UFZ Science Days 2023In-Person Event

1 Nov 2023, 08:30 → 2 Nov 2023, 18:30 Europe/Berlin

KUBUS Leipzig

Rolf Altenburger (UFZ), Stefanie Baumert (UFZ)

Second UFZ Science Days

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On November 1 and 2, 2023, the UFZ Science Days took place for the second time at KUBUS in Leipzig with more than 400 participants.

All employees of the UFZ - scientists, PhD students, students, and technical staff as well as interested colleagues from administration and staff - were invited to join.

The goals of the UFZ Science Days 2023 were

• to provide a stage for inspiring science,
• to stimulate internal UFZ exchange on research and products from Program-oriented Funding (PoF), and
• to develop collaborations within the UFZ.

The programme

The first day of the Science Days was organized around scientific storylines, which are being developed on the level of the UFZ Research Units. Through flashtalks UFZ research achievements and the transfer of research results into society were highlighted.

On the second day, the storyline teams and interested guests met to discuss next steps, e.g. to plan the writing phase of the evaluation report for the upcoming UFZ evaluation in 2025. In parallel, a number of workshops, lab tours and additional activities were facilitated. 

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20231027_ScienceDays2023_Timetable.pdf

Foyerplan_ScienceDays2023.pdf

UFZ Science Days 2023 (1-November 2, 2023) · HIFIS and Helmholtz Events (Indico).pdf

Wednesday 1 November

08:30 → 09:30 Registration and welcome coffee, set-up poster session

09:30 → 12:00 Plenary

09:30 Welcome by Scientific Managing Director

Speaker: Rolf Altenburger

09:40 Introduction to PoF IV, to the upcoming evaluations and so-called research storylines

Speaker: Hauke Harms

10:00 Overarching Storyline "Circular economy"

1. Circular bioeconomy for a sustainable future (Katja Bühler)
2. Systematic assessment of the circular bioeconomy: modelling, evaluation and recommendations for optimizing bio-based technologies (Alberto Bezama)
3. Methyltransferases as key players in the bioeconomy game (Darja Deobald)
4. Natural (White) Hydrogen: Integrating decentralized production & use in local value chains (Christian Dusny)
5. Empowering multifunctional biorefineries: Methane-arrested anaerobic digestion at the core (Heike Sträuber)
6. Biotechnologies for the recovery of phosphorous and the removal of nitrogen from wastewater (Benjamin Korth)

Overarching Storyline "Circular economy"

10:50 Overarching Storyline "Extremes"

Moderation Christian Kuhlicke

1. Introduction (Jakob Zscheischler)
2. Changes in flood generation processes: effects on predictability of extremes (Larisa Tarasova)
3. Precipitation trends determine future occurrences of compound hot-dry events (Emanuele Bevacqua)
4. Using interpretable machine learning to identify climate drivers of yield failure (Lily-belle Sweet)
5. Forests facing extreme compound events (Daniel Doktor)
6. Hot beetles, dying forests, and bad waters (Karsten Rinke)
7. Using text-mining to assess the socio-economic impacts of drought in Germany (Jan Sodoge)
8. Hydro-economic projection of drought impacts and irrigation water demands (Jasmin Heilemann)

Overarching Storyline "Extremes"

11:40 Objectives for Day 1 and Day 2, Q&A

Speaker: Rolf Altenburger

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch break with poster session

13:30 → 14:45 Breakout Session: Storylines, Part I

Please use the parallel storyline sessions on Day 1 to get informed about the storylines and bring in your potential contributions to a particular storyline. You might also want to contact the responsible persons of the storylines before the Science Days to find out how to best contribute. The storyline session structures may vary. On Day 2 some storyline sessions may be closed sessions.

