Six students interested in science visited the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences from February 22 to 26, 2016. As part of various upper secondary school internships, five students from Oberlandgymnasium Seifhennersdorf and one student from Berufsschulzentrum Zittau worked on various questions and practical laboratory experiments in the fields of molecular biotechnology and inorganic chemistry.
Under the guidance of
Prof. Dr. Thomas Wiegert
In the second division of the practical, Dipl.-Chem. (FH) Matthias Jeschke gave the students a brief insight into various areas of inorganic chemistry. First, they determined various wet chemical parameters from a water sample they had brought with them, such as the pH value, the total hardness and the contamination of the water with organic substances. The week-long practical course was rounded off with an excursion into chemistry's bag of tricks. There was great enthusiasm when the students were able to prepare and carry out numerous experiments with dry ice, liquid nitrogen and some smoky fire experiments themselves.
In addition to the interesting and varied work in the laboratories and the very good supervision by the lecturers involved, the students also explicitly praised the lunch in the Zittau canteen. They will not soon forget their week of practical training at the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, especially as they were allowed to take the protective goggles they received home with them as a small souvenir.
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Dipl.-Chem. (FH) Matthias Jeschke
Photos: Prof. Dr. Thomas Wiegert
Dipl.-Chem. (FH) Matthias Jeschke