Category: iRTG Program WiSe 2017/18

Talk by S. Link at MLU (November 14, 2017)

UV-B induced changes of eye-lens crystallins

Age related cataract is the major cause of blindness worldwide. With the age of 75 years, more than 50% of all people are affected and so far, surgery is the only effective treatment available. For this reason it is important to understand the complex system of the eye lens especially effects of aging like chronic UV-B irradiation.

Many modifications of crystallins by UV-B on already aggregated and destroyed protein have been found. So far, changes in the soluble fractions of the protein are not well investigated. Answering this question, different techniques of solution NMR have been applied to native and irradiated hgD-crystallin to identify and characterize a modified but still soluble state of the protein. This would highlight the first structural changes on the transition from functional soluble protein to dysfunctional aggregates.

Location: MLU, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 3, SR 1.06
Time: 3.30pm

[BuildMoNa] Module “From Molecules to Materials: Photocatalysis” from 14-15 November 2017 in Leipzig

This module linked molecular sciences and materials science, taught how materials with optimised photocatalytic activity are obtained, and provides an understanding of the properties and applications of these materials.

For more information on the module, please check the detailed program.

Registrations closed!

Talk by F. Frenzel at UL (October 24, 2017)

Molecular Dynamics and Charge Transport in highly-conductive Polymeric Ionic Liquids

Glassy dynamics and charge transport are studied for the polymeric ionic liquid (PIL) poly[tris(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)ammonium acryloxypropyl sulfonate] (PAAPS) with varying molecular weight (9700, 44200, 51600, and 99500 g/mol) by broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) in a wide frequency (10−2−107 Hz) and temperature range (100−400 K) and by DSC- and AC-chip calorimetry.

The dielectric spectra are characterized by a superposition of (i) relaxation processes, (ii) charge transport, and (iii) electrode polarization. Continue reading “Talk by F. Frenzel at UL (October 24, 2017)”

3rd iRTG Workshop (November 20-21, 2017)

Aims

This workshop addresses doctoral students in chemistry, physics, biophysics, and related fields in the iRTG “Polymers: random coils and beyond”. The doctoral students will introduce the basic theoretical and technical concepts necessary for an understanding of projects within the iRTG. The iRTG workshop focuses on experimental and theoretical techniques to study synthetic polymer and biopolymer systems. Continue reading “3rd iRTG Workshop (November 20-21, 2017)”

Presentation and Rhetoric (January 23-24, 2018)

More than ever, sophisticated presentation skills were vital to one’s professional career in academia.

Junior scientists were regularly called upon to present the results of their research, rarely having been given formal training in presentation skills.

The main focus of this workshop was to help participants master the art of persuasive and compelling presentations and to enhance their rhetorical skills.

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Introduction to Rheology (October 10-11, 2017)

Aims

This module addressed doctoral students in chemistry, physics, biophysics, and related fields without much prior knowledge or experience in rheological theory and experiments. It introduced the basic theoretical and technical concepts of applications of rheology in polymer science.

Contents

During the first half day of the two-day program the necessary theoretical knowledge was communicated in a series of lectures accompanied by discussions of  selected applications and problems. The program of the second half of the first day and the 2nd day consisted of hands-on experiments and demonstrations in the lab followed by a tutorial in which the acquired knowledge was used for the analysis of the measured data.
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Compact Course “Basic teaching“ (November 28-29, 2017)

In this compact course participants got an introduction to the fundamentals of academic teaching. Special emphasis was put on teaching in natural sciences and on the “Four Laws”.

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Career workshop: Know your competencies – find your job (February 27-28, 2018)

Careers in German universities and research institutes are difficult. Towards the end of your PhD or at the beginning of your postdoctoral years you need to decide whether you like to continue your career up to the professor or if you leave academia and public funded research institutes. This step is difficult to the biggest part of PhD-students because until then they did not find or try alternative career paths.

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Good scientific practice seminar (November 14, 2017)

Every scientist doing research at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Leipzig University has to comply with the rules of good scientific practice.