13:30 Storyline "Bending the curve of biodiversity loss under climate change"

1. Introduction to the storyline (Tiffany Knight)
2. Climate change-ready matching of seed transfer zones to genetic differentiation of grassland plant species (Johannes Höfner)
3. Low land-use intensity increases resistance of grasslands to projected future climate and inter-annual climate variability (Lotte Korell et al.)
4. Vegetation development in periglacial environments Ingolf Kühn
5. Effects of landscape structure and land-use intensity on the gut microbiome of a generalist predator, Poecilus cupreus (Christophe Dominik, Cassidy Slivensky, Jonna Heuscheule, Hafeez Ul Haq, Oliver Schweiger, Tesfaye Wubet)
6. Synthesis of landscape management effects on biodiversity (or: What do Hecate and Yggdrasil have in common?) (Elina Takola)
7. Can extensive grassland management pay off for farmers during droughts? (Julia Kunkel)
8. Rapid adaptation? A narrative of plant community history and diversity (Francesca De Giorgi)
9. Analysis of biodiversity trends using data from the eLTER research infrastructure (Martin Musche)
10. The future of pollinator monitoring (Oliver Schweiger, Mark Frenzel, Christophe Dominik)
11. Towards a Deep Learning based individual tree monitoring system: a case study in Halle (Saale) (Taimur Khan and Jörg Brünecke)
12. Detecting microbial diversity changes through metabarcoding (Stephanie Jurburg)
13. Co-developing the Tailored Empowerment Programs (TEPs) for coastal communities to support their transformation processes toward sustainability and resilience (Diana Dushkova)
14. Converting biodiversity knowledge into actionable knowledge: A glimpse into the new Biodiversity Knowledge governance in Europe (Marie Vandewalle)

Storyline "Bending the curve of biodiversity loss under climate change" (Short Abstract)

13:30 Storyline "Exploring paths towards multifunctional landscapes: perspectives from modelling & observation"

Moderation Sara König

1. Introduction (Stephan Thober, Jian Peng)
2. Soil heat extremes can outpace their atmospheric counterpart (Almudena Garcia-Garcia)
3. Soil moisture monitoring from field to continental scales (Steffen Zacharias)
4. Managing grasslands in multifunctional landscapes: perspectives on modelling & observations (Franziska Taubert)
5. mQM - the multiscale water quality model (Andreas Musolff)
6. A Baseflow Analysis Framework with OGS using mHM data products (Thomas Kalbacher)
7. Development & testing of a scalable reservoir module for mHM (Luis Samaniego)

Storyline_"Exploring paths towards multi-functional landscapes: perspectives from modelling and observations".pdf

13:30 Storyline "Shaping energy landscapes sustainably"

1. Introduction (Paul Lehmann, Danial Esmaeili, Nora Mittelstädt, and Danny Otto)
2. Working groups to discuss future avenues for the storyline:
   a) Coupling energy and landscape models (Chair: Danial Esmaeili)
   b) Approaches for a holistic assessment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) (Chair: Danny Otto)
   c) Monitoring (energy) landscape changes (Chair: Nora Mittelstädt)
   d) Governing (energy) land use (Chair: Paul Lehmann)

Storyline "Shaping energy landscapes sustainably"

13:30 Storyline "Toxic-free water resources for healthy people and ecosystems under global change"

1. Introduction (Werner Brack)
2. Diagnostic toolbox for analysing complex chemical pollution in the water cycle (Qiuguo Fu, Jo Nyffeler, Jana Schor, Melis Muz-Massei)
3. Tools and understanding to assess complex pollution in the water cycle under global change (Sebastian Gutsfeld, Rohini Kumar, Saskia Finckh, Stefan Lips)
4. Solutions for complex pollution of water resources under global change (Anett Georgi, Daniel Zahn, Jonas Gröning, Olaf Büttner, Jessica Stubenrauch)

Storyline "Toxic-free water resources for healthy people and ecosystems under global change"

14:45 → 15:45 Coffee break with poster session

15:45 → 17:00 Breakout Session: Storylines, Part II

Please use the parallel storyline sessions on Day 1 to get informed about the storylines and bring in your potential contributions to a particular storyline. You might also want to contact the responsible persons of the storylines before the Science Days to find out how to best contribute. The storyline session structures may vary. On Day 2 some storyline sessions may be closed sessions.

