Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy – Resources, Utilization, Engineering and AgroEcosystems - Fall meeting Topic 7

6 Dec 2023, 16:00 → 8 Dec 2023, 12:30 Europe/Berlin

Lecture hall CL (Building 04.7, Room 201) (Jülich)

Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy – Resources, Utilization, Engineering and AgroEcosystems: Fall meeting Topic 7

Welcome to our second on-site fall meeting “Towards a sustainable Bioeconomy”, on 06. and 08. December 2023 in Jülich.

The goals of our Fall Meeting are

• to present and discuss inspiring science from the three subtopics of Topic 7,
• to get to know the research and the colleagues of the different participating centers
• to stimulate Topic 7 internal exchange on research and products from Program-oriented Funding (PoF), and
• to develop collaborations within the Topic 7.

The program

To achieve the goals, entertaining and inspiring presentations, discussions and poster sessions are being prepared with a focus on scientific discussions and exchange. You find the program HERE.

Who is invited?

We cordially invite scientists and PhD students working within Topic 7 to the onsite event at the Central Library in Forschungszentrum Jülich.

Registration

Registration will be open until October, 31 on this website.    
Please register as soon as possible.

Hotel contigents

Accomodation needs to be booked individually. HERE you find a list with hotels nearby.

Interactive FZJ map: HERE

Bus shuttle for external guests:

6. December: 

• 17:30 from bus stop Walramplatz (Hexenturm and Stadthotel)
• 17:35 from Hotel Royal Jülich
• 21:00 from FZJ to hotels

7. December:

• 07:20 from Düren Dorint Hotel
• 07:40 from Jülich Gut Alte Burg
• 07:55 from Haltestelle Walramplatz (Hexenturm and Stadthotel Jülich)
• 08:00 from Hotel Royal Jülich (Dürener Str. 37 a-c)
• 22:00 from FZJ to hotels

8. December

• 07:50 from Düren Dorint Hotel
• 08:10 from Jülich Gut Alte Burg
• 08:25 from Haltestelle Walramplatz (Hexenturm and Stadthotel Jülich)
• 08:30 from Hotel Royal Jülich (Dürener Str. 37 a-c)

Bus Train Taxi Plan.pdf

List_of_hotels.pdf

Map_FZJ.pdf

Topic 7 Fall Meeting Program.pdf

Wednesday 6 December

16:00 → 17:00 Arrival and Registration

17:00 → 17:10 Welcome to FZJ

Speaker: Dr Pieter Jansens (Forschungszentrum Jülich)

17:10 → 17:40 Welcome and Introduction to Program and Topic 7

Speaker: Prof. Michael Bott (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))

18:00 → 20:30 Poster session I with snacks and drinks

vegetarian food only

Thursday 7 December

08:30 → 08:45 Introduction of the day

Speaker: Prof. Michael Bott (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))

08:45 → 09:45 Session - Subtopic 7.1

Convener: Prof. Michael Bott (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))

08:45 Root traits and associated soil biota for a sustainable, resilient, and productive agriculture

Speaker: Dr Johannes Postma (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2))

09:05 Cyanobacterial biofilms: Harnessing nature's potential for productive systems

Speaker: Dr Mahir Bozan (UFZ)

09:25 Exploring the untapped plant genetic potential for the Bioeconomy

Speaker: Prof. Björn Usadel (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-4))

09:45 → 10:00 Coffee Break

vegetarian food only

10:00 → 11:00 Session - Subtopic 7.2

Convener: Prof. Andreas Schmid (UFZ)

10:00 Carboxylate platform - green carboxylates from anaerobic fermentations with microbiomes

Speaker: Dr Heike Sträuber (UFZ)

10:20 Strain phenotyping and bioprocess development in less time - Lesson from the second half of the chessboard

Speaker: Prof. Marco Oldiges (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))

10:40 Towards predictive analytics in microbiome studies for sustainability and biotechnology

Speaker: Dr Ulisses da Rocha (UFZ)

11:00 → 12:00 Session - Subtopic 7.3

Convener: Prof. Jan Vanderborght (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3))

11:00 Measuring and understanding the dynamics of primary productivity

Speaker: Prof. Uwe Rascher (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2))

11:20 Reflect sunlight or use it to store carbon?

