Microbiology
Agata Giardina
The research group applied microbiology of Prof. Julia Bandow welcomes M.Sc. Agata Giardina fo the Universitá di Padova from Italy. The intention of the collaboration is to intensify the knowledge about the impact of plasmas on biological systems. This fits perfectly to Agiata Giardina's PhD topic, the effect of new plasma sources on the model enzyme GAP-dehydrogenase. She visits the group for at least four months, from January 1st, 2017 until April 30th, 2017.
Prof. Dr. Jan Benedikt moves to Christian-Albrechts University Kiel
At April 1st, 2017 Jan Benedikt was appointed full professor for experimental plasma physics at Christian-Albrechts University Kiel. The research department will continue the collaboration with the group of Prof. Benedikt and will strenghten thereby the ties with CAU.
In 2004 Dr. Jan Benedikt joined RUB as a PostDoc in the research group reactive plasmas of Prof. von Keudell. He build up the experiments on mass spectrometry, µ-plasmas, and plasma medicine. In 2010 he was appointed a junior professorship for Coupled Plasma-Solid State Systems at the faculty for plasma physics and astronomy. During his time at RUB, he supervised six PhD thesis and numereous master and bachelor thesis.
The research department plasmas with complex interactions whishes Jan Benedikt all the best for his future and looks forward to many fruitful collaborations.
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Prof. Dr. Felix Spanier
The well-established cooperation in the BMBF project "Astrophysical Processes in the Heliospheric Environment" of PD Dr. Horst Fichtner (Chair of Theoretical Physics IV) with the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, in South Africa led to a visit of Prof. Dr. Felix Spanier to talk about latest scientific results. He visited RUB from 09 - 16 January 2017.
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Dr. Roelf Du Toit und M.Sc. Petrus Johannes Steyn
PD Dr. Horst Fichtner welcomed another visit from South Africa in the framework of the BMBF project "Astrophysical Processes in the Heliospheric Environment". Dr. Roelf Du Toit and M.Sc. Petrus Johannes Steyn came from the North-West University, Campus Potchefstroom, in South Africa from February 16 - 17, 2017.