Helmholtz General Assembly 2020
The Helmholtz General Assembly 2020 took place on 10th October in a streaming format for the first time. Open to everyone! At the beginning, we talked with Federal Minister Anja Karliczek in Berlin about current challenges in science. Afterwards, our corona experts reported on the progress being made in the development of active substances and vaccines. A very special highlight was the return of our research vessel Polarstern from the spectacular arctic expedition MOSAiC to Bremerhaven. Reinhold Messner talked with a crew member about climate change and arctic experiences. Afterwards, researchers discussed the question of how quantum technologies could revolutionize the world. At the end of the annual conference, we honored the winners of the Erwin Schrödinger Prize.
Video recording of the General Assembly
Programme
Berlin
In conversation
Anja Karliczek, Federal Minister for Education and Research
Otmar D. Wiestler, President of the Helmholtz Association
Helmholtz Science Talk "Global Health"
Gerald Haug, President of the Leopoldina - National Academy of Sciences
Gérard Krause, Epidemiologist, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Ulrike Protzer, Virologist, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health
Bremerhaven
In conversation Arrival of the Polarstern
Christian Haas, Geophysicist, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Reinhold Messner, frontiersman, Messner Mountain Movie
Otmar D. Wiestler, President of the Helmholtz Association
Brüssel
Interview
Otmar D. Wiestler, President of the Helmholtz Association
Helmholtz Science Talk "Quantum Technologies"
Tommaso Calarco, quantum physicist, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Catherine Dubourdieu, Physicist, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Berlin
Award of the Erwin Schrödinger Prize 2020
Laudation: Christine S. Falk (jury member), Hannover Medical School
Conclusion
Moderation: Tatjana Ohm, WELT / Rolf-Dieter Krause, former director ARD-Studio Brüssel