15:45 Storyline "Environmental impact assessment of plastics and associated chemicals to support the transition to a non-toxic environment for humans and wildlife"

1. Indroduction (Annika Jahnke)
2. Analysis of micro-/nanoplastics, road and tire wear particles (Dusan Materic and Daniel Zahn)
3. Plastic- and tire- associated chemicals (Eric Carmona Martinez and Daniel Zahn)
4. Transport and fate of plastics in the environment (Christian Schmidt and Rohini Kumar)
5. Weathering, degradation and environmental impacts, incl. sensors (Christian Eberlein and Evgenia Blagodatskaya)
6. Effects in organisms and human cells (Kristin Schubert and Katrin Wendt-Potthoff)
7. Political Analysis, Legal Assessment, and Science Outreach (Anran Luo and Dana Kühnel)

Storyline "Environmental impact assessment of plastics and associated chemicals to support the transition to a non-toxic environment for humans and wildlife"

15:45 Storyline "Towards sustainable agricultural land use"

1. Introduction (Hans-Jörg Vogel)
2. Towards an optimization of agricultural management for maintaining carbon storage and nutrient cycling (Evgenia Blagodatskaya & Thomas Reitz)
3. Soil biodiversity as a driver for agricultural production (Mika Tarkka)
4. BODIUM - a systemic approach to simulate soil functions in agricultural systems (Sara König, Ulrich Weller, Julius Diel, Lucas Kanagarajah, Thomas Reitz, Judith Rüschhoff, Leonard Franke, Ute Wollschläger & Hans-Jörg Vogel)
5. OPTAIN - Optimal strategies to retain and re-use water and nutrients in small agricultural catchments in Europe (Michael Strauch)
6. Improving ecosystem services of agricultural landscapes through altered management - an Opportunity Map approach for Northwest-Saxony (Irina Heiß, Matteo Wolf, Andrea Kaim)
7. Quantitative assessment of cropping adaptation in German agricultural land use using DroughtMAS (Mansi Nagpal)
8. Model-based exploration of leverage points to foster sustainable nitrogen management in German agriculture (Kaja Jurak, Christoph Müller, Rohini Kumar, Andreas Musolff, Sara König, Andrea Kaim, Birgit Müller)
9. Farmer decision-making on agri-environmental schemes: An agent-based modelling approach to evaluate different policy designs (Birgit Müller)
10. Conversion to community-supported agriculture: potentials and challenges (Lukas Egli, Julia Palliwoda)
11. Understanding behavioral factors for implementing agroforestry systems: a case study from cacao farming in Ecuador (Tatiana Rodríguez, Julian Rode)
12. Convenient Solutions, Inconvenient Truths - Why supermarkets will not drive food system transformation (Hanna Helander, Simone Schnepf, Theresa Stetter, Francesca Ferrara, Sina Leipold)
13. Payments for coordinated biodiversity conservation (Martin Drechsler)
14. Sustainable agriculture? We know what needs to be done, so why do EU policies fail to do it? (Guy Pe'er)
15. Transformative Biodiversity Policy in Agricultural Landscapes (Yves Zinngrebe et al.)
16. Regulating EU transboundary investments in agricultural land to protect the environment (Eva-Maria Schatz)

Storyline "Towards sustainable agricultural land use" (Short Abstract)

15:45 Storyline "Transformation towards resilient water landscapes"

1. Introduction of the storyline ‘Transformation towards resilient water landscapes’ (Markus Weitere)
2. Robust quantification of water fluxes: estimation of exceptionally high streamflow events (Larisa Tarasova & Ralf Merz)
3. Understanding water quality patterns: nitrate export from catchments (Pia Ebeling, Andreas Musolff & Jan Fleckenstein)
4. Safe operating spaces for freshwater ecosystem structure and functioning (Daniel Graeber & Patrick Fink)
5. The tango of science and practice in climate proof reservoir management (Karsten Rinke)
6. Education strategy and knowledge transfer to the public (Sandra Hille)
7. Discussion facilitated by Jan Fleckenstein

