Chronicles

Final report of the SFB TRR 102: A virtual issue dedicated to our Collaborative Research Center SFB TRR 102 “Polymers under multiple constraints: restricted and controlled molecular order and mobility” featured in Macromolecular Journals.

Excursion to LyondellBasell (May 8-9, 2023)

The iRTG of SFB/TRR 102 arranged an excursion to LyondellBasell at Industriepark Frankfurt-Höchst on May 8/9, 2023. Members of the iRTG of Martin Luther University and Leipzig University got an insight into laboratory, processing and production facilities of LyondellBasell and were informed about career options.

iRTG-members and iRTG-alumnus during the excursion to LyondellBasell in Frankfurt on May 9, 2023.

8th SFB-Retreat in Wittenberg (April 20-21, 2023)

The 8th (and final) retreat of the SFB took place at the Leucorea in Wittenberg on April 20/21, 2023. Members  of the SFB presented their work, attended invited talks from polymer science but also about science communication and a career in industry.

SFB-members and guests during the retreat at Leucorea in Wittenberg on April 21, 2023.

iRTG Retreat in Wittenberg (April 19, 2023)

The iRTG-retreat took place at the Leucorea in Wittenberg on April 19, 2023. Members  of the iRTG got an insight into journal editing, discussed about career  options after the PhD with alumni and took part in excursions in  Wittenberg.

iRTG-members and alumni during the retreat at Leucorea in Wittenberg on April 19, 2023

Review lecture series “Wegbereiterinnen: Frauen in den Naturwissenschaften”

The lecture series “Wegbereiterinnen – Frauen in den Naturwissenschaften” provided insights into the history of science and perspectives on gender research. The lectures took place in the colloquia of the three institutes of our faculty and were well attended. The lectures and especially the subsequent discussions brought the topics and questions of the lectures, but also gender equality activities in general, to the attention of the audience.

The lectures were organised and supported by the SFB/TRR 102 and the other DFG-funded research networks of the Nat. Fak. II (SFB/TRR 227, GRK 2670).

Lecture Series Wegbereiterinnen: Prof. Cornelia Denz reported on the life of Lise Meitner (Physics Colloquium on 19.1.2023)

 

    •  17. November 2022: Prof. Dr. Martina Erlemann (FU Berlin)
      Gender und Diversität in den Fachkulturen der Physik
      Physikalisches Kolloquium
    •  8. Dezember 2022: Hon.-Prof. Dr. Annette Vogt (HU Berlin & MPI für Wissenschaftsgeschichte)
      Naturwissenschaftlerinnen im 20. Jahrhundert – von den Ausnahmen zur Normalität
      Institutskolloquium Mathematik
    •  19. Januar 2023: Prof. Dr. Cornelia Denz (PTB Braunschweig)
      Lise Meitner – was wir aus Ihrem „inhaltsreichen Leben“ heute lernen können
      Physikalisches Kolloquium
    •  Prof. Dr. Gudrun Kammasch (Berliner Hochschule für Technik)
      Clara Immerwahr – Fritz Haber, Eine Wissenschaftlerin in den Konflikten ihrer Zeit
      • für die Studierenden des ASQ online am 1. Februar 2023
      • im Sommersemester 2023 im GDCh-Kolloquium

Halle Young Polymer Scientists Scholarship awarded

Congratulations to the winners of the Halle Young Polymer Scientists Scholarship 2022/23:

    • Arman Edalat
    • Uma Kulkarni
    • Marzieh Alikouchaki Khorzoughi
    • Takumi Omagari



Information about the scholarship and an overview of all awardees (read more).

 

Parent and child office at Heidecampus

The SFB/TRR 102 coordinated and co-funded the creation of a parent-child office at the Heide campus. We are pleased to announce that this room is now available!

The parent-child office at the Heidecampus serves as a quiet room for pregnant women, is available for nursing mothers, offers diaper-changing facilities and can be used as an office by young parents together with their children. A sink is available, the kitchen in the building may be used and there are materials for children from 0 to 12 years.

For more information, locking privileges, etc. just contact !

 

Macromolecular Structures – Interactive Meeting on Crystallisation, Fibrillation and Beyond (Leipzig, 1-3 March 2023) – Cancelled

Doctoral students from our iRTG are organising the concluding conference of the SFB:  MacroStruct 23    in Leipzig, 1-3 March 2023. The meeting centres around processes of macromolecular structure formation, such as polymer crystallisation and protein fibrillation, and provides a platform to share innovative concepts bringing both fields together. Confirmed plenary speakers include: Alicyn Rhoades, Guenter Reiter, Sara Linse, Paolo Arosio, Sebastien Lecommandoux and Birgit Strodel.

Aside from classical talks, we have organised a series of interactive sessions and workshops that allow researchers of all career stages to connect, exchange ideas and engage in lively discussions.

You are welcome to submit    abstracts for talks and posters until 12 December 2022Registration    is now open!

Poster for MacroStruct23

11th SFB miniworkshop (Halle, 6 October 2022)

The 11th SFB miniworkshop took place in Halle on October 6, 2022. Our PhD students presented the progress of their projects during the poster sessions, there was plenty of discussion and exchange.

