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Sep 12 | Sep 13 | Sep 14 | Sep 15 | Sep 16
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September 12, Monday (Workshop, KIU) 11:00 - 18:00

Public Lecture - Prof. Ulf-G. Meissner (Bonn/FZ-Jülich) - Life on Earth - an Accident ?
Discussion, Conversation and Get-Together (reception/photo session/interviews)

- GGSB Follow-Up -

Opening session (11:00 - 11:30)

Welcome & Openning Addresses:

Alexander Tevzadze (Rector of KIU)

Mikheil Chkhenkeli (Minister of Education and Science of Georgia)

Sebastian Schmidt (Scientific Director HZDR)

Ghaleb Natour (Director ZEA-1, FZ-Jülich)

Gebhard Reul (Head of DAAD Regional Office Tbilisi)

Session 1: Georgian-German Science Bridge (GGSB) (11:00 - 13:00)
Convener: Alexander Tevzadze

Hans Ströher - Retrospective
N. Jon Shah - Prospective GGSB-PLUS
Sebastian Schmidt - New German Partner: HZDR
Thomas Stöhlker - New German Partner: GSI and Jena University
Achim Stahl - Possible New German University Partners: RWTH Aachen
Tamar Lominadze - Consortium of the Georgian Universities: Example GTU
Zaza Metreveli - Consortium of the Georgian Universities: Example AUG

Session 2: Guiding Ideas: Scientific & Societal Challengess (14:00 - 16:00)
Convener: Hans Ströher

Thomas Stöhlker - Fundamental Science: FAIR project
James Ritman - Fundamental Science: Experiments at GSI/FAIR
Andreas Wahner - Climate Change
N. Jon Shah - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Wolfgang Enghardt - Proton Therapy Dresden
Hanno Scharr - High Performance Computing OR Machine Learning

KIU International Voard Meeting (internal) (16:00 - 17:30)
Convener: Sebastian Schmidt

Poster Session for Students (in parallel) (16:00 - 18:00)
Convener: Ramaz Botchorishvili

19:00 Social program (KIU Welcome dinner, "Chateau Gelati" restaurant)

August 21, Tuesday (Workshop, TSU) 9:30 - 18:00

Existing and Future Cooperation

Plenary session 3 (9:00 - 13:00)
Convener: Andreas Wahner

Astrid Kiendler-Scharr (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Climate Change: current knowledge
Hendrik Elbern (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Atmospheric models with data
Ghaleb Natour (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - Technology for excellent scinece
Stefan van Waasen (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - Advanced computing
Thomas Kress (RWTH Aachen) - High energy physics experiments at CERN
Harald Glueckler (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - Spectrometer and detector construction/design/fabrication
Jörg Mauler (INM/FZ-Jülich) - MR spectroscopy
David Arutinov () - Development of a new PET-MRI prototype

Science at SMART|EDM_Lab

Parallel session 1 (14:30 - 18:00)
Convener: Mikheil Nioradze

Jörg Pretz (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - JEDI project at COSY/Jülich
Zurab Berezhiani (L'Aquila, Italy) - Puzzling neutron: window to new physics ?
Zara Bagdasarian (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Neutrino hunters around the world
Vakhtang Kartvelishvili (Lancaster) - Quarkonium spectroscopy in ATLAS
Jambul Gegelia (FZ-Jülich/TSU) - Effective field theory and derivation of Salam-Weinberg model

Science at SMART|Atmo_Sim Lab

Parallel session 2 (14:30 - 18:00)
Convener: Bezhan Chankvetadze

Giorgi Jibuti (TSU) - Project overview: smart platform-sensors and drones
Ramaz Botchorishvili (TSU) - Project overview: numerical modelling, measurements and machine learning
Marine Arabidze (NEA, Georgia) - Air quality monitoring system in Georgia: challenges and perspectives
Hanno Scharr (IBG/FZ-Jülich) - Computer vision crash course (part 1)

