Program Forster Summer School 2022

Date/Time Overview Description Location/Speaker
Fri, 22 July   Arrival
from 12:00 Welcome Registration and reception Youth Hostel
  Dinner Youth Hostel
Sat, 23 July  

Get to know

each other and build a team

09:00 – 12:00   Communal brunch Mainz University
14:00 – 16:00   Rafting, Middle Rhine Valley Kaub
18:00 Dinner Dinner at wine house
Sun, 24 July  

Cultural experience

 

 

 

09:00 – 12:30

Language Workshop/

Conversation Course

Beginners: Basic language skills

Intermediate: German conversation skills

Dr. Sandra Schellack

N.N.

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:00

Language Workshop/

Conversation Course

Beginners: Basic language skills

Intermediate: German conversation skills

Dr. Sandra Schellack

N.N.

16:00 – 19:00 City Tour Explore the city of Mainz in small groups – City & Quest Mainz
Mon, 25 July   Explore the explorers  
09:00 – 09:45 Official Welcome

Opening words

Profiles in teaching and research

International organization and services

 

 

09:45 – 12:15 Presentations and Exchange of Ideas

Opening-pitches on content,

motivation and goal setting

Students and teachers

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Brinks

Prof. Dr. Efferth

Prof. Dr. Reich

Dr. Seelos

Prof. Dr. Verne

12:15 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Lecture and Discussion "The discovery of nuclear fission by Otto Hahn and Fritz Straßmann and its interpretation by Lise Meitner and Otto Robert Frisch" Prof. Dr. Reich
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break  
15:30 – 17:00 Small group work “Who bears responsibility for the impact of the discovery? Understanding the discoverers positions” Prof. Dr. Reich
17:00 Dinner
19:30 Concert Concert at Mainz School of Music Mainz University
Tue, 26 July  

Discover the University Campus and important locations of

Otto Hahn

09:00 – 10:30 Campus Tour Overview of our campus
10:30 – 11:30 Q & A session

 

Student advising services

 

Student advisors

Student tutors

11:30 – 14:00

Lunch Break

Transfer to Frankfurt

14:00 – 17:00

 

City Tour

 

Institute for Urban History: City rally to important locations of Otto Hahn Frankfurt am Main
17:00 Dinner
Wed, 27 July   Uses of nuclear energy and impacts  
9:00 – 12:30

Research Workshop

 

 

Preparation of a presentation on the topic: “Use of primary energy sources in the respective countries of origin”

 

 

Moderated by

Prof. Dr. Mertz and

Dr. Seelos

 

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break    
14:00 – 16:30 Discussion of Results and Research

“Radioactive decay as a timer of earth-historical processes"

"Where to put our nuclear waste - impact of potential repositories on the environment and society"

"Outlook on renewable energies"

Students/

Prof. Dr. Mertz and

Dr. Seelos

17:30 – 19:00 Cultural visit Tour of Mewa Arena Mainz, home of Bundesliga Club Mainz 05 Mainz
Thu, 28 July   Research on renewable energy and biological radiation  
09:00 – 12:30 Field Excursion juwi Company – One of the world’s leading companies in the area of renewable energy in Wörrstadt Wörrstadt
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break juwi Cafeteria
14:30 – 17:00 Workshop  "Radiation exposure from natural and anthropogenic disasters" Prof. Dr. Efferth
19:00 Film Theme-based documentary
Fri, 29 July   Live visit: Research reactor  
9:00 – 10:30 Lecture and Discussion “Effects of radioactive radiation on health" Prof. Dr. Efferth
11:00 – 12:30 Lecture

"The TRIGA Mainz research reactor –

a neutron source for research".

 

Dr. Geppert

 

 

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break Networking lunch
14:00 – 16:00

 

Scientific Tour

 

Visit of the research reactor TRIGA Mainz
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break  
16:30 – 20:00 Cultural Tour Visit to the General University Sports Center  
Sat, 30 July Take social science perspectives  
9:00 – 10:30 Impulse Lectures "Out of control? A social science perspective on nuclear fission from the angles of crisis management and Science and Technology Studies" Junior-Prof. Dr. Brinks und Prof. Dr Verne
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00

 

Group Work

 

"Discussion of the complexity of crisis prevention, management and the unpredictability of technology" Junior-Prof. Dr. Brinks und Prof. Dr Verne
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break    
14:00 – 17:00 Free Afternoon Explore the city of Mainz on your own. Stroll along the Rhine River, visit the Gutenberg Museum, the Cathedral (Dom), St. Stephan or simply enjoy your afternoon off in one of the many cafés. Mainz
18:00 – 20:00 Cultural Tour Vineyard Tour Rheingau
Sun, 31 July   Conclusion  

 

 

Free Morning    
14:00 – 15:30 Group Work and Discussion Wrap-up Session and Outlook

Junior-Prof. Dr. Brinks

Prof. Dr. Efferth

Prof. Dr. Reich

Dr. Seelos

Prof. Dr. Verne

from 16:00 Farewall Reception Barbecue

 

Faculty of Chemistry

 

Mon, 01 Aug. Departure
    Individual Departure