Exchange 2005: Berlin/Potsdam, Germany
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During the week of April 3, 2005 ten graduate and two undergraduate student
from colleges and universities in the Boston area (Harvard, MIT, BC, BU, Tufts,
Dartmouth College, University of New Hampshire) have travelled to Germany to participate
in the 5th NESACS/GDCh exchange program. German Chemical Society (GDCH) as well it’s Younger
Chemists Committee organized the program for students which is presented below.
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Schedule
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Saturday, Apr 2, 2005
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Departure from Boston
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Sunday, Apr 3, 2005
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Arrival to Berlin, welcome by members of the organizing committee of JCF Berlin
Dinner at ‘Zur Letzten Instanz’, the oldest restaurant in Berlin
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Monday, Apr 4, 2005
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Guided tour of Berlin.
Visit of Technical University of Berlin.
Welcome address by Prof. Christopher van Wuleen, Chair of the local section of GDCh.
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Tuesday, Apr 5, 2005
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Visit of Schering, tour the facility, lectures of pharmaceutical research,
product development, application process in European companies.
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Wednesday, Apr 6, 2005
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Visit of Potsdam.
Tour of Chemistry Department in the University of Potsdam, tour of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Tour of Castle Sanssoussi.
Welcome party of the Young Scientists Conference on Chemistry (JCF Spring symposium) at Humboldt University
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Thursday, Apr 7, 2005
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Oral and poster sessions at JCF Spring symposium.
Champagne reception in the evening.
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Friday, Apr 8, 2005
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Oral and poster sessions at JCF Spring symposium.
Conference dinner/party.
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Saturday, Apr 9, 2005
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Morning oral research presentations at JCF Spring symposium.
Poster session in the afternoon.
Closing ceremony, presentation of awards.
Farewell dinner in downtown Berlin.
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Sunday, Apr 10, 2005
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Arrival to Boston
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The students that participated in the program were selected by a steering committee
(Dr. Amy Tapper, Dr. Michael Strem, Lauren K. Wolf, Dr. Ruth Tanner, Dr. Morton Hoffmann,
Sonia Taktak, Aida Herrera) in a two step process that consisted of application screening
followed by an interview. High quality of work presented by the students from the US has been
acknowledged by first prize for oral presentation. Undergraduate student Sarah Chobot,
a senior at Boston University, received the award. The prize consists of a cash award and a
paid trip to any conference of awardee’s choice.
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