Science at SMART|Medical (MRI + BioMed) Lab

Parallel session 2 (14:30 - 18:00)
Conveners: Jon Shah and Bernd Neumaier

Ezequiel Farrher (INM/FZ-Jülich) - Quatitative MRI (Methods)
Elene Iordanishvili (INM/FZ-Jülich/GTU) - Quantitative MRI (Applications)
Jon Shah (INM/FZ-Jülich) - MR-PET
Mikheil Kelenjeridze (INM/FZ-Jülich/GTU) - Development of an MRI antenna array for MR-PET imaging (
Swen Humpert (INM/FZ-Jülich) - 18F-labeled peptides for diagnosis of Alzeimer's disease (

19:30 Dinnet at Hotel "Tbilisi Orion"

August 22, Wednesday, Social program: Excursion to Khaketi

August 23, Thursday (School Part at TSU) 9:30 - 18:00

Ongoing projects at SMART|EDM_Lab

Parallel session 4 (09:30 - 13:00)
Convener: Hans Ströher

Irakli Keshelashvili (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Work in Jülich (detector & target overview)
David Mchedlishvili (TSU) - Work in Tbilisi (overview)
Fabian Müller (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Polarimetry for srEDM measurements
David Arutinov (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - 3D chip (introductory lecture)
Dito Shergelashvili (TSU, PhD) - Polarimeter electronics and data readout
Otari Javakhishvili (AUG, Master) - Power supply developments for polarimeter
Giorgi Kvantrishvili (TSU, Master) - Axion search: plans at COSY

Practical for students

Parallel session 5 (14:30 - 18:00)
Convener: Hans Ströher

Detlev Gotta (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Detector Physics
Giorgi Macharashvili (HEPI TSU) - Detector Simulations
Irakli Keshelashvili (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Experimental Particle Physics

Ongoing projects at SMART|Atmo_Sim Lab

Parallel session 6 (09:30 - 13:00)
Convener: Astrid Kiendler-Scharr

Robert Wegener (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Diurnal and annual cycle of Nitrogen Oxides
Iulia Gensch (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - The hydrocarbon clock: a tool to distinguish between mixing and reaction during the atmospheric transport
Tamar Jaanelidze (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Novel adjoint advection schemes for Atmospheric Chemistry
Ketevan Kharaishvili (TSU) - Current projects at AtmoSim_lab
Ana Dolidze (TSU) - Studying advection schemes of EURAD-IM model
Robert Wegener (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Introduction to atmospheric modelling (lecture)

Practical for students

Parallel session 7.1 (14:30 - 18:00)
Convener: Giorgi Jibuti

Robert Wegener (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Atmospheric modeling

Parallel session 7.2 (14:30 - 18:00)
Convener: Ramaz Botchorishvili

Hanno Scharr (IBG/FZ-Jülich) - Computer vision crash course (part 2)

Work Planed for SMART|Medical_Lab's

Parallel session 8 (09:30 - 13:00)
Convener: Revaz Shanidze

Irakli Keshelashvili (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Work in Jülich (detector & target overview)
David Mchedlishvili (TSU) - Work in Tbilisi (overview)
Fabian Müller (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Polarimetry for srEDM measurements
David Arutinov (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - 3D chip (introductory lecture)
Dito Shergelashvili (TSU, PhD) - Polarimeter electronics and data readout
Otari Javakhishvili (AUG, Master) - Power supply developments for polarimeter
Giorgi Kvantrishvili (TSU, Master) - Axion search: plans at COSY

August 24, Friday (School Part at TSU) 9:30 - 18:00

Presentations by Students

Parallel session 4 (09:30 - 13:00)
Convener: Hans Ströher

Irakli Keshelashvili (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Work in Jülich (detector & target overview)
David Mchedlishvili (TSU) - Work in Tbilisi (overview)
Fabian Müller (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Polarimetry for srEDM measurements
David Arutinov (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - 3D chip (introductory lecture)
Dito Shergelashvili (TSU, PhD) - Polarimeter electronics and data readout
Otari Javakhishvili (AUG, Master) - Power supply developments for polarimeter
Giorgi Kvantrishvili (TSU, Master) - Axion search: plans at COSY

Concluding remarks:

Germany - Hans Ströher
Georgia - Andro Kacharava

End of Workshop

19:30 - 22:00 Social program (Banquet of the workshop: "Mtatscminda" restaurant)

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