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As part of his visit to the People's Republic of China, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany learns about the joint research project with the Chongqing University to monitor water quality (project "WaterMonitor"). During an on-site visit to the Yangtze River, KSI's partners from the university presented their cooperation work. The Chancellor carried out "hands on" measurements, acknowledges the cooperation and emphasizes the importance of the work to protect the environment.

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portrait photo of Dr. Larysa Baraban
Dr. Larysa Baraban / (C) photo HZDR / Anja Schneider

(News based on the press release by Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), 15 March 2024)

The RTG 2767 congratulates its Principal Investigator Dr. Larysa Baraban. The researcher from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has been appointed by TU Dresden to the professorship "Medical Nanotechnology" at the Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) for Digital Health starting May 2024. The Helmholtz Association is supporting this and another new professorship (Kristina Kvashnina) with funding of 200,000 euros per year. The background to this funding is the Helmholtz Association's "Erstberufungsprogramm", which aims to recruit outstanding female researchers for leadership positions at scientific institutions. In 2022, the two scientists, who were awarded an ERC grant, successfully applied for the program, which was launched by the "Pakt für Forschung und Innovation" initiative of the federal and state governments. The funding will now benefit Larysa Baraban and Kristina Kvashnina by not only offering them reliable career prospects in science, but also creating additional scope for the financial organization of their professorships.

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Gentle invtation to the next DD-c Lunch Retreat on December 11, between noon and 1:00 pm.

In the 24th Lunch Retreat, Dr. Caroline Murawski, TUD Young Investigator and head of the junior research group "Organophotonic Sensory Systems" at the Kurt Schwabe Institute Meinsberg, will talk about "Controlling the brain with light - organic LEDs as flexible brain interfaces?". The Lunch Retreat will be moderated by Prof. Dr. Ivan Minev (IPF/TUD). The meeting will be held in English as a videoconference (Zoom). All DDc-scientists are cordially invited to join.
Please register by following the link below. You will receive the link to the videoconference with the registration. Registration: https://dresden-concept.de/Veranstaltungen/24-ddc-lunch-retreat/

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Photo: pixabay/drorlahat

Statement of the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany regarding the current situation in Israel.

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group photo of the RTG 2023 fall workshop in a scenic environment

We had a wonderful fall workshop in the stunning Saxon Switzerland. For 3 days, we stayed at the famous Bastei formation and experienced a full mix of lectures, discussions, social activities and nature enjoyment. All RTG PhD students and all PIs were present, as well as some special guests: We invited Prof. Dr. Nadja Bigall, (Leibniz Universität Hannover), Prof. Dr. Bin Cai (Shandong University), Apl. Prof. Dirk Dorfs, (Leibniz Universität Hannover), and Prof. Dr. Elena Sturm (LMU Munich) to give us an overview of their current research topics.

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Ronja Thümmler was elected as new PhD representative at the RTG 2767 summer school. Borja Rodriguez-Barea was confirmed as PhD representative. At this point we would like to thank Nadja Metzkow for her great work. The PhD representatives are full members of the board of the Research Training Group and thus have a right to vote on all decisions of the group. They also coordinate the student organization of teaching content and social media activities. We congratulate Ronja and Borja on their election and look forward to further collaboration!

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Group photo of RTG 2767 members at the 2023 summer school

The second summer school of the RTG 2767 took place at Wasserschloss Klaffenbach from June 26 to 29, 2023. Here, the team of PhD students elected the new PhD representatives and attended a lecture series on particulate processing concepts for optoelectronics, photovoltaics and sensing devices. The program was complemented by a guest lecture by Prof. Wolfgang Parak (University Hamburg) and a fireside evening with a guest from industry.

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picture shows the wall of a modern building with the lettering 'Kurt-Schwabe-Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik Meinsberg e.V.'
Building detail of the Kurt Schwabe Institute for Measurement and Sensor Technology Meinsberg (KSI Meinsberg)

We are happy to announce that one of our RTG's cooperating institutions has become a member of the DRESDEN-concept research alliance: The Kurt-Schwabe-Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik Meinsberg e.V. (Kurt Schwabe Institute for Measurement and Sensor Technology Meinsberg - KSI Meinsberg) joined the alliance in the last quarter of 2022.

The DRESDEN-concept research alliance has taken on three new members in one go. In addition to the KSI, NaMLab and the Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (ISGV) became new members. The alliance now boasts 36 partner institutions, which are working together to develop the research hub in Dresden into a DRESDEN-concept Science and Innovation Campus.

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portrait photo of physicist dr. Larysa Baraban in the laboratory
Physicist Dr. Larysa Baraban is awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. ©Copyright: HZDR / A. Wirsig

Congratulations to RTG 2767 PI Dr. Larysa Baraban!

Press release from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), 19 Oct 2022

Approximately thirty thousand people die every day from cancer worldwide. What is known as “immunotherapy” is increasingly becoming the scientific focus in the fight against the disease. Together with her team, Dr. Larysa Baraban, physicist at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) is researching a chip that should ultimately make it possible to develop customized cancer immunotherapies. Her efforts are funded by the European Research Council (ERC) for five years through an ERC Consolidator Grant totaling nearly two million euros.

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professor Nicholas A. Kotov while lecturing at TU Dresden, RTG 2767
Professor Nicholas A. Kotov while lecturing at TU Dresden, RTG 2767. Photo: cfaed

Nicholas A. Kotov, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan (USA), visited the Research Training Group 2767 "Supracolloidal Structures: From Materials to Optical and Electronic Devices" at Technische Universität Dresden this week as a Mercator Fellow. During his visit, Prof. Kotov had an intensive exchange with the scientists of the GRK and gave a talk on "Data-Rich Spectroscopies of Chiral Nanostructures: From Giant Circular Dichroism to Chiral Phonons".