Videos

VIDEO DOCUMENTATION of the 133rd Assembly of the GDNÄ

“Science for our lives of tomorrow“

12 to 15 September 2024 in Potsdam

Thursday, 12 September 2024

GDNÄ President Prof Dr Heribert Hofer: Welcome and introduction to the “Science in 5 minutes” event

GDNÄ-Science Slam „Wissenschaft in 5 Minuten“ – Lennard Kleemann: “Parasites”

GDNÄ-Science Slam „Wissenschaft in 5 Minuten“ – Sebastian Paschen and Moritz Roloff: “Sick systems. In search of fair healthcare” (3rd place)

GDNÄ-Science Slam „Wissenschaft in 5 Minuten“ – Leon Klotz and Sebastian Merkwitz: “Polyme(e)re – a planet full of plastic”

GDNÄ-Science Slam „Wissenschaft in 5 Minuten“ – Felix Gross: “Seeing without understanding – how AI interprets images” (2nd place)

GDNÄ-Science Slam „Wissenschaft in 5 Minuten“ – Hendrik Schubel: “Can meat be produced in the lab?”

GDNÄ-Science Slam „Wissenschaft in 5 Minuten“ – Kaja Hartmann: “Plants in the garden, lots of species – can I use them to colour epoxy?”

GDNÄ-Science Slam „Wissenschaft in 5 Minuten“ – Noah Ziese: “Producing ethanol from starch-rich waste”

GDNÄ-Science Slam „Wissenschaft in 5 Minuten“ – Anne Marie Bobes: “Wind2Light – efficiency-optimised helical turbines for self-sufficient street lamps” (1st place)
Dr. Stefanie Kaiser: “Marine-biological deep-sea studies on biodiversity in the Aleutian Trench”

Friday, 13 September 2024

Welcome and introduction by GDNÄ President Prof. Dr. Heribert Hofer
Greetings and presentation of the Alexander von Humboldt Medal to Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Neher
Session on computer science – Introduction by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Liggesmeyer
Session Computer Science – Prof. Dr. Manfred Broy: “Development of software-intensive, cyber-physical systems”
Session Computer Science – Prof. Dr. Iryna Gurevych: “Large Language Models: Curse or blessing?”
Session Computer Science – Panel discussion with Junge GDNÄ – moderated by Prof. Dr. Peter Liggesmeyer
Session Engineering/Engineering Sciences – Introduction by Prof. Dr. Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus
Session Technology/Engineering – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Britta Wrede: “Human-centred AI for tomorrow’s medical assistance systems”
Session Technology/Engineering – Prof. Dr. André Bardow: “May the garbage be with us! A sustainability saga for the transformation of industry”
Session on technology/engineering – panel discussion with Junge GDNÄ – moderated by Prof. Dr. Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus

Nobel Lecture – Prof. Dr. Ben L. Feringa: “The art of building small” (in English)

Saturday, 14 September 2024

Welcome address by GDCh President Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dehnen, laudatory speech by Prof. Dr. Mischa Bonn and presentation of the Liebig Medal to Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester, followed by her lecture: “Nanocapsules as drug carriers and artificial organelles”.
Chemistry session – Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith: “The Oscar for best supporting actor goes to: water”
Chemistry session – Prof. Dr. Walter Leitner: “Fire and Ice – Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide as Molecular Interfaces between Energy and Chemistry”
Chemistry session – Panel discussion with Junge GDNÄ – moderated by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lubitz
Biology session – Prof. Dr. Caroline Gutjahr: “Secret Helpers in the Underground”
Session Biology – Prof. Dr. Susanne Fritz “Climate change and biodiversity loss”
Session Biology – Prof. Dr. Holger Puchta: “The CRISPR/Cas gene scissors”
Session Biology – Panel discussion with the Young GDNÄ – moderated by Prof. Dr. Heribert Hofer
Leopoldina Lecture – Prof. Dr. Martin Lohse: “Placebo or therapy with nothing”

Sunday, 15 September 2024

Physics session – Prof. Dr. Michael Winklhofer: “The magnetic navigation system of animals”
Physics session – Prof. Dr. Frank Wilhelm-Mauch: “Quantum computers – the current situation, hopes and challenges”
Physics session – Prof. Dr. Wilfried Weber: “Living materials”
Physics session – Panel discussion with the Young GDNÄ – moderated by Prof. Dr. Uwe Hartmann
Medical session – Prof. Dr. Rafael Kramann: “Large data sets from small cells to understand diseases using artificial intelligence”
Medical session – Prof. Dr. Ursula Müller-Werdan: “Healthy living and ageing – facts and myths”
Medical session – Prof. Dr. Thomas C. Mettenleiter: “Climate change and infectious diseases”
Medical session – Panel discussion with the Young GDNÄ – moderated by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Floege