Workshop: From Materials to Functional Materials

The workshop will be hosted by the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg in Delmenhorst near Bremen.

The Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (HWK) was founded in 1995 and began its full-scale activities in the new Institute building in summer 1998. It is a non-profit private foundation of the German states of Lower Saxony and Bremen and the city of Delmenhorst. The Institute is located in the city of Delmenhorst, between the Hanseatic City of Bremen and Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.

The main objective of the Institute consists in the strengthening of the regionally, nationally and internationally recognized research potential of the universities and research institutions in the area, in particular the University of Bremen and the University of Oldenburg. The HWK nevertheless remains independent of these institutions in its decision-making processes and is not subject to their instructions. In cooperation with these universities, the HWK supports the disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration of especially qualified scholars and scientists on both the national and the international levels. Here a strong emphasis is placed on the support of junior scholars and scientists. Beyond that, the HWK strives to increase the attractiveness of the region for the settlement of additional scientific and academic institutions and scientifically oriented private enterprise. (Source: Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg)