140th International

Summer Course
August 06 to 12, 2023
140th International Summer Course 140th International Summer Course

Safety and Site Plan Welcome

These are the most important safety rules that have to be respected on the BASF site: Since 1949, BASF has invited PhD students to visit the company and strengthen the
scientific exchange between future scientists. Ever since those early days, the BASF International
• W
 hile on the site, your visitor badges must be worn and visible at all times.
Summer Course has attracted more and more talents from all over the world.
• Instructions from security personnel or other authorized personnel must be
followed promptly. The course takes place at the Ludwigshafen Verbund Site, the largest integrated chemical
• C
 ameras and electronic recording equipment must be handed in at the gate, production site in the world and the major hub of our global research community. The course
together with the associated film and memory material. offers participants an inspiring environment, the opportunity to get authentic insights into work
• Permission is needed for notebooks, USB-sticks and other storage media. life at BASF and the chance to network with other participants as well as BASF colleagues.
• It is strictly forbidden to use mobile phones to take pictures.
Together with digital specialists, engineers and scientists from all over the world, you are invited
Please keep your mobile phones switched off during the course.
to take an active and creative part in shaping this course. We welcome you and hope you will
• N
 o alcohol, no smoking or open spend an unforgettable time here with us.
fires are permitted.
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 lease do not enter buildings or
plants that are not necessary
for your course. Your Team of the International Summer Course 2023
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 ocuments and drawings relating
to BASF may only be removed Welcome to BASF – We create chemistry!
from the site if distributed for
that purpose.
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 turdy shoes (e.g. no sandals /
high heels), long-sleeved clothes Leonie Haase
and long pants are required Talent Attraction & Employer Branding
when visiting production plants. +49 1520 9373886
leonie.haase@basf.com

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– Enter your badge ID without the leading letter as username
(e.g. 1234567).
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140th International Summer Course Sunday – August 06, 2023
140 BASF International Summer Course Team
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Organizer until 4:00 pm Registration at Hotel

Hotel René Bohn
Dr. Sabine Frischhut Lobby
Inorganic Materials and Synthesis
+49 171 3135401 5:30 – 6:00 pm Transfer to Restaurant
sabine.frischhut@basf.com
6:00 – 10:30 pm Opening & Welcome Dinner
Küche Jungbusch & Terrace,
Mannheim

10:30 – 11:00 pm Transfer to Hotel

Bärenführer
Dr. Maximilian Domaschke Dr. Florian Schön
Battery Materials Functional Polymers
+49 172 7437908 +49 151 65570944
maximilian.domaschke@basf.com florian.schoen@basf.com

Dr. Lea Rapp Dr. Sebastian Spicher

Enzymes Process and Strain Quantum Chemistry
+49 151 65570744 +49 174 3481246
lea.rapp@basf.com sebastian.spicher@basf.com

Organization
Lysann Krügerke Nadine Rateike
Talent Attraction & Employer Talent Attraction & Employer
Branding Branding
lysann.kruegerke@basf.com nadine.rateike@basf.com

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Monday – August 07, 2023 Tuesday – August 08, 2023

8:00 – 8:15 am Walk to Feierabendhaus 8:00 – 8:15 am Walk to Feierabendhaus

8:15 – 8:45 am Introduction of the Day 8:15 – 8:30 am Introduction of the Day
Kammermusiksaal Kammermusiksaal
8:45 – 9:45 am Sustainability drives Innovation – Innovation drives Sustainability 8:30 – 9:15 am Creating Value for our Customers with Detergent
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Helmut Winterling (President, Group Research) Kammermusiksaal Enzyme Innovation
9:45 – 10:30 am Net Zero Accelerator Dr. Thomas Greindl
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Marco Bosch (Head of Carbon Management Technology) (Vice President, R&D Home Care and Industrial Formulations)
10:30 – 11:00 am Coffee Break & Networking 9:15 – 10:00 am Industrial Heterogeneous Catalysis for a Sustainable Future
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Katrin Friese
11:00 – 11:45 am Biotransformations at Industrial Scale
(Vice President, Catalysis Research)
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Doreen Schachtschabel
(Vice President, White Biotechnology Research) 10:00 – 10:30 am Coffee Break & Networking
11:45 am – 12:00 pm Break & Networking 10:30 – 11:30 am Quantum Chemistry & Quantum Computing @ BASF
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Ansgar Schäfer
12:00 – 1:30 pm Meet the Leader with Lunch Dr. Thomas Grösser
(Competence Leader, Quantum Chemistry)
Foyer Nord Dr. Grit Baier (Functional Polymers R&D
Dr. Michael Kühn
(Bioanalytics & Chemometrics) Care Chemicals)
(Research Engineer, Next Generation Computing)
Dr. Xenia Beyrich-Graf Dr. Ingrid Martin
(Specialties & Bioscience Research) (Material Science) 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Meet your AWASE Host
Dr. Bernd Eck Dr. Joachim Richert 12:00 – 1:00 pm AWASE Lunch
(Scientific Modeling) (Analytical Science) Canteen
Dr. Katrin Friese Dr. Doreen Schachtschabel 1:00 – 3:00 pm AWASE Tour
(Catalysis Research) (White Biotechnology Research) R&D Facilities
Dr. Horst Grafmanns Dr. Julia Schüller
3:00 – 3:45 pm Stop-Over at Hotel
(Process & Synthesis Research) (Chemicals Research)
Dr. Achim Gritsch Dr. Heiko Urtel 3:45 – 4:00 pm Walk to Feierabendhaus
(Materials Research) (Global R&D Battery Materials) 4:00 – 5:00 pm Elevator Pitch
1:30 – 2:00 pm Break & Networking Kammermusiksaal One Minute Presentation of each Participant
2:00 – 2:45 pm Verbund Site Ludwigshafen 5:00 – 8:00 pm Poster Session
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Olaf Kahrs (Head of Verbund Analysis) Foyer Nord & Snacks & Drinks
Foyer Süd
2:45 – 3:00 pm Walk to D 105 / Z 022
8:00 – 8:30 pm Stop-Over at Hotel
3:00 – 3:45 pm Issuance of Visitor Passes
D 105 / Z 022 8:30 – 11:00 pm Barbecue Dinner
Wintergarten and
3:45 – 4:45 pm BASF Site Tour
Terrace
Plant Grounds
11:00 – 11:15 pm Walk to Hotel
4:45 – 5:30 pm Stop-Over at Hotel
5:30 – 6:30 pm Transfer to Restaurant
6:30 – 11:00 pm Vineyard Dinner
Weingut Mesel,
Bad Dürkheim
11:00 pm – 12:00 am Transfer to Hotel

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Wednesday – August 09, 2023 Thursday – August 10, 2023

8:00 – 8:15 am Walk to Feierabendhaus 8:00 – 8:15 am Walk to Feierabendhaus

8:15 – 8:30 am Introduction of the Day 8:15 – 8:30 am Introduction of the Day
Kammermusiksaal Kammermusiksaal
8:30 – 9:15 am Toxicological Testing at BASF for Safe and Sustainable Products 8:30 – 9:30 am Careers at BASF – Panel Discussion
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Robert Landsiedel Kammermusiksaal Leonie Haase (Senior Advisor, Talent Attraction & Employer Branding)
(Vice President, Toxicology and Ecology) Dr. Tile Gieshoff (Process Manager, Acrylic Acid Ester Plant)
9:15 – 10:00 am Digitalization & Automation of R&D @ BASF Dr. Julia Jähnigen (Manager, Chemical Strategy for Sustainability)
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Alice Glättli Dr. Julia Schüller (Vice President, Chemicals Research)
(Senior Vice President; Digitalization, 9:30 – 10:30 am Coffee Break & Networking
Automation and Innovation Management) 10:30 – 11:15 am BASF Cathode Active Materials & Recycling: Tailored
10:00 – 10:30 am Coffee Break & Networking Kammermusiksaal Closed-loop Solutions Addressing the Market Needs
10:30 – 11:15 am Analytics – A Key to Innovation and Sustainability Dr. Andreas Fischer
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Joachim Richert (Vice President, Global Innovation Scouting Battery Materials)
(Vice President, Analytical Science) 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Process Development: From Lab to Launch
11:15 – 11:30 am Introduction to Business Game Kammermusiksaal Dr. Achim Gritsch (Vice President, Materials Research)
Kammermusiksaal 12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch Foyer Nord
Foyer Nord 1:00 – 1:15 pm Distribution of Safety Equipment
12:30 – 2:45 pm Business Game: Künstlerzimmer 7
Kammermusiksaal Renewable and Reprocessed Carbon 1:15 – 4:15 pm Plant Visits in Groups
Künstlerzimmer 3a Dennis Albers BASF Plants Acrylic Monomers Lukas Schulz
(Senior Manager, Renewable Cracker Feed Program) Oxo Dr. Frank Poplow
Künstlerzimmer 3b Dr. Tim Balensiefer Phytase Dr. Christian Dietzsch
(Sustainability Manager, Petrochemicals) Steamcracker Eric Jenne
Künstlerzimmer 4a Dr. Alexander Schenzel Citral Dr. Georg Seeber
(Global Sustainability Manager, Dispersions & Resins) Ethylene oxide Oliver Fitzner
Künstlerzimmer 4b Dr. Patrick Wilke Ethyl acrylate/Methacrylic acid Dr. Tile Gieshoff
(Sustainability Manager, Performance Materials) Ultramid Dr. Andreas Ansmann
2:45 – 4:15 pm Business Game: Final Pitches, Evaluation & Feedback 4:15 – 4:30 pm Return of Safety Equipment
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Andreas Kleinke Künstlerzimmer 7
(Head of Sustainability Strategy) 4:30 – 5:00 pm Stop-Over at Hotel
Dr. Kai Rainer Ehrhardt
5:00 – 6:00 pm Transfer to Restaurant
(Vice President, Reaction Engineering)
Prof. Dr. Peter Saling 6:00 – 8:15 pm Dinner
(Senior Expert, Corporate Sustainability) Wirtshaus am Dom,
Speyer
4:15 pm – open Free Afternoon and Evening
8:15 – 8:30 pm Walk to Speyer Cathedral
5:00 – 6:00 pm Optional:
Neckarmünzplatz, Transfer to Heidelberg 8:30 – 10:30 pm Speyer City Tour
Heidelberg Speyer
9:00 – 10:00 pm Optional: 10:30 – 11:30 pm Transfer to Hotel
Neckarmünzplatz, Transfer from Heidelberg to Hotel
Heidelberg

