chemistry department
After being welcomed by Prof. Klaus Seibt, the participants followed a lecture on the topic of "Solubility of gypsum". They were then able to put the theoretical knowledge they had acquired into practice in a laboratory experiment and evaluate and discuss the results of the experiment with the specialist staff. In the evening, they dined at the "Cavallino" restaurant and then Jochen Kaminsky took the students on an entertaining night watchman's tour of Zittau town center. Even the locals were amazed at how much there was to learn about Zittau. The students spent the night in modern dormitory rooms, which were kindly provided by the Studentenwerk.
The second day began with a hearty breakfast in the canteen. Afterwards, the students were given a brief insight into the theory and practice of synthesizing and using organic dyes in the halls of organic chemistry. Indigo was synthesized, chlorophyll was isolated from parsley and characterized using IR spectroscopy. At the end of the event, all participants received certificates and a small souvenir gift. Once again this year, the pupils showed great interest and enjoyed the scientific work and chemical experiments. At the concluding discussion round, the feedback was exclusively positive.
In addition to the Saxon Education Agency, the event was supported by the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and Cornelsen-Verlag. Many thanks go to all participating students, the participating members of the chemistry department and to Mr Liebner from Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Löbau, who, as every year, organized the event.
Contact:
Dipl.-Chem. (FH) Matthias Jeschke
Faculty of Mathematics/Natural Sciences
Phone: 03583 61-1714/1702/1703
E-mail: m.jeschke(at)hszg.de