The 2nd Manfred Eigen Young Scientist Discussion Session on Chemical Evolution will take place at the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study from February 4th through the 6th.
This interdisciplinary event and its distinguished discussion panel were organized by the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (HWK) together with the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry and the Center of Interface Science at the Universities in Oldenburg, Osnabruck and Bremen.
The session will focus on the question of the origin of being and what we can learn from our neighbor planet Mars.
The answer to this question will be discussed for three days in Delmenhorst by excellent scholars from Germany, France, America, Switzerland, and the former Soviet Union. In addition to the sponsors of the Manfred Eigen Young Scientist Discussion Sessions, the Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Prof. Dr. Manfred Eigen and other renowned experts, Prof. Dr. Jesco von Puttkamer (NASA Headquarters, manager of the manned space program) will also participate in the seminar. As announced, Prof. Dr. v. Puttkamer will also hold a public lecture in Oldenburg on February 6, as part of Oldenburg’s year as "City of Scholarship†(Stadt der Wissenschaft).
At the 2nd Manfred Eigen Young Scientist Discussion Session, the controversial question of where and how the molecules formed that are so essential for life on earth will guide the discussions. Hypotheses about the environmental conditions of the earth and other celestial bodies in our solar system 4.5 to 3.5 billion years ago, as well as aspects of abiogenic emergence of biomolecules from nonliving precursors will be critically scrutinized. Young scholars will have the opportunity to interact with high-ranking researchers in an open, informal atmosphere.
This event is supported by Funds of the Chemical Industry (FCI) and Evonik Degussa GmbH.
Organizers:
Hanse Institute for Advanced Study, Center of Interface Science at the Universities in Oldenburg, Osnabruck and Bremen, and the Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry.
Event location:
Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (HWK), Lehmkuhlenbusch 4, 27753 Delmenhorst