1. GKSS-Research Centre:
A Technology Hub in Northern Germany
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang A. Kaysser
Scientific Director
October, 6th, 2010
Renaming of GKSS
starting from November 1st 2010
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2. Locations Geesthacht and Teltow
 850 Employees
 3 Research Institutes, 8 Institute Directors
 95 Mio € Total Budget (2009)
18 Mio € Third Party Budget (incl. Industry)
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Mission
Preserve resources & guarantee mobility
through light-weight
and multifunctional materials
Enable regenerative therapies
through new biomaterials
Understand the change
of climate and coastal regions
and communicate climate knowledge
From Application Oriented Fundamental Research
to Innovation
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3. The GKSS Research and Transfer Units
Technology Institute of Polymer Research
Institute of Materials Research
Transfer Center
GEMS
Research with
Synchrotron Radiation
and Neutrons at FRM II
BCRT
and DESY
Regenerative Therapies,
Teltow-Berlin
Institute of Coastal Research Climate Service Center, Hamburg
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GKSS Portfolio
1/3 Coastal and Climate
Research
2/3 Materials Research
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4. Institute of Coastal Research
Key research questions
addressed by the coastal research program are
 How is global change affecting the coastal system?
 What is the present state and present change of the coastal zone?
 How can we monitor coastal processes reliably and cost-effectively ?
Major issues
 Methods for monitoring the quality of the coastal sea
(remote sensing, ferry box, radar hydrography, COSYNA)
 Climate and climate change in coastal regions
(storms, wind, waves, storm surges, CoastDat)
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Communication of Climate Knowledge
Transfer into Science, Economy and Society
Service &
Coordination
National Climate Service Center North German Climate Office
International BALTEX Secretariat LOICZ Bureau Europe
Service
Products
CoastDat - Dataset
Regional Climate Assessment Reports
North German Climate Atlas
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5. GKSS Materials Research
Functionalised
Materials
e.g. for Membranes
H2-Technology
GEMS/
ACE
Light-weight
Materials
Magnesium Biomaterials
Titanium aluminides RegMed
Welding Polymers
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GKSS Materials Research: Biomaterials
Development of innovative, polymer- and metal-based biomaterials
for medical applications
e.g. scaffolds, cell therapy and functional implants,
intelligent drug delivery systems…
heart valve bone screw
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6. Research Network:
Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies
BCRT
Research and Clinical
Development
GKSS-Zentrum für
Biomaterialentwicklung
Translation
Into clinics
Knowledge Transfer
Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies
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GKSS Materials Research:
Functionalised Materials
Functionalised Materials with a View to Environmental and Resource Protection
Polymer Materials Separation Technology
for Membranes
e.g. CO2/H2 separation
in power plants
Conductive Membranes
e.g. fuel cells
Materials for Light metal hydrides
Hydrogen Storage and tank design
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7. GKSS Materials Research:
Light-weight Materials
Preserve resources & guarantee mobility through light-weight
and multifunctional materials
Materials development Wear and corrosion Welding techniques Components for air
and microstructural protection for air and land and land transport
design transport
Development of metallic alloys and processes
from fundamental research
to industrial application
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Light-weight Materials:
Platforms for Characterisation
ACE
Light-weight Materials Assessment, German Engineering Materials
Computing and Engineering Centre Science Center
(ACE) (GEMS)
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8. GKSS Materials Research:
Platform ACE
Synergies between internal Research Topics
ACE
Assessment
 identification of mechanisms
 determination of mechanical properties
Constitutive modelling
Constitutive modelling
Computing
 simulation of deformation and fracture
in complex structures
 system optimisation
Applied computational methods
Applied computational methods
Engineering
 demonstrator building
 testing of structural integrity
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GKSS Materials Research:
Platform GEMS
GKSS @ DESY
DORIS III
HARWI II
XFEL
Petra III
HEMS
