Exchange 2003: Munich/Dresden, Germany

Schedule:
Sat 2/22: Depart from Boston in the evening.
Sun 2/23: Arrive in Munich in the morning.
Sight-seeing in Downtown Munich – informal tour by JCF-Munich representatives.
Lunch at traditional Bavarian restaurant near Marienplatz.
Evening trip to famous Hofbrauhaus.
Group Dinner at the Ratskellar (Rathaus).
Mon 2/24: Morning tour of laboratories and NMR facility at Munich Technical University, Garching.
Afternoon International Career Symposium at the University. Speakers include Dr. Elsa Reichmanis (ACS President 2003), Dr. Stefan Buchholz (Degussa AG), and others.
Group Dinner at traditional Bavarian restaurant sponsored by Degussa.
Tuesday 2/25: Morning trip to Munich Deutches Museum (science museum).
“Behind-the-scenes” tour of chemistry exhibits in museum
Afternoon free time.
Evening lecture by Dr. Elsa Reichmanis at the Ludwig Maximilian University.
Wed 2/26: Bus trip past Alps to Wacker-Chemie GmbH (Burghausen).
Morning lectures on Wacker production.
Tour of plant and Siltronic facility at Wacker.
Lunch hosted by Wacker in private dining room.
Afternoon lectures on global business opportunities.
Flight from Munich to Dresden.
Evening dinner with JCF representatives in downtown Dresden.
Thurs 2/27: Morning/afternoon free time.
Evening welcoming lectures for the Euregionale student research conference held at Dresden Technical University.
Evening Euregionale student research poster session.
Dinner buffet for Euregionale participants at the University.
Fri 2/28: Morning student oral research presentations at Euregionale.
Afternoon student research poster session.
Evening student party/dinner buffet hosted by JCF.
Sat 3/1: Morning student oral research presentations at Euregionale.
Euregionale awards presentation.
Afternoon group sight-seeing tour of downtown Dresden.
Evening farewell dinner at Pulverturm in downtown Dresden.
Sun 3/2: Return to Boston.

Press

Euregionale 2003 schedule
pdf file (1.1 Mb)

The Nucleus 2003 Vol. LXXXI, No. 10
pdf file (1.5 Mb)

Pictures

Photos @ NCYCC.ORG
(Left to right) Top row: John Mabry (UNH), Lauren Wolf (BU), Grace Woo (BU), Dr. Michael Strem (Strem Chemicals); Middle row: Peter Germano (UMass), Dr. Patrick Gordon, Samantha Desmarais (Dartmouth), Dr. Ruth Tanner (UMass); Bottom row: Jeffrey Njus (UMass), Brian Murphy (UMass), Joshua Figuroa (MIT), Cona Anwer (Tufts), Meaghan O'Keefe (BC), Dr. Amy Tapper (Genzyme)

Past and Present Exchange Programs:
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008