Science Circle Meetings
19th Science Circle Meeting - 12 March 2012
The German Embassy organised its 19th Science Circle Meeting on March 12, 2012 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. A talk on Globalisation and Innovation – Strategies for Value Creation, Competitiveness, and Sustainable Development in the Global Knowledge Economy was delivered by Prof. Dr. Thorsten Posselt, head of Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe (Fraunhofer MOEZ) and Professor of Innovation Management and Innovation Economics at University of Leipzig.
The 18th Science Circle Lecture was organised on 04 March 2011. The German Embassy, in-cooperation with the German Research Foundation India (DFG) and the Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi organised the 2nd DFG-Leibniz Lecture entitled “Interweaving Dance Cultures” by the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize awardee of 2004, Prof. Dr. Gabriele Brandstetter at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.
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17th Science Circle Lecture was delivered by Professor Dr. Juergen Roedel from Department of Materials and Earth Sciences of Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany on the topic "Roadmap for Ceramics 2025" on 22 Mar 2010 at India Habitat Centre.
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Sixteenth Science Circle Meeting - 07 Dec 2009
The sixteenth Science Circle Lecture was delivered by Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wolf, Director at the Art History Institute in Florence - Max Planck Institute, Germany on the topic "Mediterranean Art Histories in a transcultural perspective: The Case of Medieval Sicily" at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre.
Fifteenth Science Circle Meeting - 13 Nov 2009
The fifteenth Science Circle Lecture was delivered by Prof. Ulrich Sieber, Director, Max Planck Institute for Foreign & International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany on the topic "Liberty versus Security in the Fight against Terrorism and Organized Crime - International Developments and German Criminal Policy".
Fourteenth Science Circle Meeting - 12 Mar 2009
The fourteenth Science Circle Lecture was delivered by Dr. Ute Frevert, Director, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany on the topic "Does Trust Have a History?".
Thirteenth Science Circle Meeting - 06 Feb 2009
The thirteenth Science Ccircle Lecture was given by Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany on the topic "Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change".
Twelfth Science Circle Meeting - 24 Oct 2008
The twelfth Science Circle Lecture was given by Professor Dr. Klaus Muellen, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz on the topic "Nano - Hype or Hope?".
Eleventh Science Circle Meeting - 05 June 2008
The elecventh Science Circle Lecture was given by Professor Kurt Mehlhorn, Director, Max Planck Insitute for Computer Science, Germany on the topic "Efficient Use of Computers: Challenges and Application".
Tenth Science Circle Meeting - 18 February 2008
The tenth Science Circle Lecture was given by Prof. Anders Levermann, Professor of Dynamics of the Climate System at the Physics Institute of Potsdam University and at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany on the topic "Climate change - Scientific basis, observed consequences and risks forthe future".
Ninth Science Circle Meeting - 28 September 2007
The ninth Science Circle Lecture was given by Dr. Harald Mehl, Head Environment & Security, German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), German Aerospace Center (DLR) on the topic "The German Remote Sensing Data Center: Technologies and solutions for disaster management".
Eighth Science Circle Meeting - 13 April 2007
The eighth Science Circle Lecture was given by Prof. Jürgen Mlynek, President of the Helmholtz Association, Germany on the topic "Energy Research: A Challenge for our Future".
Seventh Science Circle Meeting - 18 December 2006
The seventh Science Circle Lecture was given by Prof. Asit K. Biswas, President, Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico (Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2006) & Advisor, Government of India on the topic "Water Management in India: Opportunities and Constraints".
Sixth Science Circle Meeting - 26 September 2006
The Sixth Science Circle Lecture was given by Dr. Kasturirangan, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc, Bangalore on the topic "Recent Developments in India's Space Programme".
Fifth Science Circle Meeting - 23 November 2005
The fifth Science Circle Lecture was given by Prof. Dr. K. Schilling, Robotics and Telematics, Würzburg University, Germany on the topic Robotics: "The European Huygens – Mission to Explore the Saturnian Moon Titan and Technology Spin Offs for Tele-Education".
Fourth Science Circle Meeting - 24 October 2005
The fourth Science Circle Lecture was given by Prof. Dr. Lutz Heuser, Vice President, SAP Ltd, on the topic "Enterprise Services Architecture & Semantic Web Services" and "E-Learning - useful for Indian students and scientists?".
Third Science Circle Meeting - 18 April 2005
The third Science Circle Lecture was given by Prof. Dr. Rudi Balling, Director of GBF - German Research Centre for Biotechnology in Braunschweig, Germany on the topic "Small Animals and Small Molecules: Tools to Develop New Antiinfectives and Vaccines".
Second Science Circle Meeting - 21 February 2005
The second Science Circle Lecture was given by Prof. Rainer Kind from GeoForschungs Zentrum, Potsdam on the topic "The Tsunami Warning System - a German Contribution".
First Science Circle Meeting - 16 Decemeber 2004
The first Science Circle Lecture was given by Prof. Dr, Hartmut Michel, Director, Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, Germany on the topic "Membrane Proteins - Importance, Structures & Mechanisms.
