Beam Conference 2025
From 19. to 21. March 2025 our BEAM Conference will take place in Halle (Saale)!
Venue: Löwengebäude, Universitätsplatz 11, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Preliminary Program:

Topics:
- intermolecular interactions
- function and ordering of liquid crystals
- solvation of molecules
- diffusive motion of comples molecules
- mathematical description of symmetry
- protein engineering & directed evolution
- covalent organic frameworks
- supramolecular self-assembly of polymers & complex materials
- polyphillic protein-membrane interactions

Speakers:
Prof. Sarel-Jacob Fleishman
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Prof. Sabine Ludwigs
University Stuttgart, GER
Prof. Burckhard Seelig
University of Minnesota, US
Prof. Jessica A. Willi
Northwestern University, US
Christian Anders
Katharina Beck
Prof. Barbara Kirchner
University of Bonn, GER
Prof. Tobias Ritter
MPI for Coal Research, Mülheim, GER
Prof. Reidun Twarock
University of York, UK
Prof. Cosima Stubenrauch
University Stuttgart, GER
Sebastian Michler
Polina Ponomareva
Prof. Ralf Ludwig
University Rostock, GER
Prof. Peter Richard Schreiner
University Giessen, GER
Prof. Helma Wennemers
ETH Zürich, SUI
Dr. Christian Schwieger
Roxana Paz-Garcia
Poster Abstracts with Flashtalks:
Anna Luisa Upterworth
Alena Winter
tbd
Dominik Homann
Annette Meister
Hanna Rieger & Mira Mors
Daylin Fernández Pacheco
Subham Ojha
Li Wan
David Haselberger
Jonathan Garthe
Simona Bassoli
Jana Krüger
Mehriddin Yodgorov
Annika Blum
Til Kundlacz
Poster Abstracts without Flashtalks:
Bidit Lamsal
Route Descriptions:
Main Station – Dormero
From Main Station (Halle HBF) to Dormero is a distance of approx. 700m (6-8 min.) across the Riebeckplatz (underneath the roads)
- Leave main station from main entrance onto Hans-Dietrich-Genscher-Platz.
- Turn left towards Riebeckplatz.
- Cross Riebeckplatz, continue on Leipziger Str.
- The destination is on the left side.

Dormero – Löwengebäude
From Dormero Hotel Halle to Löwengebäude is a distance of approximately 1,2m (15-17 min.).
via Hansering:
- Leave hotel and turn left down Leipziger Straße to Leipziger Turm.
- Turn right into Hansering and follow the street until you come to Joliot-Curie-Platz.
- Continue straight ahead and onto Universitätsring.
- After house number 4 on the left, turn left onto Universitätsplatz.
- The Löwengebäude is on the left side
via Marktplatz:
- Leave hotel and turn left down Leipziger Straße to Leipziger Turm.
- Go through the traffic lights and onto the lower part of Leipziger Straße.
- Follow the pedestrian zone to Marktplatz.
- Cross Marktplatz to the right.
- Turn into Kleinschmieden and go straight ahead.
- Follow Grosse Ulrichstraße to the nt-Café.
- Turn right into Schulstraße.
- Turn left onto Universitätsplatz. Go up the stairs.
- The Löwengebäude is in front of you.

Ankerhof – Löwengebäude
From Hotel Ankerhof to Löwengebäude is a distance of approximately 900m (13-14 min.).
- Leave the hotel and turn left into Ankerstraße.
- Turn right and continue to follow Ankerstraße.
- Turn left into Robert-Franz-Ring and follow the road.
- Turn right into Mühlpforte.
- Continue to follow the road when it becomes Mühlberg.
- Continue straight ahead until you cross Kleine Ulrichstraße.
- Continue straight ahead into Bölbergasse until you reach Große Ulrichstraße.
- Turn right into Spiegelstraße.
- Follow it until you turn right onto Universitätsplatz. Go up the stairs.
- The Löwengebäude is directly in front of you.
If you take the TRAM, these are the stops where you can get on and off.


