German Center for Research and Innovation opened in New York
Prof. Dr. Max Huber (DAAD); Madeleine Jacobs (ACS); Joann Halpern (GCRI); Prof.
Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle (MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms); Prof. Dr.
Annette Schavan (BMBF); Dr. Sebastian Fohrbeck (DAAD); Ambassador Dr. Klaus
Scharioth; Prof. Dr. Matthias Kleiner (DFG); Prof. Dr. Helmut Schwarz (AvH);
Consul General Dr. Horst Freitag. © beowulfsheehan.com???aural:Bildende???
More than 200 distinguished guests convened for the opening of the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) at the German House in New York City on 19 February. The 2001 German Nobel laureate in physics, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle, who is also the Director of the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms, gave a thought-provoking presentation on the Bose-Einstein condensate, one of the tiniest configurations of matter.
“The German Center for Research and Innovation reflects the diversity and excellence of the German research landscape. It is a central contact point for the initiation of U.S.-German cooperation projects. It also enables German institutions that are involved in research and development to present a united front in North America,” said Federal Research Minister Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan in her opening speech.
The German Centers for Research and Innovation are a joint initiative by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Foreign Office (AA). At five locations worldwide, they seek to enhance the attractiveness of German research and development and to concentrate the activities of German research and mediating organisations, higher education institutions and innovative enterprises, supporting the integration strategy adopted by the Federal Government in 2008 as well as international academic relations.
Joining the four other centres in São Paulo, New Delhi, Moscow and Tokyo, the New York GCRI will build a vibrant forum for transatlantic cooperation and German science diplomacy, bringing together international experts and researchers from academic institutions, industry and government. It is now planning a wide range of activities, including science policy dinners, exhibitions, as well as conferences and symposia to enhance communication on the critical challenges of the 21st century.
Contact: German Center for Research and Innovation New York info@germanInnovation.org
More information: www.GermanInnovation.org
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