Storyline "Transformation towards resilient water landscapes"

15:45 Storyline "Urban transformation towards resilient blue-green infrastructures (BGI)"

1. Paradigm shift in urban planning: the importance of BlueGreen infrastructures for climate change adaptation scenarios - Introduction (Roland A. Müller)
2. Multifunctional BlueGreen Infrastructures; potential uses and effects (Lucie Moeller)
3. Synergies, conflicts and quality of life in a BG urban redevelopment perspective (Annegret Haase)
4. Use of cross-scale model systems for the implementation of (BlueGreen) water infrastructures (Jan Friesen)
5. Ensuring water quality through physico-chemical methods in blue-green infrastructures (Anett Georgi)

Storyline "Urban transformation towards resilient blue-green infrastructures (BGI)"

17:15 → 18:00 Breakout Session: Debriefing with Storyline Representatives

Conveners: Hauke Harms, Rolf Altenburger

Thursday 2 November

08:30 → 09:30 Welcome coffee, set-up marketplace

09:00 → 18:30 Full-day workshop: organized by WTT@UFZ and Handelshochschule Leipzig (HHL)

EcoInnovate Summit Agenda.pdf

09:00 Pioneering Impact Together: Science meets Business

The future beckons for a harmonious blend of sustainability research and business acumen. Presenting the EcoInnovate Summit – a groundbreaking collaboration between UFZ and HHL, crafted for pioneers in sustainability science and forward-thinking business professionals. Dive into a day of insights, collaboration, and transformative ideation to co-create the sustainable solutions of tomorrow. EcoInnovate Summit is not just an event; it's a movement. A movement towards a brighter, sustainable, and business-thriving future. Join us, and be part of this transformative journey.

Speakers: Joachim Nöller, Milina Alber

09:00 → 14:30 Marketplace: in KUBUS Foyer

09:00 Marketplace (RDM Team, HIGRADE, PR, WTT, eLTER, MOSES, SynCom...)

Please note: There is additional space for additional ideas to be presented. Please contact the Science Days organization team.

HIGRADE: To support networking and communication, the HIGRADE Team will attend the UFZ Science Days 2023. HIGRADE will staff a booth in the Kubus foyer, presenting some numbers and facts about doctoral research at the UFZ and collecting ideas and comments for the Themenkollegs “UFZ PhD-Cohort” 2024. We are looking forward to your visit.

MOSES supports 3 storylines: Extremes, Multifunctional Landscapes, Resilient Water Landscapes, complements the long-term observatories TERENO/eLTER with event-oriented observations, and integrates as CTA the expertise in the FB EuU for meteorological and hydrological extremes. Please pass by our booth if you are interested in learning more about MOSES.

09:30 → 11:30 Breakout Session: Lab tours and Workshops I

09:30 CANCELLED due to illness: Lab tour "The phytotechnicum as a platform for research on bioremediation with constructed wetlands"

During the tour, the Phytotechnicum at the UFZ will be presented. The Phytotechnicum is a greenhouse as research infrastructure with model systems for wetland research. The main structure is a bioreactor specifically designed for wetland research, providing standardized flow and thus a standardized experimental and sampling platform under environmental control. Due to the small size of the systems, active experiments with changing loading or inflow conditions are possible, in contrast to constructed wetlands in active use for waste water treatmet, where normally only passive experiments are possible. More complex experimental systems are located in the second chamber of the Phytotechnicum, where the systems operate under more realistic conditions.

Speaker: Uwe Kappelmeyer

09:30 Lab tour "Biotechnikum: BioTECHNOLOGY for everyone – equipment, components, functionality and benefit" - 1st tour

This guided tour takes you through the biotechnical centre and showcases modern technologies such as bioreactors and separation systems. It enables you to consider new opportunities for producing bio-chemicals from various residues and by-products, illustrating the practical application of research and its role in achieving a circular economy. We will offer explanations of simplified processes and welcome your questions, ideas and concerns.

