuildMoNa]

Workshops

Mini symposium of the SFB/TRR 102 (June 6, 2019)
Soft Matter Day of Peter Debye Institute in Leipzig (July 5, 2019)
Get-together of Research School Network Halle (July 11, 2019)
Alumni meeting (August 30, 2019)

Complementary skills seminars by iRTG

Leadership – How to find my own way (June 3/4, 2019)
Career workshop: How to write a persuasive job application – how to convince it in the job interview (July 1 & 4, 2019)

Complementary skills seminars by partners

Grant writing (May 9, 2019) [organized by InGrA]
Building R packages with Rstudio and GitHub (September 23-24, 2019) [organized by yDiv]
Supervision of Master students (September 27, 2019) [organized by yDiv]

Supplementary Study

Regular lectures UL – SoSe 2019
Regular lectures MLU – SoSe 2019