Contents - Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme
Contents - Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme
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possibilityforyoungscientiststotakepartintheorganizationofmeetings.Outofthe44eventsduring<br />
2009-2010,youngscientistsoftheinstitutetookpartinthecoordinationof8.Thishasapositiveeducationaleffectforyoungscientists,andhelpstheexternalcoordinatorsthroughthepermanentcontact<br />
withalocalscientificcoordinator.<br />
1.5 EqualOpportunities<br />
Overthelastyearswewereabletoincreasethepercentageoffemaleresearchersto10%ofallpostdocs<br />
and20%ofallpredocsholdingacontractofmorethanthreemonths. Inadditiontothestandard<br />
measuresofensuringequalopportunities, mpipksparticipatesinthescientificactivitiesontheannual<br />
Girl’sDayandinvitesfemalestudentsfromhighschoolstoinformativelecturesanddiscussionsabout<br />
acareerinscience. Inordertomeettheneedsofresearcherswithyoungchildrenwehavecreatedin<br />
guesthouse3amother&childapartment,ofcoursealsoavailabletofatherswiththeiryoungkids.<br />
Togetherwithanofferfordaycare,wehavebeenabletoattractseveralyoungparticipants,whocould<br />
jointhescientificprogramofworkshopswhiletheirchildrenwerelookedafterintheguesthouse. This<br />
apartment,whennotbookedforworkshopparticipantpurposes,isalsoavailableandfrequentlyusedby<br />
membersof mpipkswhentheyneedtobeaccompaniedbytheiryoungchildrenduringworkinghoursin<br />
caseofanemergency(e.g.sicknessinthefamilyorthedaycare).<br />
1.6 PublicRelations<br />
Theinstituteconsidersitselfasaplatformfortheemergence,exchange,developmentandpromotion<br />
ofcreativeideasinresearch. Whilemainlyfocusingonscientists,thisalsoincludespotentialfuture<br />
scientists,i.e.,highschoolstudents,teachers,aswellasthegeneralpublicinterestedinscience.Within<br />
ourschool-contact-programweofferlecturesatschoolsinordertospreadthefascinationofscienceas<br />
ithappens.<br />
Since1999, mpipkshascoordinated,togetherwiththeTUDresdenandtheCityofDresden,thelecture<br />
seriesScienceintheCityHall,aimedatpromotingpublicinterestedinscience.Well-knownscientistsare<br />
invitedtogivelecturesforthebroadpublic,whichareintendedtopopularizemodernresearch(p.150).<br />
Furthermore,coordinatorsofworkshopsareencouragedtoofferapubliceveninglectureat mpipksinthe<br />
courseoftheworkshop.Since2006,whenDresdenwasawardedthetitle’StadtderWissenschaft2006’,<br />
mpipkshasparticipatedinnumerousactivitieswhicharepartoftheannualprogramofthescientific<br />
communityofDresden.<br />
In2007weinitiatedtheprogramDresdenJournalistinResidenceinwhichthetwootherMPIsinDresden<br />
alsoparticipate(p.151).<br />
1.7 ResearchNetworking<br />
Local •The mpipksfindsitselfinthemidstofarichresearchenvironment,formedbytheTUDresden<br />
andthemanyotherresearchinstituteswhichsurroundit.AnintensivescientificdialoguewiththePhysics<br />
DepartmentoftheTUDresdentakesplace,e.g.,withregularjointseminars(QuantumDynamicswith<br />
Prof.Schmidt),withthe<strong>Max</strong><strong>Planck</strong>FellowgroupChaosandQuantumChaosheadedbyProf. R.<br />
Ketzmerick,andthroughacollaborationwithProf. Schwille. mpipkshasparticularclosecontactsto<br />
the<strong>Institut</strong>eofTheoreticalPhysicsandthe<strong>Institut</strong>eofBiophysicsatthePhysicsDepartment.<strong>Institut</strong>e<br />
membersareinvolvedinvariousResearchFocusPrograms(p.145). ThedivisionElectronicCorrelationswas,andthedivisionCondensedMatteriscooperatingwiththeIFW(<strong>Institut</strong><strong>für</strong>Festkörper-und<br />
Werkstoffforschung)andwiththeneighboring<strong>Max</strong><strong>Planck</strong><strong>Institut</strong>eforChemicalPhysicsoftheSolid<br />
State.Inparticular,bothinstitutesjointlyruntheJuniorResearchGroupCollectivePhenomenainSolid<br />
StateandMaterialPhysicsheadedbyDr. S.Kirchner. ThedivisionBiologicalPhysicshasestablished<br />
closecontacttothe<strong>Max</strong><strong>Planck</strong><strong>Institut</strong>eofMolecularCellBiologyandGenetics.Therearealsointense<br />
collaborationswiththeBiotechnologicalCenterandthenewlyfoundedCenterforRegenerativeTherapies.<br />
ThedivisionsFiniteSystemsandCondensedMattercooperatecloselywiththeResearchCenter<br />
Rossendorf,inparticularthroughjointresearchconductedbytheJuniorResearchGroupComputational<br />
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