Speaker: Dr Alexander Graf (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3))

11:40 Imaging spatial and temporal variations of the soil-plant system using ground penetration radar

Speaker: Prof. Anja Klotzsche (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3))

12:00 → 12:10 Group photo

In participating in the group photo, you are providing your consent for the publication of images taken of you during the event.

12:10 → 13:00 Lunch Break

vegetarian food only

13:00 → 14:45 Postersession II

13:45 → 14:45 Breakout Session

Meeting point Foyer CL (Building 04.07, Room 200A) 15 minutes in advance.

13:45 Bioeconomy in soil health

Speakers: Dr Holger Pagel (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3)), Dr Nina Siebers (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3))

13:45 Blue-Green Infrastructures and Water Treatment

Speakers: Dr Benjamin Korth (UFZ), Dr Jan Friesen (UFZ)

13:45 Plastics Upcycling (SynCom project proposal)

Speakers: Dr Hermann Heipieper (UFZ), Prof. Nick Wierckx (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))

13:45 Regionalisation of Bioeconomy

Speakers: Prof. Alberto Bezama (UFZ), Dr Christian Klar (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2)), Mr Holger Klose (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2))

14:45 → 15:15 Coffee break

vegetarian food only

15:15 → 17:00 Lab/ Field tours

Participation in the Lab tours is reserved for external participants.
Meeting point Foyer CL (Building 04.07, Room 200A) 15 minutes in advance.

15:15 AGRASIM

AGRASIM is a new research facility of six terrestrial ecosystem mesocosms, which allow experimental simulation of the effect of present and future environmental conditions on, amongst others, agricultural plant performance, water and greenhouse gas fluxes, and carbon and nutrient dynamics in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.

Speaker: Prof. Nicolas Brüggemann (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3))

15:15 AgriPV - Marginal Field Labs

At the tour on our Agri PV site we will present different types of Agri-Horti-Photovoltaic systems, wherein the harvest of solar induced electricity and biomass from plants under solar panels can be performed. We will show how plant growth can be studied under the solar roofs with high-tech fully automated robotic systems. It helps us and the farmers of our region to learn, how to effectively combine farmland and regenerative energy production on the same piece of land.

Speakers: Dr Matthias Meier (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2)), Dr Onno Muller (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2))

15:15 AutoBioTech - Automation of biotechnology

The tour at IBG-1 will present the new technology platform AutoBioTech for automation and digitalization of microbial strain and bioprocess development. Protocols for automated cloning, transformation and identification of recombinant clones are established to speed up strain development and exploit the catalytic power of microbes for biotechnology and bioeconomy.

Speaker: Dr Julia Tenhaef (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))

15:15 FACS-based HT-screening of microbial production strains using biosensors

Introduction to the concept of transcription factor-based biosensors for the semi-quantitative detection of biotechnologically interesting compounds in single cells. In combination with fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), these biosensors represent powerful molecular tools for high-throughput screening campaigns.

Speakers: Prof. Jan Marienhagen (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1)), Julia Tenhaef, Mrs Melanie Krinke (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))

15:15 Phenotyping - tomography to high throughput

In our tour we will present the plant MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) installation, allowing to measure dynamics in structural and functional traits of plants. In particular, the method yields information on 3D root traits grown in natural field soils. Further we will visit the GrowScreen-Rhizo 3 installation which allows simultaneous phenotyping of root and shoot growth of crops grown in up to 900 soil-filled rhizotrons.

Speakers: Dr Kerstin Nagel (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2)), Kwabena Agyei (guide), Dr Robert Koller (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2))

15:45 FACS-based HT-screening of microbial production strains using biosensors

Introduction to the concept of transcription factor-based biosensors for the semi-quantitative detection of biotechnologically interesting compounds in single cells. In combination with fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), these biosensors represent powerful molecular tools for high-throughput screening campaigns.

