2012 Bad Dürkheim
For the fourth time, the annual meeting of the Senior Expert Chemists took place from 9 to 11 May 2012 under the motto "The Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region as a centre of strength and innovation". This year, the seniors met at the Mercure Hotel in Bad Dürkheim. Local organisation was handled by Hermann Pütter, Ulrich Schirmer and Peter Thieme.
With well over 300 participants, the meeting was the best attended to date. In terms of quality, the Conference also ranks among the very best. The invited speakers delivered outstanding presentations: from the problems of feeding the world's future population to the treatment of brain tumours with ion beams. Discussions with young chemists took place primarily through their posters. In addition, young and old alike had ample opportunity to discuss new research and scientific insights into old problems. An excursion to BASF in Ludwigshafen and a joint dinner at the Feierabendhaus – alternatively, a guided tour of Speyer – complemented the scientific programme of the Conference.
A detailed report on the Conference is available as a PDF file for download. The presentation slides and posters can be downloaded below (list of presentations) as PDF files – naturally, only where the authors have given their express permission. Photos from the Conference can also be viewed (photo gallery); all photos: © 2012 Wolfgang Gerhartz.
The fourth annual meeting of the Senior Expert Chemists was supported by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.
| Many, but not all, lectures are available as PDFs. If you are interested, please send an email to Wolfgang Gerhartz | |
Wednesday, 9 May 2012 | |
| Hans Günter Gassen |
| Horst Kunz |
| Matin Qaim |
| Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger |
| Adolf Rapp (Link: Literature database for viticulture) |
Thursday, 10 May 2012 | |
| Armin Reller |
| Andreas Fischer |
| Gerhard Kreysa |
| Dr. Friedbert Nees |
| Eggert Voscherau |
Friday, 11 May 2012 | |
| Dr. Peter Eckes |
| Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz |
| Jürgen Debus |
| Barbara Albert |
University of Kaiserslautern | |
| The Mechanism of the Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling: A DFT Investigation | Fromm, A.; Gooßen, L. J. |
| Calculation of the Magnetic Anisotropy via DFT using the broken Symmetry Method | Keßler, E.; van Wullen, C. |
| Transition Metal Catalyzed Isomerisation of Allyl Esters to Enol Esters | Mamone, P.; Gooßen, L.J.; Grünberg, F.J., Khan, B.A. |
| Towards the mechanism of Daptomycin: an EPR and EM approach | Theison, S.; Müller, C.; Colesie, C.; Hideg, K.; Büdel, B.; Ziegler, C.; Trommer, W.E. |
| Antigen-gelonin fusion protein for the treatment of Myasthenia gravis | Theison, S.; Hossann, M.; Abrossinow, J.; Schwan , N.; Trommer, W.E. |
University of Heidelberg | |
| Sterically demanding imidazoles | Meier, C. |
| Gem-Diauration and its Significance in Gold-Catalysis | Nösel, P.; Hashmi, A.S.K. |
| Gold-Catalyzed Diyne Cyclization Reactions - Evidence for Gold-Vinylidenes | Wieteck, M.; Hashmi, A.S.K. |
University of Darmstadt | |
| iGEM – Genetically Engineered Machine Competition | Rottmann, P.; Warzecha, H. |
| Next-generation recycling | Cordes, H.; Wehling, A.; Warzecha, H. |
| Helically Chiral Polymers as Alignment Media in NMR Spectroscopy | Schilling, J.; Reggelin, M. |
| Synthesis of the First Geminal "Free" Bis(sulfoximine) | Mehler, C.; Reggelin, M. |
Other | |
| Transient ischaemic attack (circulatory disorder) caused by a cerebral cavernoma (blood sponge in the brain) | Kleine, T.O. |
| Philately for the International Year of Chemistry 2011 and the 100th anniversary of the Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded to Maria Sklodowska Curie | Günther, K. |
