¶ 4th URS PhD WorkshopWe are happy to announce that the 4th URS PhD Workshop will take place in Aachen from 12th - 14th of June. The workshop follows the idea from the previous events: provide a platform for communication and knowledge share among the URS PhD-researchers. The event is organized in a hybrid fashion: while the programs are mainly focused on the interest of the young scientific professionals for in-person discussions, all presentations will be streamed via an opan call for anyone interested to listen in. On the first and second day, the workshop will focus on the recent research progress of the URS projects' young scientists with dedicated time to discuss the specific challenges and problems associated with the candidates study concluded with an ice-breaking dinner as courtosy of BGE. The third day of the workshop is dedicated to a field trip to the HADES underground rock laboratory (EURIDICE) located in Mol, Belgium. |
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¶ Summary
We are excited to share the successful completion of our recent PhD Workshop held in Aachen from June 12th to 14th. This event brought together PhD students from the URS research cluster to present their current research, discuss preliminary results, and outline their planned publications. The workshop was an invaluable platform for these young researchers to communicate, share expertise, and collaborate. Attendees showcased the innovative tools and methods they have developed, fostering a vibrant exchange of ideas and strategies to support each other’s work.
A special highlight of the workshop was the ice-breaking dinner on the second day, generously funded by BGE. This event provided a relaxed atmosphere for participants to network and build stronger connections.
On the final day, participants enjoyed a field trip to the HADES underground rock laboratory in Mol, Belgium. During this visit, local experts gave an informative presentation on Belgium's nuclear waste disposal policy, followed by a guided tour of the underground facility. Here, attendees observed the cutting-edge experiments conducted by EURIDICE, gaining valuable insights into ongoing research in nuclear waste management.
We are proud of the collaborative spirit and the progress made during this workshop, and we look forward to the future achievements of our PhD researchers.
¶ Important information
¶ Location
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Venue: Day 1 (Wednesday): (1) Room 328 Schinkelstraße 2, Aachen Day 2 (Thursday): (2) Room GRS001 Schinkelstraße 2a, Aachen
Dinner: Gaffel Wirtshaus am Hühnerdieb Rethelstraße 2, Aachen
Hotel recommendation: B&B Hotel Aachen-City Grosskölnstraße 57-63, Aachen |
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¶ Registration
We cordially invite everyone who would like to attend the workshop to register here. The participation fee is 50€.
We kindly inform everyone that the necessary information for the payment is provided in a follow up email shortly after the confirmation email sent out after the registration.
¶ Program
A pdf version of the program is available here.
¶ 12th June - Wednesday |
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| 13:30 - 14:00 | Registration and Meet&Greet | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Uncertainties in the German site-selection process (BGE) Presentation |
Merle Bjorge |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | ENSURE (Technical University of Clausthal, University of Kassel) Part 1 (TUC), Part 2 (KU) |
Fabian Fritsch, Martina Heiermann, Dirk Kluge |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | REDUKLIM (GRS, PIK) Part 1 (PIK), Part 2 (GRS) |
Christine Kaufhold, Marc Johnen |
¶ 13th June - Thursday |
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| 08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome and opening of the 2nd day | Kata Kurgyis |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | RADON (Leibniz University Hannover) Part 1 (Suilmann), Part 2 (Perin) |
Andrea Perin, Jonas Suilmann |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | MeQUR (TUBA Freiberg, TU Chemnitz, UFZ, BGR) Part 1 (TUBAF), Part 2 (UFZ) |
Aqeel A. Chaudhry, Feliks Kiszkurno |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | GeoBlocks (RWTH Aachen, University of Aberdeen, BGR) Part 1 (Carl), Part (Yang), Part 3 (Colombo) |
Friedrich Carl, Carlos Colombo, Jian Yang |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Smart Monitoring (University of Stuttgart, RWTH Aachen) Part 1 (Chen), Part 2 (Menzel) |
Qian Chen, Maria Morales, Nino Menzel |
| 13:30 - | Lunch break | |
| 19:00 - | Dinner reserver - courtesy of BGE | Gaffel Wirtshaus am Hühnerdieb |
¶ 14th June - Friday |
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| 07:45 - 08:00 | Meetup for the excursion - location: Schinkelstraße 2a, Aachen | |
| 08:00 - 13:00 | Excursion to HADES URL - EURIDICE | |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Expected arrival back to Aachen | |
¶ Gallery