In this workshop principles of good scientific practice, e.g. professional standards such as honesty and openness, as well as data preparation and documentation were discussed.
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Regular lectures MLU – WiSe 2017/18

Physics

Introduction to polymer physics – Thurn-Albrecht/Ott
[M.Sc. Phy]
Wed 10.15-11.00, VDP3 3.16
Thu 10.15-11.45, VDP3 1.12

Bildgebung und CT – Laufer
[M.Sc. Med. Phy]
Mon 10-17, VDP3 1.04 (13.03., 20.03. and 27.03.2018)
Tue 8-12 (14.03., 21.03. und 28.03.2018)

Biophysik – Balbach
[M.Sc. Phy]
Wed 12.15-13.45, VDP3 1.04

Konzeptionen, Gestaltung und Reflexion von Fachunterricht – Rabe
[M.Ed. Phy]
Wed 8.15-9.00, HW8 501

Statistische Physik – Henk
[M.Ed. Phy]
Tue 10.15-11.45, VSP1 1.02

Thermodynamik – Chotorlishvili
[M.Sc. Phys]
Thu 12.15-13.45, VSP1 1.02

Physikal. Methoden Strukturaufklärung – Woltersdorf
[B.Sc. Phys]
Fri 8.15-9.45, VDP3 1.06

Einführung in die NMR-Spektroskopie – Saalwächter/Hempel/Balbach
[M.Sc. Phy]
Mon 14.15-15.45, VDP3 1.06

Einführung zur Physik der Oberflächen und Nanostrukturen – Widdra
[M.Sc. Phy]
Mon 16.15-17.00 and  Thu 12.15-13.45, VDP3 1.12

Chemistry

Physikalische Chemie (Thermodyn./Kinetik/Elektrochem.) – Bacia
[B.Sc. Chem]
Fri 13.00-15.30, VDP4 1.27

Physikalische Chemie I – Hinderberger
[B.Sc. Chem]
Wed 8.15-9.45, VSP1 1.26
Thu 8.15-9.45, Ch TLS 1.01

Physikalische Chemie der Polymere – Kreßler
[M.Sc.]
Tue 15.15-16.45, VDP4 1.27

Quantenchemie – Sebastiani
[M.Sc.]
Tue 10.00-13.00 VDP3 1.12

Grundlagen der Chemie der Polymere und Makromoleküle – Binder
[B.Sc Chem]
Mon 13.15-14.45, VDP1 2.12

Polymere Materialien – Döhler
[B.Sc. Chem]
Tue 15.15-16.45, VDP1 2.12

Polymersynthese – Binder
[M.Sc. Chem]
Wed 10.00-12.00, VDP4 1.27

Polymeranalytik – Binder
[M.Sc. Chem]
Thu 10.00-12.00, VDP1 3.16

Chemoenzymatik – Weissenborn
[M.Sc. Chem]
Thu 8.15-9.45, KM2 313

Biophysikalische Methoden – Bacia
[M.Sc. Chem]
Tue 13.15-14.45, VDP3 1.12

Thermodynamik der Mischphasen – Kreßler
[M.Sc. Chem]
Mon 13.15-14.45, VDP4 1.27

Molekülspektroskopie – Hinderberger
[M.Sc. Chem]
Mon 10.15-11.45, VDP4 1.27

Spezial- und Hybridpolymere – Binder
[M.Sc. Chem]
Compact course, January 2018

Grundlagen der Chemiedidaktik – Prokoph
[M. Ed. Chem]
Wed 8.15-9.45, KM2 224/217 bi-monthly

Polymer materials science

Introduction to Materials Physics – Androsch
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Wed 12.15-13.45, VDP4 1.27

Mathematical and Theoretical Concepts for Polymer Science – Busse/Saalwächter
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Tue 10.15-11.45, VDP4 1.27

Introduction to Macromolecules – Kreßler
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Mon 15.15-16.45, VDP4 1.27

Organic Chemistry and Polymer Synthesis – Binder
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Tue 13.15-14.45, VDP1 2.12

Polymer Processing – Michel
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Wed 10.15-11.45, VDP3 1.04

Instrumental Analytics of Polymers – Reinhold
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Fri 07:30-12.30, bi-monthly, MER Hg/E/0/14

Polymer Reaction – Bartke
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Mon 8.30-10.00, VDP1 2.12

Polymer Materials – Androsch
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Mon 11.15-12.45, VDP3 1.06

Modern Concepts of Polymer and Biopolymer Synthesis – Binder/Kreßler
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Tue 8.15-9.45, VDP3 1.06

Modern Physical Polymer Science – Saalwächter/Paul/Hinderberger/ Thurn-Albrecht/Ott
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Tue 13.15-14.45, VSP1 3.04

Polymer in Industry – Michel
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Wed 8.15-9.45, VDP3 3.16

Elastomeric Materials – Reincke
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Fri 9.15-10.45, MER 131/3/305

Polymer Computer Modelling – Sebastiani
[M.Sc. PolyMat. Sci]
Compact course for two weeks, starting

Other

Innovations- und Gründungsmanagement – Hübner/Hummel
Fri 13.10.2017 14.00-17.30
Fri 20.10.2017 09.00-17.30
Fri 03.11.2017 und 10.11.2017 09.00-16.00
Fri 08.12.2017 und 19.01.2018 14.00-16.30
all at room 122 (aka 29) [WiWi]