{"id":3993,"date":"2024-10-16T12:31:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/?p=3993"},"modified":"2024-10-17T12:53:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T16:53:55","slug":"launching-the-bu-tu-dortmund-research-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/2024\/10\/16\/launching-the-bu-tu-dortmund-research-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Launching the BU-TU Dortmund Research Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Boston University Physics was happy to host a Planning Workshop and Reception on Oct 11, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President of Research Thomas Bifano. Dr Sonja Kreibich, Consul-General of Germany to the New England States, was the guest of honor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/physics\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-16-121913-636x282.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"282\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3994 alignnone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-16-121913-636x282.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-16-121913-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-16-121913-800x354.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-16-121913.png 923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Photograph<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"> caption (<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Left to right<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">): Senior Vice President K<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">en <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Olliff<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"> (BU), Professor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"> Martin Schmalz (BU), <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Professor <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Michelle Sander (BU<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">\/ECE<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">), <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Dr <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Sonja <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Kreibich<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"> (Consul General<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Professor <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Matthias Schneider (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Leader of the delegation from <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">TU\/BU), <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Shyam <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW112356165 BCX0\">E<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW112356165 BCX0\">rramilli<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"> (Chair Physics, BU), <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">students <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Annabelle <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW112356165 BCX0\">S\u00f6mer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"> (TU), Anna M. Mendel (TU), <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Proferssor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">Bj\u00f6rn Reinhard (BU<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"> Chemistry\/Physics<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\">) and two packages of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW112356165 BCX0\">toffifee<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"> and 3 scarfs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112356165 BCX0\"> with the logos of TU-Dortmund and Boston University.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW112356165 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW3510141 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3510141 BCX0\">BU-TU Dortmund Research Netw<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3510141 BCX0\">ork<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW3510141 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Oct 11-12 Boston University Physics was happy to host a Planning Workshop with a reception Oct 11 in the Kenmore Room at One Silber Way. The Dortmund delegation was led by Professor Matthias Schneider (TU\/BU) . Speakers included Professor Michelle Sander (BU ECE), Professor Jan Kierfeld (TU Physics), Professor Herre Jelger Risselada (TU Physics),\u00a0 Professor Joerg Debus (TU Physics), Professor Masha Kamenetska (BU Chemistry\/Physics),\u00a0 Professor Bjoern Reinhard (BU Chemistry), and Professor John Straub (BU Chemistry).\u00a0 Three students from TU Dortmund also atteneded, Annabelle Annabelle S\u00f6mer and Anna M. Mendel, working with Dr Panagis Samolis, BU post-doctoral fellow in the Sander lab; and Michael Gutnikov working with Nick Russo, BU Physics graduate student working in Professor Kevin Smith\u2019s lab.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">In\u00a0 attendance at the reception for Dr Sonja Kreibich, Consul General for Germany, Senior Vice President Ken Olliff, Associate Dean Sean Mullen, and CAS Research Director Kathleen Shannon. The reception was sponsored by the Office of Vice P<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">resident for research, Professor Tom Bifano. \u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/physics\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-16-122427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"448\" class=\"wp-image-3995 alignleft\" \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/physics\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-16-122551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-3996 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our own Professor Kevin Smith hosted a barbecue for our visiting students.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We look forward to building a Research Network and collaboration in Membrane Biological Chemistry and Physics, in High Energy Theory, in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thanks to our amazing Physics staff \u2013 Robyn Kinch, Director Grace Lillibridge, Christina Crabtree and Mitch in Physics. And thanks to Rose Deshon, Associate Director, Events and Space Management and Carolina Gonzalez-Aller Winslow, Administrative Coordinator Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President,\u00a0 Sarah Flanagan, Executive Assistant to the Provost. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University Physics was happy to host a Planning Workshop and Reception on Oct 11, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President of Research Thomas Bifano. Dr Sonja Kreibich, Consul-General of Germany to the New England States, was the guest of honor. Photograph caption (Left to right): Senior Vice President Ken Olliff (BU), Professor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23731,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3993"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23731"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3993"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4012,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3993\/revisions\/4012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}