Winter seminar on Environmental Biotechnologies - Programme
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ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENED - Deadline: Jan. 15th, 2010 Accomodations and transports: please click here WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2010 Registration and Snacks |
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| 12:15 | Welcome speeches - Scope and Topics of the Seminar Valérie Ayache (Adebag) and Prof. Dr Peter Schroeder (Helmholtz Zentrüm - Muenchen) |
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Pollutants in the Alpine Space |
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| 12:30 - 14:30 |
Impact of pollutants in the Alpine Space - a case study on
PAH Dr Claudio Belis Impact of wood combustion on the concentrations and composition of ambient particulate matter Dr Jürgen Schnelie-Kreis Monitoring persistent organic pollutants in Switzerland Dr Rolf Herzig Plant community changes and pollution regimes in alpine regions Prof. Alexander Lux Coffee break and poster viewing |
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Novel diagnostic tools |
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| 15:00 - 17:30 |
Detection of heavy metals in biological matrices using PIXE Dr. Paula Pongrac Use of isotopes for pollution dectection Dr. Heinrich Eisenmann Antibodies for the detection of environmental threats Dr. Petra Kramer Novel analytical techniques for complex matrices and multiple pollution Prof Touradj Solouki |
| 17:45 | Plenary lecture: functional components in hops Dr. Martin Biendl |
| 18:30 | Happy hour in the poster exhibition hall |
| 19:30 | Transfer to the hotel / Social event |
| THURSDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2010 Solutions for Pollution Problems |
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| 8:30 - 10:30 |
Constructed wetlands for small communities Dr. Günter Langergraber Breeding plants for biotechnological applications Dr. Andre Gerth Heavy metal contamination and options for food & feed fortifi cation Prof. Elena Maestri Design of bioreactors for bacterial and cell culture fermentation Prof. Franz Thurner Coffee Break & Poster Viewing |
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Utilizing Novel Green Biotechnologies |
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| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Climate change: establishing environmental stress resistance in trees Prof. Avi Golan Plants as tools for pollution detection and phytoremediation Dr. Muriel Raveton From green to clean – options for phytoremediation and phytoextraction Dr. Jean-Paul Schwitzguebel Bioenergy options: diesel, ethanol or chips? Prof. Pat Harvey |
| 13:00 - 13:15 |
Final discussion |
| Lunch | |
| 14:15 - 15:45 |
Poster session, Face-to-face meetings |
| Coffee To Go | |
| 16:15 - 17:15 |
Visit of institutes at the HMGU |
| Guided tour to institutes at Helmholtz-Zentrum München Lysimeter Sun simulator and climate chambers Biogeochemistry and analytics Gene analysis centre |
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| 17:30 | Official end of winterseminar |
