Fritz Session & Fritz Forum

The Fritz Sessions are a series of events at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, organised by a group of PhD students. For these events, which act as institute colloquium, we invite leading experts to discuss topics that will shape the coming decades. These events are open to the public and aimed at a scientifically literate audience, but don’t require expert knowledge on their topics.
The Fritz Forum series aims to foster exchange and networking within the institute and provides a platform for learning, discussion, and the exchange of ideas.
 

Fritz Forum - Plant Physiology

• Date: Jun 24, 2025
• Time: 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
• Speaker: Dr. Friedrich Kragler
• Location: Building A
• Room: FHI Library (Building A)
• Host: PhD Rep.

We are pleased to announce that the fourth edition of the Fritz Forum will feature Dr. Friedrich Kragler, who will introduce his research on RNA controlled processes in plants and present his latest discovery for genitcally edited plants. The event will take place on June 24th at 17:00 in the FHI library. Dr. Friedrich Kragler is a group leader of the intercellular macromolecular transport group at the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam. [more]

Fritz Forum - Mental Health

• Date: Jan 29, 2025
• Time: 04:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
• Speaker: Jörg Bergmann
• Location: Building A
• Room: FHI Library (Building A)
• Host: PhD Rep.

We are pleased to announce that the third edition of the Fritz Forum will feature Dipl.-Psych. Jörg Bergmann, who will give a lecture on the topic of mental health. The event will take place on January 29th at 16:30 in the FHI library and will be titled “Mental Health: A Societal and Organizational Issue”. [more]

Fritz Forum - Genes and Peoples

• Date: Oct 17, 2024
• Time: 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
• Speaker: Sándor Fülöp and Dr. Jakob Schweizer
• Location: Building A
• Room: FHI Library (Building A)
• Host: PhD Rep.

Our neighbors from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Sándor Fülöp and Dr. Jakob Schweizer, will be giving a talk on “Genes and Peoples: Research & Life at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics”. [more]

Fritz Forum - FHI History

• Date: Jun 12, 2024
• Time: 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
• Speaker: Bretislav Friedrich
• Location: Building A
• Room: FHI Library (Building A)
• Host: PhD Rep.

We are pleased to welcome Bretislav Friedrich, Research Group Leader Emeritus and co-author of the book One Hundred Years at the Intersection of Chemistry and Physics: The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society 1911-2011, as the speaker for the opening event. He will present the fascinating history of the institute. [more]