Science Day – family day on the Polymer Path
- Date: May 18, 2025
- Time: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester u.a.
- Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz
- Room: Außengelände
- Host: MPI-P / AK Landfester
- Contact: kunststoffpfad@mpip-mainz.mpg.de
For the second time, we cordially invite your family and friends to an exciting day where you can discover the fascinating world of chain molecules – the mysterious structures behind the polymers that make up the plastics we use every day.
On our Polymer Path, we show what plastics actually are, where they are found and how we deal with ‘plastic’ today and should deal with it in the future. But we have even more to offer on the day: The children's university will show how much science is actually hidden in a Black Forest cake and along the path you can ask female researchers why they actually wanted to become scientists and what exactly they do at the Max Planck Institute.
CHILDREN UNIVERSITY:
10.00-10.30
‘What does science have to do with a Black Forest cake?’ with Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester
Staudinger lecture hall
GUIDED TOURS:
10.45-11.15
‘Why are there actually so many different plastics?’
Meeting point: ‘Knäuel’ station
11.30-12.00
‘Is organic always organic?’
Meeting point: ‘Bioplastics’ station
12.15-12.45
‘How can plastic be good for bees?’
Meeting point: ‘Bees’ station
SPEED DATING:
10.40-11.00
‘How can we see tiny objects?’ with Dr. Francesca Mazzotta (in English)
Meeting point: ‘Timeline’ station
11.00-11.20
‘Why do muscle tendons tear?’ with PhD student Johanna Buck
Meeting point: ‘Natural polymers’ station
11. 20-11.40
‘What do duck feathers have to do with research?’ with Dr. Doris Vollmer
Meeting point: ‘Research’ station
11.40-12.00
‘How can we see tiny objects?’ with Dr. Francesca Mazzotta (in English)
Meeting point: ‘Timeline’ station
12.00-12.20
‘Why do muscle tendons tear?’ with doctoral student Johanna Buck
Meeting point: ‘Natural polymers’ station
12.20-12.40
‘What do duck feathers have to do with research?’ with Dr. Doris Vollmer
Meeting point: ‘Research’ station
Admission free
CHILDREN UNIVERSITY:
10.00-10.30
‘What does science have to do with a Black Forest cake?’ with Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester
Staudinger lecture hall
GUIDED TOURS:
10.45-11.15
‘Why are there actually so many different plastics?’
Meeting point: ‘Knäuel’ station
11.30-12.00
‘Is organic always organic?’
Meeting point: ‘Bioplastics’ station
12.15-12.45
‘How can plastic be good for bees?’
Meeting point: ‘Bees’ station
SPEED DATING:
10.40-11.00
‘How can we see tiny objects?’ with Dr. Francesca Mazzotta (in English)
Meeting point: ‘Timeline’ station
11.00-11.20
‘Why do muscle tendons tear?’ with PhD student Johanna Buck
Meeting point: ‘Natural polymers’ station
11. 20-11.40
‘What do duck feathers have to do with research?’ with Dr. Doris Vollmer
Meeting point: ‘Research’ station
11.40-12.00
‘How can we see tiny objects?’ with Dr. Francesca Mazzotta (in English)
Meeting point: ‘Timeline’ station
12.00-12.20
‘Why do muscle tendons tear?’ with doctoral student Johanna Buck
Meeting point: ‘Natural polymers’ station
12.20-12.40
‘What do duck feathers have to do with research?’ with Dr. Doris Vollmer
Meeting point: ‘Research’ station
Admission free