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Friday – August 11, 2023 Saturday – August 12, 2023

8:00 – 8:15 am Walk to Feierabendhaus open – 11:00 am Last Farewell, Breakfast and Departure
8:15 – 8:30 am Introduction of the Day Hotel René Bohn
Kammermusiksaal
8:30 – 9:15 am Performance Materials for Future Mobility
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Elisabeth Weyandt (Technology Scout Automotive Industry)
9:15 – 10:00 am ChemCycling® – From Plastic Waste to Virgin-grade Products
Kammermusiksaal Marion Mayer (Senior Marketing and Product Manager)
10:00 – 10:30 am Coffee Break & Networking
10:30 – 11:15 am Creating Sustainable Solutions for Agriculture
Goodbye and a safe trip home!
Kammermusiksaal Dr. Jürgen Huff (Senior Vice President, R&D Crop Protection)
11:15 am – 4:30 pm Focused Visits in Groups with Lunch
Your Team of the International
Research Mini Plant Facility & Methane Pyrolysis, Ludwigshafen
Analytics – Electron Microscopy & X-ray Diffraction, Ludwigshafen Summer Course 2023
Battery Material Pilot Plant, Ludwigshafen
Biotech Pilot Plant, Ludwigshafen
Automation in Biotech Research, Ludwigshafen
Crop Protection – Chemistry in the Field, Limburgerhof
4:30 – 4:45 pm Return of Safety Equipment
Künstlerzimmer 7
4:45 – 5:30 pm Stop-Over at Hotel
5:30 – 6:00 pm Transfer to Restaurant
6:00 – 8:00 pm Meet BASF Guests
Küche Jungbusch & Dr. Eva Hackemann
Terrace, Mannheim (Competence Leader, Process Development Biotech) Useful abbreviations
Dr. Verena Strempel
(Production Manager, Oxo-Plant) Research Divisions Operating Divisions
Dr. Kai Theodor Coenen
RGA: Analytical and Material Science AP: Agricultural Solutions
(Asset Manager, Waste Incineration)
RGD: Specialties and Bioscience Research CC: Catalysts
8:00 – 10:00 pm Farewell Dinner RGU: Chemicals and Catalysis Research CI: Intermediates
Küche Jungbusch & RGQ: Digitalization, Automation and Innovation CM: Monomers
Terrace, Mannheim Management CP: Petrochemicals
EC: Coatings
10:00 pm – 2:00 am Farewell Party
ED: Dispersions & Pigments
Küche Jungbusch &
EM: Care Chemicals
Terrace, Mannheim
EN: Nutrition & Health
11:00 – 11:30 pm Transfer to Hotel EV: Perfomance Chemicals
2:00 – 2:30 am Transfer to Hotel PM: Performance Materials

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