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Für die 24. Moko Siegen nutzten die „motorradfahrenden Chemiker und ihre Freunde“ das geografische und geologische Angebot des Taunus. Bei dem von Marlies Spiegel (vorne, 4. v. r.) organisierten Treffen verknüpften sie die erdgeschichtlichen Fakten des Terrains über den römischen Waffen- und Brunnenbau mit der modernen Glas- und Materialtechnik, wie sie Leitz in Wetzlar für seine Kameras nutzt und mit Reinstsilicium verbindet. Basalt, Lahnmarmor, Ton, Mangan- und Eisenerz, Quarzit, Kalk und Phosphorit wurden und werden zum Teil noch im Taunus abgebaut, und die Chemie kostete manchen römische Legionär beim Vertiefen trockengefallener Brunnen das Leben, wenn Schwefeldioxid, Schwefelwasserstoff, Kohlendioxid oder Methan austraten. Insgesamt gab es für die Biker neben Benzin und Gummi wieder ein themenstarkes Potpourri, wie das die Chemiker:innen von der MoKo Siegen einmal im Jahr erwarten. .lz.

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Für die 24. Moko Siegen nutzten die „motorradfahrenden Chemiker und ihre Freunde“ das geografische und geologische Angebot des Taunus. Bei dem von Marlies Spiegel (vorne, 4. v. r.) organisierten Treffen verknüpften sie die erdgeschichtlichen Fakten des Terrains über den römischen Waffen- und Brun...

Supported by the GDCh, young scientists met for the eleventh time in an Arab country during an Interdisciplinary Workshop on science communication on May 19, 2024. Each of the 14 participants had around 10 minutes to present their work which was then discussed slide by slide. During the discussions the attendees were encouraged to reveal their impressions, feelings and problems with each slide. Often it appeared that some few changes helped to arouse the interest and understanding of an audience which in its majority is not familiar with the topics presented. The young scientists could then take into account all suggestions, improve their talks which they were encouraged to present at the following Humboldt-Kolleg „Chemistry of Bio- and Nanosystems“, held in Algiers, Algeria.Whereas students in science become acquainted with phenomena in nature, the necessary specialization creates walls between different scientific areas. Communication between the latter is, therefore, of great importance. An interdisciplinary workshop series created in 2009 by Helmut Ringsdorf (Mainz), Henning Hopf (Braunschweig), Hans-Heinrich Limbach (Berlin) and Marwan Mousa (Amman, Jordan) tries to fill this gap for young scientists in Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) [Nachr. Chem. 2023, 71(12), 85 and ibid. 2024, 72(4), 24].This year’s workshop, the 11th one in this series took place a day before the Humboldt-Kolleg „Chemistry of Bio- and Nanosystems“ in Algiers, Algeria May 20–22, 2024. Humboldt-Kollegs are sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, whereas the workshop was supported once more by GDCh. The organizers and teachers were Majda Sekkal (Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria), Hans-Heinrich Limbach (FU Berlin), Beate Paulus (FU Berlin) and Reinhold Fink (Tübingen). The workshop participants came from different countries and scientific disciplines. A novel feature of the workshop were two successful online sessions on May 15 and 16 organized by Beate Paulus, in which eight workshop participants took part in order to present and discuss their work.The Mena countries, in particular Algeria, are huge countries rich of sun light, gas, oil, minerals, but also scientific education in many universities. It is, therefore, not astonishing that for young Mena scientists, research in the following areas are particular interesting in agreement with the topic of the Humboldt Kolleg:Many important areas of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Environmental Sciences, Pharmacy were present, with topics such as non-covalent interactions, DFT calculations, solar cells, sensors, nanomaterials, chemical waste catalysis, inhibitors in Immunotherapy.In an evaluation the participants were asked to describe their impressions. All experienced and appreciated the feedback to their talks, especially the comments from participants of a different background. To send an understandable message to the latter was considered as a difficult task. Most had only attended talks or conferences specialized in their own research field, but found this interdisciplinary event very helpful. Many participants had difficulties in asking questions, in particular if they were not working in the research area. However, they learned as a first approach to describe their own reactions to what they heard and saw.Overall, the participants liked this kind of workshop, characterized as „amazing“ by one of them in the evaluation. In particular they liked the diversity of topics, the concept of communication, strong insights regarding different points of view, the questions. They would have more time for both the workshop and for the online sessions.During the Humboldt Kolleg, Beate Paulus organized a special session on May, 21 on „How to write research <link href="#nadc20244144684-fig-0001">proposals“ which had a large audience.<figure xml:id="nadc20244144684-fig-0001"><figure><img alt="image" src="https://media.graphassets.com/dyJJYWTQXuzotx8WwQ9T"><figcaption><label>Abb.1: </label>Participants of the interdisciplinary workshop in advance of the Humboldt Kolleg in Algiers, Algeria, 2024 on June 19th, 2024. From left to right: First row: Amina Berrekhchi, Sidi Bel Abbès; Kawter Sekkal, Oran; Zeineb Khaled, Cairo; Majda Sekkal, Sidi Bel Abbès; Beate Paulus, Berlin; Rahma Khediri, Algiers. Second row: Michael Thelen, Tübingen; Ahlam Ismail, Annaba; Yasmein Abdelrahman, Cairo; Syrine Behi, Carthage; Nour Felkaoui, Constantine; Oumaima Cheraitia, Oum El Bouaghi; Habiba Ferdjouni, Blida; Hans-Heinrich Limbach, Berlin; Last row: Oussama Naamoune, Mila; Mohammed El Amine Zair, Tlemcen; Johannes Henrichsmeyer and Reinhold Fink, Tübingen. Photo: private</figcaption></figure></figure>Majda Sekkal-Rahal, Sidi Bel Abbès, AlgeriaHans-Heinrich Limbach, BerlinBeate Paulus, BerlinReinhold Fink, TübingenHenning Hopf, BraunschweigMohamed Ellouze, Sfax, TunisiaMohammad El-Khateeb, Irbid, JordanMarwan Mousa, Amman, Jordan

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