FUTURE LECTURES @ TU HAMBURG

Future lectures aim to:

•Address emerging research challenges

•Show strong impact of innovative research for society

•Trigger new research ideas and discussions at TUHH

The energy transition and the associated expansion of offshore wind energy require innovative and sustainable solutions. In this Future Lecture, experts from politics (Mr. Anselm Sprandel, Office for Energy and Climate, BUKEA, FHH), industry (Dr. Falk Lüddecke, Jörss-Blunck-Ordemann GmbH) and science (Prof. Marcus Rutner, TU Hamburg) will shed light on the current challenges and opportunities of offshore wind infrastructure.

Prof. Tobias Erb, Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, and Dr. Thomas Haas, Project Manager of the Rheticus project on CO2-based specialty chemicals at Evonik, share their expertise and experience as well as exciting insights into the use of CO2 as a sustainable carbon source for everyday products

Expectations of quantum computers are high: they are supposed to perform calculations and simulations in minutes that take conventional computers months to years. Professor Martin Kliesch presented the goals associated with quantum computing in the Future Lecture "Quantum Computing - Goals and Facts" at Hamburg University of Technology. He was joined by Frank Fehlau, Strategic Account Director at Fujitsu and Christian Wiebus, Senior Director New Business and Innovation at NXP Semiconductors, who shed light on the field from an industry perspective.

The oceans cover 71 percent of the Earth's surface and provide a livelihood for more than three billion people through fishing. At the same time, numerous global challenges such as environmental pollution, overfishing and global climate change are putting pressure on the ocean ecosystem. Dr. Steffen Knodt, Head of the Center for Sustainable Ocean Businnes at Fraunhofer IGD, will present his research activities as part of the Future Lecture "The UN Ocean Decade in Germany and its Opportunities" at Hamburg University of Technology. Professor Sören Ehlers, Director of the DLR Institute of Maritime Energy Systems, will then talk about researching and developing innovative solutions for reducing emissions in shipping.

The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly evident. Be it in the form of prolonged periods of drought, flooding or devastating forest fires. More and more people are facing the challenge of adapting to the consequences of climate change. The role played by technological solutions will be discussed in the second Future Lecture at Hamburg University of Technology. The guests are Professor Kaveh Madani, Head of Research Programme at the United Nations University, and Dr. Heiko Knopf, Deputy Federal Chairman of BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN.

Innovative solutions for a climate-neutral hydrogen supply are becoming increasingly urgent in the face of energy supply bottlenecks. Professor Gerald Linke, Managing Director of the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water, will present the strategies available for the energy transition in the opening event of the new Future Lecture series at Hamburg University of Technology. The new format is based on the TU Hamburg's five newly defined research fields, starting with "Environmental and Energy Systems".