IBL
BioSAXS
FLASH EMSC
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9. Geesthacht Neutron Facility (GeNF) → GEMS
German Engineering Materials Science Center (GEMS)
GEMS-P GEMS-N
Photons at DESY Neutrons at FRM II
 Cutting edge research opportunities:
user support, sample environment & novel in-situ devices, data analysis
(EMSC lab and office building at DESY)
 Complentary use of both probes (integrated beamtime proposals)
 Expertise of the Institute of Materials Research
Worldwide unique infrastructure for
complementary research with
photons and neutrons for
Engineering Materials Science
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Light-weight materials:
Welding and Characterisation
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10. Light-weight materials
Welding and Characterisation
In situ-Characterisation of the
Friction Stir Welding Process with FlexiStir at HARWI II
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Magnesium Innovation Centre, MagIC
ROLLMAG
Magnesium Twin Roll Casting
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11. Synergies between internal research topics:
Mg-Lightweight Structures
Mg-Process development (0001)
Mg-Micromechanics
(0001)
Transverse
Transverse
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Ener
Rolling Rolling
Strain
MagIC ACE
2 μm
GEMS
Flexi-Roll In-situ Indentation
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Technology Dissemination
Spring Session of the technical committee “Eigenspannungen” of the AWT in
May 2010 organised by the GKSS-Outstation at DESY and in cooperation with the
company INCOATEC.
60 participants, 16 presentations
 20 Participants from
Companies in
Germany
 Contacts to Industrial
partners for
Utilisation of
Instruments and
Resources at DESY
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12. Geesthacht
Location of Economy and Research
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The Geesthacht Innovation and Technology Center
Goals and Objectives of the GITZ
in the vicinity of the GKSS Research Center
 Stimulating and promoting technology-based businesses
 Creating new quality jobs
 Technology transfer to economy
 Contacts to scientific and business communities
 Technology related business development
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13. Geesthacht Innovation and Technology Center
Ltd. - Founded Sept. 1999
 6 Shareholders from the Region
 New building in Nov. 2001
 1st expansion Nov. 2006 (+ 1,000 m2)
 2nd expansion July 2008 (+ 2,500 m2)
 Total area of 7.230 m2
 ca. 5,800 m2 rental space
 16 start-up companies
 5 of them spin-offs from GKSS
and School Lab „Quantum Leap“
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Geesthacht Innovation and Technology Center
1,020,000, - EUR share capital
The Shareholders
The GITZ-Gesellschafter
Die GITZ Shareholders
20 % 31 % 21 %
3% 20 % 5%
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14. Technology and Business Incubators
in Germany
Geesthachter
Innovations- und
Technologie-
Zentrum GmbH
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GITZ / GKSS / WTSH-Project
„Technology Ambassador“
Bringing together knowledge suppliers and users via a GITZ-based office in a countrywide
network
 In southeastern Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg (… and beyond)
 Technical focus - initially - on „New Materials“
 To check existing knowledge for relevant applications
 To prepare R&D results for regional economics
 To increase transparency of research acitivities
by:
 Knowledge Broker or „Technology Ambassador “
 … with a high presence in regional businesses und GKSS-Institutes
 Events, company visits, technical discussions (round table) …
Know about each other –
Work together!
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15. Consulting foreign guest scientists @ GKSS
The foreign advisory's is in charge of consulting foreign guest scientists,
professors as well as Ph.D. students, students and their families in
connection with immigration matters after arriving at GKSS.
The foreign advisory's is especially dealing with the following items:
 Informations before arrival of the guests about regulations for visa of the
Institutes
 Negotiations with the immigration authorities, especially about decisions that
can be made at the discretion of the authorities.
 Registrations at town hall, immigration authorities for our guests and their
families reimbursement of pension fund payments
 Assistance with the application of social benefits i.e. „Kindergeld“
 Informations about German courses, schools, kindergardens, driver licence,…
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Equal opportunities & education @ GKSS
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