Microbes and Materials
Lecture Series Organized by Anna A. Gorbushina
Poster Lecture Series BAM & FU Berlin, 2024. Image: BAM
The public lecture series, organized by the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und —prüfung (BAM) and the Freie Universität Berlin (FU), will focus on the interactions of living organisms with materials. The five lectures by internationally renowned experts will be in English and take place on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. starting on September 26th. They will be moderated by MoA member Anna A. Gorbushina (BAM&FU), Liane G. Benning (GFZ&FU), and Matthias Rillig (FU Berlin). The lecture series takes place at BAM headquarters and Branch Adlershof. All lectures can be attended in person or followed digitally.
Lectures
26.09.2024, Prof. Dr. Jörg Overmann - Improving the access to microbial diversity for future applications
Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
Location: Ludwig Erhard Saal, Unter den Eichen 87, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung
07.11.2024, Prof. Dr. Gabriele Berg - The microbiome on living and artificial interfaces
Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, TU Graz, Austria; Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) & University of Potsdam, Germany
Location: Ludwig Erhard Saal, Unter den Eichen 87, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung
14.11.2024, Prof. Heather Viles - Working with nature: Microbiology and conservation of built heritage
School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, UK
Location: Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, Adlershof, house 8.05 room 201
28.11.2024, Prof. David M. Paterson - Haven or hell? The ecology of decommissioning human-made structures
School of Biology, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, UK
Location: Ludwig Erhard Saal, Unter den Eichen 87, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung
05.12.2024, Prof. Dr. Matthias C. Rillig - Effects of multiple concurrent global change drivers on soils and ecosystems
Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Berlin, Germany
Location: Ludwig Erhard Saal, Unter den Eichen 87, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung
Moderation
Prof. Dr. Anna A. Gorbushina (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)
Professor Dr. Liane G. Benning (Interface Geochemistry, GFZ German; Research Centre for Geosciences & Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)
Prof. Dr. Matthias Rillig (Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Berlin, Germany)
Registration
All lectures can be attended in person or followed digitally. Please also consult the lecture series website. Attendance is free. Registration is required for those wishing to attend in person: Please register at sekretariate-abt4 [at] bam.de stating the date of the lecture you would like to attend and your name.