Clariant Chemistry Day,
October 12, 2016, 13.00-21.00
Kollegienhaus, University of Basel
Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel
Website: http://scg.ch/ccd/2016
The half-day event, densely packed with interesting presentations reporting the latest achievements, is the frame of the awarding ceremony for the “Clariant CleanTech Award Switzerland”, the “Clariant Chemistry Award at the University of Basel”, and the “Clariant CleanTech Lecture”. The cross-fertilization between industrial and academic research will further strengthen the knowledge base of CleanTech in Switzerland and pave the way to an improved and environmental friendly future.
We hope that you will enjoy your stay at the “Clariant Chemistry Day, University of Basel” and that the event will be the inspiration for numerous innovative solutions.
Registrations as participants are possible until next Monday, October 3, 12.00h
Program
| 13.00 | Welcome & refreshments, Poster Session I |
| 14.00 | Conference opening and Welcome message Dr. Martin Vollmer, Prof. Marcel Mayor |
| 14.15 | Dr. Martin Vollmer, CTO Clariant «Research for tomorrow’s markets – how to fill the innovation pipeline?» |
| 14.45 | CleanTech Award Lecture I Markus Jeschek, ETH Zürich/University of Basel |
| 15.00 | CleanTech Award Lecture II Jingshan Luo, EPF Lausanne |
| 15.15 | Andreas Geisenbauer, Normen Szesni, Clariant «Clariant EleMaxTM catalysts for Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers: the next level in catalysis for safe and economic storage, transport and release of hydrogen» |
| 15.30 | Poster session II & refreshments |
| 16.30 | CleanTech Award Lecture III Amit Nagarkar, University of Fribourg |
| 16.45 | CleanTech Award Lecture IV Fang Song, EPF Lausanne |
| 17.00 | Georg Schirrmacher, Clariant «Lipids and surfactants from marine biomass (LIPOMAR)» |
| 17.15 | Award Lecture of the Chemistry Award at University of Basel Laura Allegra Büldt, University of Basel |
| 17.30 | Ceremony of the CleanTech Awards, Poster Awards and the Chemistry Award at Uni Basel Members of the Clariant Executive Board |
| 17.45 | 3rd Clariant Clean Tech Lecture Prof. Ronny Neumann, Catalysis, Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy Lab, Weizmann Institute of Science «Polyoxometalates for Catalytic Oxidation and Reduction and their use for Sustainable Transformations» |
| 18.45 | Closing remarks |
| 19.00 | Opening of buffet |
| 21.00 | End |
David Spichiger, SCS
25.09.2016