References
Highlights 2014
Annual event: 7th CaRLa Winter School (Catalysis Research Laboratory), February 22-28, 2014
Its close cooperation with BASF has allowed the “CaRLa” Industry on Campus project to hold a winter school for many years. And UniKT has provided ongoing organisational support. Select students from all over the world have the unique opportunity to meet with the best researchers from science and industry in the field of homogeneous catalysis..
Location: German-American Institute, Heidelberg
Organiser: Dr. Michael Limbach (BASF), Prof. Peter Hofmann (Institute of Organic Chemistry of Heidelberg University)
Number of participants: 60
Project manager: Natali Jurina
International Conference of Physics Students, August 10-17, 2014
This international conference was organised with enormous commitment by Heidelberg physics students, with additional support by UniKT. The visa requests poured in from countless countries for this unique conference, which offered everything from lectures by renowned speakers and poster sessions to excursions in the region.
Location: Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik
Organiser: Prof. Karlheinz Meier and students
Number of participants: 450
Project manager: Natali Jurina
Highlights 2013
Protostars and Planets VI, July 15-20, 2013
Astronomy in Heidelberg frequently draws the international community. An extremely attractive conference programme was set up in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA). For UniKT, the conference of 850 attendees was a substantial assignment, with preliminary and follow-up work that stretched over years.
Location: Kongresshaus Heidelberg
Organiser: Prof. Dr. Ralf Klessen, Prof. Dr. Kees Dullemond (Institute for Theoretical Physics) and Prof. Dr. Thomas Henning, Dr. Henrik Beuther (MPIA)
Project manager: Natali Jurina
Poetics and Linguistics Association Annual Conference 2013 (PALA), July 31 - August 4, 2013.
Heidelberg played host to the annual main event of this academic association devoted to English style and the language of literature. Careful attention to detail and an individual conference preparation ensured that the attendees shared a rewarding experience.
Location: New University / Great Hall of the Old University
Organiser: Prof. Dr. Beatrix Busse, Department of English
Number of participants: 150
Project manager: Annika Breutmann
Synthetic Biology – from Understanding to Application, December 9-11, 2013
The title reflects the wide reach of synthetic biology, from basic research to applications in health research and biotechnology. Just as wide-ranging was the number of participating institutions that allowed this network to come together.
Location: DKFZ Communication Centre
Organiser: Prof. Dr. Roland Eils, IPMB, Heidelberg University
Number of participants: 150
Project manager: Natali Jurina
