Exner Lectures 2023

We are very much looking forward to this year’s Lectures with lurkers Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Daniel G Anderson, Edward S Boyden and Omar M. Yaghi .

Day 1 – May 22th, 1pm – 6pm

Registration starts 1 pm

1:45 pm

Omar M. Yaghi, 2023 Medalist

‘Porous Crystals for a Sustainable Future’

+ Roland Kalb (prionic), ‘Toward Feedstock Agnostic Manufacturing of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Lignocellulosic Waste: The Key-Role of Applied Ionic Liquid Technologies

+ Freddy Kreitz (Uni Wien), ‘Materials with nanometer-size pores: New opportunities for healthcare and sustainable technologies

+ Jakob Smith (TU Wien), ‘Crystals and gases unite to save energy


4:15 pm

Daniel G. Anderson, 2023 Medalist

‘In vivo Delivery of Nucleic Acids, Genome Editing Tools and Cells’

+ Peter Ertl (TU Wien), ‘Organ-on-a-chip Technologies:  in vitro veritas?

+ Johannes Hackethal (THT Biomaterials), ‘Creating a circular & personalized precision-medicine for Society

+ Linda Waldherr(MedUni Graz), ‘Localized Cancer Treatment with Iontronic Devices: Continuous Chemotherapy and Triggered Release of Therapeutics


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Day 2 – May 23th, 1pm – 6pm

Registration starts 8:30 am

9:05 am

Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, 2023 Medalist

‘Electrifying the World with Solar Energy’

+ Gernot Oreki (MontanUni Leoben), ‘Challenges for new photovoltaic material & module developments

+ Theresa Margarethe Rienmüller (TU Graz), ‘Extracellular stimulation using photovoltaic devices

+ Markus Scharber (JKU Linz), ‘Organic Solar Cells – Challenges and Perspectives


11:35 am

Edward S. Boyden, 2020 Medalist

‘Analyzing and Repairing the Brain’

+ Gerhard Schütz (TU Wien), ‘Following T cell antigen recognition molecule by molecule

+ Johann Danzl (IST Austria), ‘Untangling brain tissue architecture with light microscopy

+ Kareem Elsayad (MedUni Wien), ‘Uncovering a hidden world of dynamic structure using high resolution optical microspectroscopy: biological and medical implications


End of lectures: approx. 2pm


Students, Bachelors, Masters, PhDs and Start-Ups are invited to the poster session again this year.


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