Rigi-Workshop 2013
Thinking Big in a Small World: Creativity in the Molecular Sciences
Venue
The Workshop aimed to address various aspects of creativity in science, including the origin of innovation, the importance of interdisciplinary research, and to promote increased awareness of the importance of creativity amongst students and young scientists. Participants were challenged to reach beyond their own research and to bridge or integrate different fields of knowledge.
Organizers:
Marc Creus and Stefan Willitsch, University of Basel
The three-day workshop took place at the Rigi Kulm Hotel from January 20 to 22, 2013 and brought together a total of 41 PhD students and Post-Docs from different scientific disciplines focusing on the molecular sciences, including chemistry, nanotechnology, molecular biology and biochemistry.
The emphasis of the workshop was two-pronged:
Showcasing scientific excellence in the molecular sciences, providing examples of scientific creativity, the importance of interdisciplinary research, innovation and the exploration of creative or unusual solutions in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, nanotechnology and related fields.
Discussions on the process and importance of creativity. To provide an interdisciplinary forum that will include discussions of whether it is possible (or even favourable) to attempt to promote creativity, including discussions on managerial, psychological, political, economic and ethical aspects of scientific creativity, particularly in the molecular sciences.
Invited speakers:
Tim Hunt, biochemist and Nobel Prize winner
Helmut Schwarz, physical chemist and President of the Humboldt Foundation
Jay Siegel, organic chemist exploring molecular design, chemical synthesis and dynamic stereochemistry
Daniel Schümperli, molecular biologist and member of HUGO, a musical band that transposes DNA codes and other types of genetic and biological data into music
Downloads/links
- Flyer Rigi Workshop 2013
- Programm Rigi Workshop 2013
- Rigi Workshop 2013 in CHIMIA
- Prof. Tim Hunt Cancer Research UK, Creative Science, Tim Hunt
- Prof. Tim Hunt Cancer Research UK, How to win a Nobel Prize
- Prof. Helmut Schwarz Technische Universität Berlin, Chemistry with Methane: Concepts rather than Recipes
- Prof. Helmut Schwarz Technische Universität Berlin, The Magic of Molecular Soccer: Beauty and Purpose of Curiosity-driven Research
- Prof. Daniel Schümperli University of Bern, Parallel creative domains - Arts, Science, Nature
Past Rigi Workshops
- Rigi Workshop 2024: Exploring Epigenetics
- Rigi Workshop 2023: Infectious diseases as drivers of change
- Rigi Workshop 2022: Cell Biology of Infection
- Rigi Workshop 2020: Ecosystems under pressure - Agriculture, forestry and conservation under global change
- Rigi Workshop 2018: Networks and interactions - from species to communities
- Big answers from small packages: systems and synthetic biology of microbes
- Rigi-Workshop 2015
- Rigi-Workshop 2013
- Rigi-Workshop 2012
- Rigi-Workshop 2011
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