Speakers: Steffi Hunger, Andreas Aurich

09:30 Lab tour "Die UFZ-Gründachforschung, UFZ Green Roof Research" - 1st tour

During the tour, green roof research at the UFZ will be presented. On the basis of four green roofs - a retention green roof on a carport and extensive, intensive and wetland roofs - it will be explained to visitors how green roofs are constructed, what functions they can perform in urban areas and how the UFZ's green roof research contributes to the development of multifunctional green roofs.

Speaker: Marc Breulmann

09:30 Lab tour "ProVIS" - 1st tour

ProVIS Part 1: Imaging Ion-probe Analytics: SIMS prospects in environmental studies (Hryhoriy Stryhanyuk)
Instrumentation and approaches of Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (nanoSIMS and ToF-SIMS) for environmental studies with single-cell and subcellular resolution will be introduced during the tour.
Sample preparation and quantitation of cellular metabolic activity in various environmental samples will be explained.

ProVIS Part 2: High-resolution imaging at ProVIS (Matthias Schmidt)
High-resolution microscopes provide insight into the structure of microscopic objects.
At ProVIS the scanning electron- and helium-ion microscopes are embedded in the correlative workflows alongside with microanalytical techniques, such as SIMS.
During the tour the participants will learn about applications in (environmental-)microbiology, the basic principles of the microscopes, sample preparation techniques as well as image registration of correlative microscopy data.
It is planned to give participants the opportunity to operate the scanning electron microscope.

ProVIS Part 3: Next-Generation DOC Analysis with FT-ICR MS (Oliver Lechtenfeld)
At ProVIS, we apply ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry to study organic matter processes at the landscape level and in technical systems. Recently, we have boosted this capacity by adding liquid chromatography and laser desorption/ionization for a direct analysis both of the dissolved and the solid phases.
Participants have the opportunity to see a demonstration of the recent advances of our analytical toolboxes and will have the chance to discuss possible applications for their own research.

Speakers: Hryrory Stryhanyuk, Matthias Schmidt, Oliver Lechtenfeld

09:30 Workshop "Discover the power of isotopes – stable isotope workshop"

Dive deep into the world of isotopes and their applications! Join us at the Science Days for an illuminating workshop on the stable isotope platform of the UFZ, which encompasses several research units. Explore the myriad ways stable isotopes are revolutionizing our understanding of environmental processes, ecosystem interactions, and element cycles. Learn about compound-specific isotope analysis and the potential of stable isotopes to trace and quantify biogeochemical reactions, assess food web interactions, and much more. Whether you are an expert seeking to refine your skills or a novice eager to unravel the mysteries of isotope analysis, this workshop is perfect for you. Do not miss this unique opportunity to expand your horizons and network with fellow researchers.

Speakers: Christin Müller, Steffen Kümmel, Mario Brauns, Kay Knöller, Matthias Gehre, Ivonne Nijenhuis

09:30 Workshop "Diversity in Science: Embracing the Power of Inclusion" (Input and Discussion)

To this day, the idea of a "successful scientist" is often characterized by the stereotypical image of a white male in a white lab coat with a dangerously bubbling test tube in his hand and wearing glasses. This raises the question: What is the actual state of diversity and variety of diverse perspectives in science? And why is diversity in science so essential in the first place? These questions and a general introduction to the topic of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) are part of the input. Afterwards, we invite everyone to discuss and exchange ideas together.

Speakers: Kerstin Schmitt, Ines Thronicker

10:15 Lab tour "Die UFZ-Gründachforschung, UFZ Green Roof Research" - 2nd tour

During the tour, green roof research at the UFZ will be presented. On the basis of four green roofs - a retention green roof on a carport and extensive, intensive and wetland roofs - it will be explained to visitors how green roofs are constructed, what functions they can perform in urban areas and how the UFZ's green roof research contributes to the development of multifunctional green roofs.

