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Opening Max Planck - University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics

On behalf of the Max Planck Gesellschaft and the University of Twente we would like to invite you to the official opening ceremony of the new cooperative research unit 'Max Planck - University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics'. We would be honoured if you join us on Friday 3 March 2017 from 11.00h - 15.45h at the campus of the UT.


Program Friday 3 March 2017
11.00h - 15.45h

Location: Waaier building, campus University of Twente


Registration and welcome

(11.00h - 11.30h)

Start event: 11.30h

Chair of the day: Janneke Hoedemaekers   


Opening words by

Mr. Victor van der Chijs; President University of Twente 

Prof. Dr. Martin Stratmann; President Max Planck Gesellschaft 

Prof. Dr. Detlef Lohse; Physics of Fluids, Physics of Fluids group

Prof. Dr. Eberhard Bodenschatz; Director of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization


Moderated talk about idea behind and ambitions of the new Max Planck Center (12.00h - 12.40h):
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ing. Dave Blank

Prof. Dr. Detlef Lohse; Physics of Fluids, Physics of Fluids group

Prof. Dr. Eberhard Bodenschatz; Director of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Prof.dr. Thom Palstra; Rector Magnificus

Mr. Sander Dekker; State Secretary of Education, Culture and Science

Mr. Dirk Brengelmann; Ambassador of Germany in The Netherlands 

Mr. Eddy van Hijum; Member Executive Council Province of Overijssel


Official opening of the Max Planck Center (12.40h)


Champagne and walking lunch (12.45h)


Science talks (13.45h - 15.45h)

Keynote: Prof. Roberto Verzicco; Università di Roma and UT: ‘The human heart, turbulence and deformability'

Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester; Physical Chemistry of Polymers, MPl Mainz 

Prof. Dr. Albert van den Berg; BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip, University of Twente 

Prof. Dr. Stephan Herminghaus; Complex Fluids, MPl Gottingen

Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Butt, MPIP Mainz

Prof. Dr. Eberhard Bodenschatz Hydrodynamics MPI Göttingen

Prof. Dr. Detlef Lohse Physics of Fluids group, University of Twente


Closure, drinks and snacks (15.45h)

Opening Max Planck - University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics
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