Initialspark
As part of the "Initial Spark" series, renowned scientists from all over the world who have been awarded a Nobel Prize or Leibniz Prize, for example, are invited to TU Dortmund University.
In addition to the opportunity to hear the lecture of a distinguished scientist, the subsequent reception offers the opportunity to talk to the top researchers.
This was last possible on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, when Professor Dr. Erwin Neher, Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Director Emeritus at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, gave the lecture "Ion Channels: Their Discovery and Role in Biomedicine and Pharmacology" in the Auditorium Maximum as the second lecture in the „Initial Spark“ series. Afterwards, he was available for the numerous questions from the audience as well as for requests for autographs and selfies among the students present.
On February 02, 2023, Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Benjamin List, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim an der Ruhr, will come to TU Dortmund as part of the Initial Spark series.
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Background
The Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize, experimented with explosives in the mining industry in the 1860s, including at the Dorstfeld mine in Dortmund-Dorstfeld. In order to be able to blast nitroglycerine with greater certainty, he developed the so-called initial ignition in 1863. The series is entitled "Initial Ignition" in reference to Nobel's experimental phase in Dortmund.
Highlights
"Ion Channels: Their Discovery and Role in Biomedicine and Pharmacology".
Second lecture of the series „Initial Spark“ on April 26, 2022 with Prof. Erwin Neher
After a long Corona break, the „Initial Spark“ lecture series could finally continue on April 26, 2022. The second lecture in this series was given by Professor Erwin Neher, Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Director Emeritus at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen. The report on this event can be found here (German).
"Innovation by Evolution: Expanding the Protein Universe."
Kick-off of the „Initial Spark“ lecture series on May 24, 2019 with Prof. Frances Arnold as part of the "Jubilee Lectures."
The first lecture of the „Initial Spark“ lecture series at TU Dortmund University was given on May 24, 2019 by Professor Frances Arnold, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology. More than 950 interested listeners followed her presentation. For more information, please see the follow-up report (German).
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Location & approach
The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.
To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.
TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.
You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.
The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.
The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.
The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.
Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).