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German-Russian Week of the Young Researcher

10.09.2018 00:00

September 10-13, 2018. KNRTU-KAI, German-Russian Institute of Advanced Technologies.

Dear colleagues from Russia and Germany,

We are very delighted to welcome you to our Eighth Week of the Young Researcher! When we convened the “German-Russian Year of Science“, seven years ago, the idea was born to invite young researchers from both countries to come together to discuss current topics of mutual interest. Since then it has grown from strength to strength. The success of the first week in Kazan encouraged us to turn it into an annual event. The following years we met in Ekaterinburg (2012), Novosibirsk (2013), St. Petersburg (2014) and Moscow (2015 - 2017). The main goal of these meetings is to foster collaboration among young scientists and researchers who will be setting the agenda of scientific cooperation between Russia and Germany in the near future.

Research organizations and institutions of higher education of both our countries will be presenting their funding programmes and describing the platforms that they can offer to both Russian and German PhD students and Postdoctoral researchers. The overarching principle behind these presentations is to facilitate collaboration and to establish and broaden research networks. The week will illustrate how young and experienced scientists can work across borders with local authorities, associations and industry in order to develop new approaches to global challenges.

Together with experts and young scientists, we will discuss particular topics of interest for chemical energy storage and conversion. Given the growing population and rising living standards, the world is faced with an increasing demand for energy. In fact, fossil fuels are not a sustainable resource and the natural reservoirs are limited. In all future scenarios, chemical energy storage and conversion plays a vital role to satisfy the increasing demand for energy. Innovative concepts offer opportunities for new processes without increasing harmful emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). Chemical research is the key for a fundamental understanding of energy conversion and it opens the door to a broad range of future technologies. Special emphasize will be given on the challenges for improved materials and processes and their potential impact on existing and future applications and innovation. The organizers strive for a good mix of participants at different career stages and different fields of expertise that include contributions from Materials Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Process and Chemical Engineering, and Theory.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to German-Russian Institute of Advanced Technologies (GRIAT Kazan) and its academic hospitality for its kind support. And, of course, we thank all of you, the participants, for your involvement and cooperation in this conference.

Dr Andreas Hoeschen, 

German Academic Exchange Service

Head of DAAD Office Moscow

Director of DWIH Moscow

 

Dr Wilma Rethage,

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

 

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Conference Hotel

Courtyard by Marriott Kazan Kremlin

Karl-Marx-Str. 6

Kazan 420111

+7 (843) 210 01 50
 

 

Conference Location

Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev – KAI

German-Russian Institute of Advanced Technologies (GRIAT)

18a Chetayeva Str., Kazan

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