Speaker: Marc Breulmann

09:30 → 11:30 Breakout Session: Storylines, cont. Part I

Please use the parallel storyline sessions on Day 1 to get informed about the storylines and bring in your potential contributions to a particular storyline. You might also want to contact the responsible persons of the storylines before the Science Days to find out how to best contribute. The storyline session structures may vary. On Day 2 some storyline sessions may be closed sessions.

09:30 Closed Session: Overarching Storyline "Circular economy"

09:30 Storyline "Bending the curve of biodiversity loss under climate change"

09:30 Storyline "Exploring paths towards multifunctional landscapes: perspectives from modelling & observation"

09:30 Storyline "Shaping energy landscapes sustainably"

09:30 Storyline "Toxic-free water resources for healthy people and ecosystems under global change"

11:30 → 12:30 Lunch break

12:30 → 14:30 Breakout Session: Lab tours and Workshops II

12:30 Lab tour "Biotechnikum: BioTECHNOLOGY for everyone – equipment, components, functionality and benefit" - 2nd tour

This guided tour takes you through the biotechnical centre and showcases modern technologies such as bioreactors and separation systems. It enables you to consider new opportunities for producing bio-chemicals from various residues and by-products, illustrating the practical application of research and its role in achieving a circular economy. We will offer explanations of simplified processes and welcome your questions, ideas and concerns.

Speakers: Steffi Hunger, Andreas Aurich

12:30 Lab tour "ProVIS" - 2nd tour

ProVIS Part 1: Imaging Ion-probe Analytics: SIMS prospects in environmental studies (Hryhoriy Stryhanyuk)
Instrumentation and approaches of Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (nanoSIMS and ToF-SIMS) for environmental studies with single-cell and subcellular resolution will be introduced during the tour.
Sample preparation and quantitation of cellular metabolic activity in various environmental samples will be explained.

ProVIS Part 2: High-resolution imaging at ProVIS (Matthias Schmidt)
High-resolution microscopes provide insight into the structure of microscopic objects.
At ProVIS the scanning electron- and helium-ion microscopes are embedded in the correlative workflows alongside with microanalytical techniques, such as SIMS.
During the tour the participants will learn about applications in (environmental-)microbiology, the basic principles of the microscopes, sample preparation techniques as well as image registration of correlative microscopy data.
It is planned to give participants the opportunity to operate the scanning electron microscope.

ProVIS Part 3: Next-Generation DOC Analysis with FT-ICR MS (Oliver Lechtenfeld)
At ProVIS, we apply ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry to study organic matter processes at the landscape level and in technical systems. Recently, we have boosted this capacity by adding liquid chromatography and laser desorption/ionization for a direct analysis both of the dissolved and the solid phases.
Participants have the opportunity to see a demonstration of the recent advances of our analytical toolboxes and will have the chance to discuss possible applications for their own research.

Speakers: Hryrory Stryhanyuk, Matthias Schmidt, Oliver Lechtenfeld

12:30 Lab tour "Stable isotope analytics"

With over 25 years of expertise, the Isotope Lab Leipzig is specialized in analyzing light element stable isotopes, including H, C, N, O, S and Cl. It offers state-of-the-art laboratory equipment, holds several methodological patents and acts as reference laboratory. During the tour, attendees will discover how stable isotopes can be applied to understand environmental processes and ecosystem interactions through compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA). The knowledge of the Isotope Lab Leipzig contributes to diverse process studies, such as visualizing biogeochemical processes or differentiating reactions and their underlying mechanisms.

Speakers: Matthias Gehre, Steffen Kümmel

12:30 Workshop "Digitalisation with reference to analytics on environmental samples at UFZ - Where we are and what could we change?"

