Dr. Kerstin Weis "Plasmas around Stars"
The next lecture in the series All Plasma was given by Dr. Kerstin Weis on the topic "Plasmas around Stars".
The motivation for the topic was described as follows: When we look into the cloudless sky at night, the stars all appear to us as whitish points of light - yet they are very different. The celestial bodies differ in mass, surface temperature and color. The sun is also a star, and - like all other stars - it consists of hot plasma. Stars, however, not only emit light, but also steadily emit plasma: as stellar wind or solar wind. Under certain conditions, the stellar wind can become visible as a colorful nebula surrounding the star.
Judith Golda and Julian Held "Plasmas to touch"
As part of the lecture series "Everything Plasma", Judith Golda and Julian Held gave a lecture on the topic "Plasmas to touch".
While in the previous lecture the distance of the discussed plasmas (stars, interstellar medium) was very large, the two speakers showed where we have points of contact with plasmas in everyday life. The participants of the lecture could look at plasmas, touch them and learn more about the tehnical background.
Dr. Dominik Bomans "Plasmas in and around Galaxies".
In the lecture series "All Plasma" we went out into space again. Dr. Domink Bomans explained vividly how plasmas form in and around galaxies and what we can learn from this about the formation and development of our universe.
Plasma research involved in BMBF Carbon2Chem project
On June 27, 2016, the kick-off event of the BMBF project Carbon2Chem had been held in the Landschaftspark Duisburg. Federal Minister Prof. Wanka and NRW Research Minister S. Schulze emphasized the importance of the project for the energy transition and for Germany as a business and research location. In the Carbon2Chem project, metallurgical gases from steel production are to be converted into valuable chemical products with the addition of hydrogen in a catalytic process. The hydrogen required for this is produced by electrolysis using renewable energies. Plasma research at the RUB is involved in this project with the groups around Prof. Muhler, Prof. Awakowicz and Prof. von Keudell exploring the possibilities of plasma catalysis. The project is funded by the BMBF with a total of 60 million Euros over 4 years and includes 17 partners from industry, Max Planck Society, Fraunhofer Society and universities.
- Die Pressemitteilung des BMBF finden Sie hier.