Speakers: Ms Daniela Brücker, Prof. Jan Marienhagen (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1)), Mrs Melanie Krinke (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))

16:00 AutoBioTech - Automation of biotechnology

The tour at IBG-1 will present the new technology platform AutoBioTech for automation and digitalization of microbial strain and bioprocess development. Protocols for automated cloning, transformation and identification of recombinant clones are established to speed up strain development and exploit the catalytic power of microbes for biotechnology and bioeconomy.

Speakers: Christian Wagner, Dr Julia Tenhaef (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))

16:00 Phenotyping - tomography to high throughput

In our tour we will present the plant MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) installation, allowing to measure dynamics in structural and functional traits of plants. In particular, the method yields information on 3D root traits grown in natural field soils. Further we will visit the GrowScreen-Rhizo 3 installation which allows simultaneous phenotyping of root and shoot growth of crops grown in up to 900 soil-filled rhizotrons.

Speakers: Dr Kerstin Nagel (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2)), Dr Robert Koller (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2)), Shiyan Jia (guide)

16:05 AgriPV - Marginal Field Labs

At the tour on our Agri PV site we will present different types of Agri-Horti-Photovoltaic systems, wherein the harvest of solar induced electricity and biomass from plants under solar panels can be performed. We will show how plant growth can be studied under the solar roofs with high-tech fully automated robotic systems. It helps us and the farmers of our region to learn, how to effectively combine farmland and regenerative energy production on the same piece of land.

Speakers: Dr Matthias Meier (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2)), Dr Onno Muller (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2))

16:10 AGRASIM

AGRASIM is a new research facility of six terrestrial ecosystem mesocosms, which allow experimental simulation of the effect of present and future environmental conditions on, amongst others, agricultural plant performance, water and greenhouse gas fluxes, and carbon and nutrient dynamics in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.

Speakers: Adrian Haupenthal, Prof. Nicolas Brüggemann (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3))

16:20 FACS-based HT-screening of microbial production strains using biosensors

Introduction to the concept of transcription factor-based biosensors for the semi-quantitative detection of biotechnologically interesting compounds in single cells. In combination with fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), these biosensors represent powerful molecular tools for high-throughput screening campaigns.

Speakers: Mr Dominic Kösters (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1)), Prof. Jan Marienhagen (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1)), Mrs Melanie Krinke (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))

17:00 → 19:00 Postersession III

19:00 → 21:30 Conference dinner

vegetarian food only

Friday 8 December

09:00 → 10:30 PI/ postdoc session

09:00 Internal Topic 7 Board Meeting

Topic: Strategy of PoF V

09:00 PI/ postdoc World Café

Discussion and identification of new future topics, directions and collaborations.

Speakers: Dr Anett Georgi (UFZ), Dr Benoit David (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-4)), Prof. Dörthe Rother (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1)), Prof. Jens Krömer (UFZ), Prof. Julia Frunzke (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1)), Prof. Sander Huisman (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3)), Dr Stephan Schott-Verdugo (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-4)), Dr Thomas Pütz (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3))

10:00 Wrap up: Word Café

09:00 → 10:30 PhD session

09:00 PhD Workshop: Agro-Ecosystems, food production and plant-based technologies

Discussion and identification of new future topics, directions and collaborations.

Speakers: Prof. Andrea Schnepf (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3)), Prof. Stefan Kollet (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-3))

09:00 PhD Workshop: Microbes, microbial communities and plant cells

Discussion and identification of new future topics, directions and collaborations.

Speakers: Dr Benedikt Wynands (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1)), Prof. Ingar Janzik (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2))

09:00 PhD Workshop: Modeling, simulation and data science

Discussion and identification of new future topics, directions and collaborations.

Speakers: Dr Katharina Nöh (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1)), Prof. Ribana Roscher (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2))

09:00 PhD Workshop: Process engineering and development

Discussion and identification of new future topics, directions and collaborations.

Speakers: Dr Bin Lai (UFZ), Dr Paniz Izadi (UFZ)

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee break

vegetarian food only

11:00 → 11:30 Wrap up: PhD workshop

11:30 → 12:10 Sustainable Marine Bioeconomy at AWI – Applied Marine Research for global challenges

Plenary talk

Speaker: Matthew James Slater (Alfred Wegener Institute)

12:10 → 12:20 Closing remarks

Speaker: Prof. Michael Bott (Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1))