We are often annoyed about the status of digitalisation in the German public sector, but are we better as environmental analysts?
If we are honest, we have to realise that even at the UFZ, with regard for example to the management and analysis of environmental samples, there are mostly local developed solutions at the moment. This makes it very difficult or in some cases laborious to manage samples and use data, at least on a UFZ-wide scale. At present, this may seem to be a sufficient and in some cases satisfactory digital solution for many scientists to carry out their own work.
In the future, activities on the environmental research science will produce and require usage of interdisciplinary, large data sets – "big data". This will only be successful for us at the UFZ if, in addition to externally accessible data, for example we can use a data pool related to data from environmental samples that has been fed by all scientists UFZ-wide over a period as long as possible. This is also important in the view of needed increased inter-departmental co-operations and projects.
So far, only partial use has been made of the UFZ's own Data management portal (DMP) in this regard, and a one-to-one sample identification of all UFZ environmental samples does not exist.
During the workshop, ideas and approaches are to be discussed with all interested scientists in order to strengthen the usage of the DMP by starting to enable a one-to-one sample identification for all environmental samples in the near future (general barcoding approach). This will be the basis for all colleagues at least to receive information which samples were analysed when and how.
It may be seen as "extra work" but the benefit lies within the future ease of data exchange, faster usage and thus a better way of open-access cooperation within the UFZ. This is something we should work on.
Beyond the introduction of a UFZ wide barcode for environmental samples, information will be provided about other already used data management systems such as the free, safe and open source electronic laboratory book (elabFTW) available at the UFZ and the LIMS with internal service charging that has been implemented at the central Laboratory for water analytics Magdeburg for more than 20 years.

Speakers: Eberhard Küster, Wolf von Tümpling

12:30 Workshop "Living sustainability culture together - on the way to a green campus"

The Leipzig Permoserstraße Science Park is on its way to develop into a water-sensitive, biodiversity enhancing and greenhouse gas-neutral campus – a green campus. To achieve this goal, a variety of measures have already been implemented, are planned, or are conceivable. We would like to discuss with you how the conceivable measures can be implemented. Above all, we would like to brainstorm with you which innovative approaches and technologies you can contribute from your research areas that could be made visible and tangible in the form of demonstration objects on the Science Park grounds.

Speakers: Peggy Kirsten, Reinart Feldmann, Roland Müller

12:30 → 14:30 Breakout Session: Storylines, cont. Part II

Please use the parallel storyline sessions on Day 1 to get informed about the storylines and bring in your potential contributions to a particular storyline. You might also want to contact the responsible persons of the storylines before the Science Days to find out how to best contribute. The storyline session structures may vary. On Day 2 some storyline sessions may be closed sessions.

12:30 Overarching Storyline "Extremes"

12:30 Storyline "Environmental impact assessment of plastics and associated chemicals to support the transition to a non-toxic environment for humans and wildlife"

12:30 Storyline "Towards sustainable agricultural land use"

12:30 Storyline "Transformation towards resilient water landscapes"

We will start with a short recap of the storyline and the session on Day 1. In light of this, we want to have a closer look at the five cornerstones of the storyline: i) The robust quantification of water fluxes, ii) Mechanistic process understanding for quantification of matter fluxes, iii) Identifying major controls of ecological functions and services, iv) Outreach and impacts and v) Overall storyline framework. This will happen in a modified World Café format depending on the group size. Here the emphasis is on: 1) Interesting aspects/products/papers that have not been mentioned yet incl. bridges to other Storylines and 2) What is still in the pipeline. Finally, we want to discuss in plenary activities that could support products in the pipeline to be ready in time for the evaluation.

12:30 Storyline "Urban transformation towards resilient blue-green infrastructures (BGI)"

14:30 → 15:00 Plenary: Conclusion and Poetry Slam on Overarching Storylines

Conveners: Rolf Altenburger, Marsha Richarz, Nils Straatmann

15:00 → 16:00 iDiv: Local Member Committee at UFZ¶

UFZ scientists already involved in iDiv or potentially interested to become involved are invited to this event. Just pass by.

Speakers: Karin Frank, Ingolf Kühn