News

The DFG has approved funding for the second funding period of our Research Training Group.
Links to the press releases of the University of Mainz (DE) and the DFG (DE).

Many congratulations to GRK student Melis Yetkin for successfully defending her PhD thesis. Bravo, Dr. Yetkin!
The defense took place on Novemver 14th, 2024.

Many congratulations to GRK student Yashraj Manish Wani for successfully defending his PhD thesis. Bravo, Dr. Wani!
The defense took place on September 19th, 2024.

Together with the students Integrated Research Training Group of the SFB1552, we organized a Research Data Management workshop for the students of the GRK2516. The meeting took plance on the C04-C05 lecture halls of the Schulz-Horner Building, JGU campus, on August 27–28th 2024. Johannes Berg, the data steward of the SFB1552, covered all topics concerning:
- FAIR principles
- Documentation, organisation, storage, backup, archiving, and publication of research data
- Electronic lab notebooks
- Basics and Development of a RDM plan

Many congratulations to (affiliated) GRK student and former student spokesperson Tasos Sourpis for successfully defending his PhD thesis. Bravo, Dr. Sourpis!

Many congratulations to GRK student and former student spokesperson Oliver Stach for successfully defending his PhD thesis. Bravo, Dr. Stach!

The 12th Liquid Matter Conference will take place at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, 22-27 September 2024, organised by Hans-Jürgen Butt, Burkhard Dünweg, Kurt Kremer, Friederike Schmid, Thomas Speck, Peter Virnau and Doris Vollmer. The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists working on the liquid state of matter. This rapidly growing field includes the physics, chemistry, biology, and chemical engineering of liquid matter as well as various applied research areas in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries.

In the "Minds of Mainz – der Gutenberg-Talk" Podcast series of the JGU Mainz one the student speakers Yuqing Wang gives insights into the graduate education and research focus of our RTG 2516, and the close exchange between theoretical and experimental research groups in chemistry and physics at the Universities of Mainz, Darmstadt and Stuttgart, together with the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. Check it out here.

Arash Nikoubashman has moved to the Technische Universität Dresden and the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF) as Heisenberg Professor on "Theory of Biologically Inspired Polymers" (read more), and remains affiliated to our GRK as associate PI.
Congratulations Arash, and many thanks for your continued enthusiasm and commitment to our graduate training group!

The student members of the GRK will present research updates and focus on their tandem partnerships. The presentations are limited to the GRK PhD students, while all associate students and PIs are invited and expected to participate.
The students will present as pairs, highlighting their research in a single presentation. There will be 15 minutes for the presentations, followed by 15 minutes for discussions.

Date: Tuesday Nov. 28th
Time: 14–18 hs. (we’ll end with a pot luck party)
Place: Newton Room 01-122, Building 2413, Staudingerweg 9.
Format: hybrid

Program:
14:00 – Research Area A: Phillip + Bhuwan
14:30 – Research Area B: Gokul + Oliver + Leila (20 + 20 minutes)
15:10 – Coffee Break
15:30 – Research Area C: Melis + Yashraj
16:00 – Research Area D: Jude + Torsten
16:30 – Refreshments