Program
Day 1 - Monday, 29. September 2025
| Session 1: Opening and Welcome | |
| 13:00 - 13:30 |
Opening & Welcome Address Prof. Dr. Jens Strackeljan, President of the Otto von Guericke University Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Sundmacher, SmartProSys Spokesperson |
| 13:30 - 14:30 |
Plenary Lecture: Prof. Dr. Peter Seeberger "Towards the Self-driving Laboratory" |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| Session 2: Process Level - 1 | |
| 15:00 - 15:40 | Keynote Lecture: Dr. Ina Vollmer "Catalytic Ball Milling for Recycling of Plastic Waste" |
| 15:40 - 16:10 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Kienle "Dynamic Operation and Optimization of Power-2-methanol Processes" |
| 16:10 - 16:40 | Dr.-Ing. Nicole Vorhauer-Huget "Use of Microwave Heating for Intensification of Thermal Processes" |
| 16:40 - 19:00 | Reception (Fingerfood and Drinks) & Poster Session |
Day 2 - Tuesday, 30. September 2025
| Session 3: Process Level - 2 | |
| 9:00 - 9:40 |
Keynote Lecture: Prof. Dr. Martha Grover |
| 9:40 - 10:10 |
Dr.-Ing. Tanja Vidakovic-Koch |
| 10:10 - 10:40 |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Bück |
| 10:40 - 11:10 | Coffee Break |
| Session 4: Molecular Level - 1 | |
| 11:10 - 11:50 | Keynote Lecture: Prof. Dr. Victor Zavala "Graph-Theoretic Approaches to Data Science and Machine Learning with Applications to Sustainability" |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Prof. Dr. Eszter Barath "Catalysis in the Condensed Phase: A Heterogeneous Approach" |
| 12:20 - 12:50 | Prof. Dr. Julian Thiele "Utilizing Lignin as Functional Macromer in High-resolution Additive Manufacturing" |
| 12:50 - 13:50 | Lunch Break |
| Session 5: Molecular Level - 2 | |
| 13:50 - 14:30 | Keynote Lecture: Prof. Dr. Tapio Salmi "Selective Low-temperature Conversion of Biomass Components to High-value products – Interaction of Catalysis and Reaction Engineering" |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Prof. Dr. Jan von Langermann "Product-specific Engineering for the Biocatalytic Depolymerization of PET and PEF" |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Dr. Christoph Kubis "In-situ & Operando Methods for the Elucidation of Mechanistic and Kinetic Aspects of Catalytic Reactions" |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| Session 6: System Level - 1 | |
| 16:00 - 16:40 | Keynote Lecture: Prof. Dr. Christian Klöckner "Effects of Psychological Interventions on Environmental Behaviour – What Can Be Achieved and How Can Plasticities for Behaviour Change Be Estimated and Used in Modelling?" |
| 16:40 - 17:10 |
Prof. Dr. Ellen Matthies |
| 17:10 - 17:40 | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Karolin Schmidt "An Overview of the Diversity and Potential of Environmental Psychology Research Approaches to Study Consumers as Relevant Actors for a Green Carbon Circular Economy" |
| 17:40 - 19:00 | Poster Session |
| 19:00 - 22:00 | Symposium Dinner in Festung Mark |
Day 3 - Wednesday, 01. October 2025
| Session 7: Computational Systems and Algorithms - 1 | |
| 9:00 - 9:40 |
Keynote Lecture: Dr. Sven Leyffer |
| 9:40 - 10:10 |
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Sager |
| 10:10 - 10:40 | Dr. Lihong Feng "Non-intrusive Surrogate Modelling Using Deep Learning and Active Learning" |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| Session 8: Computational Systems and Algorithms - 2 | |
| 11:00 - 11:40 | Keynote Lecture: Prof. Dr. Lorenz Biegler "Process Optimization with Digital Twins: A Comparison Case Study with Carbon Capture Processes" |
| 11:40 - 12:10 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sanaz Mostaghim "Recent Advances and Applications of Multi-objective Optimization Algorithms for SmartProSys" |
| 12:10 - 12:40 | Dr. Ion Victor Gosea "Enabling Digital Twins for Power-to-X Processes Through Surrogate Models for a Catalytic CO2 Methanation Reactor" |
| 12:40 - 13:40 | Lunch Break |
| Session 9: System Level - 2 | |
| 13:40 - 14:20 | Keynote Lecture: Prof. Dr. Sandra Eckert "Regulating Plastics in Europe: Politics, Policy Instruments and Policy Outcomes" |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | Prof. Dr. Michael Böcher "Political Bioeconomy Strategies and Their Role in the Transformation of the Chemical Industry" |
| 14:50 - 15:20 | Dr. Caroline Ganzer "Circular Economy for Polyamide within Planetary Boundaries" |
| 15:20 - 15:50 | Closing Remarks |