11th Miniworkshop: short introduction of posters
11th Miniworkshop: view

Annual alumni meeting (September 10, 2022)

On September 10, 2022, the annual meeting between former and current members of the Research Training Group took place at the Moritzkunstcafé Halle. The meeting aims at the establishment of links and to foster the exchange between former and current iRTG members.

Alumni meeting 2022

 

SynBioPoly22: Polymer Physics Summer School in Halle and Leipzig (August 27 – September 2, 2022)

From August 27 to September 2, 2022 the Polymer Physics Summer School “SynBioPoly22” took place in Halle (Saale) and Leipzig. The summer school was aimed at introducing the basic concepts regarding the physical basics of macromoleclar systems, structure formation of synthetic as well as biological polymers and to introduce experimental techniques and simulation methods along with promoting cultural exchange amongst a diverse group of 40 future polymer scientists.
Besides the scientific part, we offered a rich social program. The scientific part consisted of 17 lectures, 2 lab courses (from a total of 12 different available lab courses) and a poster session. The social part included a varied range of activities like Stand Up Paddling and a wine tasting in Freyburg.

The summer school was a resounding success with more applications than available places and a very good networking between the participants, who continue to be in contact with each other via social media.

SynBioPoly22: Polymer Physics Summer School
Polymer Physics Summer School

 

10th SFB miniworkshop (Leipzig, March 2022)

The 10th SFB miniworkshop took place in Leipzig on March 31, 2022. Our PhD students presented the progress of their projects during the poster sessions, there was plenty of discussion and exchange.

Short introduction of the posters by PhD students.
Poster session, 10th miniworkshop.

 


Press releases

German Research Foundation approved third
funding period of CRC TRR 102 “Polymers under
multiple constraints”

The Collaborative Research Centre SFB/Transregio 102 “Polymers under Multiple Constraints” can continue its work until 2023. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the project with around nine million euros in the third period. The project investigates the properties and various processes of microscopic structure formation as well as the dynamics of semi-crystalline polymers and aggregates of biopolymers, the amyloids. A new aspect of the research are hybrid polymers, a combination of synthetic polymers and proteins. In addition to MLU, Leipzig University, the Leibniz Institute for Surface Engineering in Leipzig, the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS in Halle and the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam/Golm are also involved in the project.

University is part of Nature Index 2018 Rising Stars

According to the “Nature Index”, the University of Halle is one of the world’s rising research institutions. In the field of chemistry in particular, the university has succeeded in publishing a large number of studies in high-ranking journals in recent years. In a comparison of “rising stars” universities, the university ranks 84th out of 200. (from MLU Newsletter Sept 21, 2018)

 

Read more

 

2nd Changchun and Halle-Leipzig Discussion Seminar on Polymer Science at Campus Halensis

Polymer scientisits from the State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry of the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry visited our CRC for the further establishment and strengthening of collaborations between the State Key Laboratory and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Leipzig University.

Link to article at Campus Halensis    (in German, April 12 2018)

 

 

Production of organic foils – Insights into industrial research

Young scientists from the Collaborative Research Centre  “Polymers under Multiple Constraints” (SFB/TRR 102) were able to experience the production of multilayer films from biopolymers at the Schwarzheide Biopolymer Processing Center. The physicists and chemists learned about the potential and challenges biopolymers present for the packaging industry on February 21,2018 when they visited the site of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP in Schwarzheide.

Source: Press release Fraunhofer IAP / 23.2.2018 (in German)   

MLU Halle-Wittenberg joins the 20 most approved universities of DFG funding in chemistry

The successful funding of the Collaborative Research Center transregio 102 in polymer science raised the ranking of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg into the 20 most active universities for DFG funding in chemistry from 2011-2013 (Link    Tab 4-18, DFG, in german).

Read more    DFG-Förderatlas 2015 (page 144 f., in german)

Polymers under multiple constraints

An Interview with Prof. Dr. Thomas Thurn-Albrecht the Coordinator of the Collaborative Research Center.

Read more at http://science-in-chains.natfak2.uni-halle.de

Researchers develop a new method for manipulating molecules by temperature gradients

Physisists of Leipzig University and TU Dresden have developed a new method for trapping and manipulation of molecules in liquids. The recent results have been published in “Nano Letters”. Parts of the work are carried out by project B10 “Interaction of Single Polymer Chains in a Thermophoretic Trap” of the CRC.

Read more    at the press release of UL

(August 28th 2015; in german only)

German Research Foundation approved second
funding period of CRC TRR 102 “Polymers under
multiple constraints”

The collaborative research center SFB Transregio 102 “Polymer under multiple constraints” at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Leipzig University has been approved by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the second funding period. Polymer research of our scientists from the field of Physics and Chemistry is supported by over nine million Euro for the next four years. The Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification Leipzig (IOM) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials Halle (IWM) are also participating into our research center.

Read more at the press release of MLU
(May 27th 2015; in german only)

German Research Foundation approved first funding period of CRC TRR 102 “Polymers under multiple constraints”

Press release of the Martin-Luther-University at the approval of the Collaborative Research Centre 102.