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International Year of Chemistry

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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
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Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Basel
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry; Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Professor of Structural Biology, The Scripps Research Institute; Professor of Biophysics, Institute for Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
President Emeritus, Jacobs University Bremen Chair

Dr. Helma WENNEMERS

Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Basel

1988-1992 Studies of Chemistry at the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany
1992-1993 Diplom Thesis with Prof. Gerhard Quinkert, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Universität, Frankfurt
1993-1996 PhD thesis with Prof. W. Clark Still, Columbia University, New York
1996-1998 Postdoctoral studies with Prof. Hisashi Yamamoto, Nagoya University
1998-2003 Assistant professor at the University of Basel
2003 Offer from the University of Münster for a C3-Professorship, declined
2003-2011 Associate professor at the University of Basel
since 2011 Full professor at the ETH Zürich
 Lectureships (Selection):
2010 David Ginsburg Memorial Lectureship, Technion, Israel
Holger Erdtman Lectureship, KTH School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 Novartis Chemistry Lecture, Columbia University, New York
Auer von Welsbach Lecture, Austrian Academy of Sciences

Dr. Dr. h.c. (mult.) Kurt WÜTHRICH

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry; Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Professor of Structural Biology, The Scripps Research Institute; Professor of Biophysics, Institute for Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich

1957-1962 Lizentiat in chemistry, physics and mathematics, University of Bern, Switzerland
1962-1964 Ph.D. in chemistry (Prof. S. Fallab); Eidgenössisches Turn- und Sportlehrerdiplom, University of Basel, Switzerland
1964-1965 Postdoctoral training (Prof. S. Fallab), University of Basel, Switzerland
1965-1967 Postdoctoral training (Prof. R.E. Connick), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
1967-1969 Member Technical Staff, Biophysics Department (Dr. R.G. Shulman), Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J., USA
1969 Privatdozent (1970), Assistant Professor (1972), Associate Professor (1976), Professor of Biophysics (1980); Chairman Biology Department (1995 2000), ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2001-2004 Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Visiting Professor of Structural Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
since 2004 Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Professor of Structural Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA

Dr. Joachim TREUSCH

President Emeritus, Jacobs University Bremen

1970 Professur in Frankfurt
1971 Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Physik in Dortmund
1984-1986 Präsident der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
seit 1987 Vorstandsmitglied der Kernforschungsanlage Jülich (KFA)
1993-1997 Vorsitzender der Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
1995-1996 Präsident der Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte
1990-2006 Vorsitzender des Vorstands der Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
1999-2003 Vorsitzender des Deutschen Verbandes Technisch-Wissenschaftlicher Vereine
2000-2006 Vorsitzender des Lenkungsausschusses "Wissenschaft im Dialog"
2006-2012 Präsident der Jacobs University Bremen

Technology Forum

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25.08.2011

08:00 - 10:30Technology Brunch Hosted by Tiroler ZukunftsstiftungSocial
11:00 - 11:10Welcome statementPlenary
11:10 - 11:30Opening of the Alpbach Technology Forum 2011Plenary
11:30 - 12:15Opening SpeechesPlenary
12:15 - 13:40New Ways of InnovationPlenary
14:00 - 14:50The Cancer Genome: Challenge and PromisePlenary
14:50 - 15:45CybercrimePlenary
18:00 - 19:30The City of the Future – Demographics and SustainabilityPlenary
19:30 - 21:30Evening Reception Hosted by Forschung AustriaSocial
19:30 - 21:30Career Lounge – Evening Event with a Buffet Dinner for Students, Graduate Scientists and Young Professionals Hosted by the Organisers of the Alpbach Technology ForumSocial

26.08.2011

07:00 - 13:30Working Group 01: The Future of High-Tech Production in EuropeBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 02: The Future of Urban MobilityBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 03: Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP): An Instrument for Creating InnovationBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 04: The Efficiency of RTI InvestmentsBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 05: Urban Europe, Urban Technologies – The City in the 21st CenturyBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 06: Food Security and Distributive JusticeBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 07: Research Promotion Followed by Financial Bottleneck?Breakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 08: Research in the Classroom: New Ways of Learning in Natural SciencesBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 09: Simple – Functional – Trendy? Technological Solutions for Old and YoungBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 10: IT – Challenging the Present, Defining the Future!Breakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 11: The Digital City of TomorrowBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 12: Design Thinking and Open Innovation – The Customer is KingBreakout
07:00 - 16:00Junior Alpbach – Science and Technology for Young PeopleBreakout
07:00 - 13:00Ö1 Children’s University Alpbach – Science and Technology for KidsBreakout
07:45 - 13:00Special Event: New Ways of Internationalisation? European Strategies for the Globalisation of Research and InnovationBreakout
14:00 - 15:45Natural Science Education for Future GenerationsPlenary
16:15 - 17:30Frontier Technologies – A Gateway to the Future in cooperation with the European Research CouncilPlenary

27.08.2011

07:30 - 09:00International Year of ChemistryPlenary
09:20 - 10:10The Future of the InternetPlenary
10:10 - 11:05The Physics of SuperheroesPlenary
11:05 - 11:15Closing StatementPlenary
11:15 - 12:00Snack ReceptionSocial