Löwengebäude – Marktplatz
On Wednesday afternoon the registered participants will take part in the city tour or the tour of the “Hausmannstürme”. The meeting point for the city tour is the tourist information on the “Marktplatz”, the participants of the other tour will meet on site at the “Marktkirche” on the “Marktplatz”.
- Leave the Löwengebäude and walk onto Universitätsplatz.
- Turn left, leave Universitätsplatz and walk onto Barfüßerstraße.
- Follow it until you come to Große Steinstraße.
- Cross the street and turn right.
- Turn into Kleinschmieden and walk onto the Marktplatz.
- The tourist information center is on the right, the Marktkirche is on the other side of the street.


Ankerhof – Steintor-Varieté
The conference dinner on Thursday will be at the Steintor-Varieté.
From Hotel Ankerhof to Steintor-Varieté is a distance of approximately 1,8km (25-27 min.).
via Löwengebäude:
- Leave the hotel and turn left into Ankerstraße.
- Turn right and continue to follow Ankerstraße.
- Turn left into Robert-Franz-Ring and follow the road.
- Turn right into Mühlpforte.
- Continue to follow the road when it becomes Mühlberg.
- Continue straight ahead until you cross Kleine Ulrichstraße.
- Continue straight ahead into Bölbergasse until you reach Große Ulrichstraße.
- Turn right into Spiegelstraße.
- Follow it until you turn right onto Universitätsplatz. Go up the stairs.
- Leave the Universitätsplatz on the left side of the Löwengebäude.
- Cross the street and and go straight ahead into Unterberg.
- Turn to the right into August-Bebel-Straße and then turn to the left into Marthastraße.
- Follow Marthastraße until you reach Luisenstraße.
- You can either follow Luisenstraße on the right or follow Adam-Kuckhoff-Straße an turn right onto Steintorcampus.
- In both cases you go straight ahead.
- You turn right into Luisenstraße and go up the stairs.
- Go straight until you reach Am Steintor.
- The Steintor-Varieté is on the left.

via Marktplatz:
- Leave the hotel and turn right into Ankerstraße.
- Turn left into Mansfelder Straße and follow the road.
- Turn right into Hallorenring and follow it until you reach Hallmarkt.
- Go straight ahead until you reach Marktplatz
- Go to the left into Kleinschmieden and then to the right into Große Steinstraße.
- Follow the road until you reach Am Steintor.
- The Steintor-Varieté is on the left.
Dormero – Steintor-Varieté
via Magdeburger Straße:
- Leave the hotel and go straight ahead into Augustastraße.
- Follow Augustastraße until you reach Charlottenstraße.
- Turn left into Charlottenstraße.
- Turn right into Anhalter Straße.
- Follow it until you turn left into Dorotheenstraße.
- Go through Stadtpark and follow Magdeburger Straße on the right until you reach Am Steintor.
- The Steintor-Varieté is straight ahead.
via Joliot-Curie-Platz:
- Leave hotel and turn left down Leipziger Straße to Leipziger Turm.
- Turn right into Hansering and follow the street until you come to Joliot-Curie-Platz.
- Turn right into Große Steinstraße.
- Follow the road until you reach Am Steintor.
- The Steintor-Varieté is on the left.

Löwengebäude – Steintor-Varieté
via Steintorcampus:
- Leave the Löwengebäude and go to the right.
- Leave the Universitätsplatz.
- Cross the street and and go straight ahead into Unterberg.
- Turn to the right into August-Bebel-Straße and then turn to the left into Marthastraße.
- Follow Marthastraße until you reach Luisenstraße.
- You can either follow Luisenstraße on the right or follow Adam-Kuckhoff-Straße an turn right onto Steintorcampus.
- In both cases you go straight ahead.
- You turn right into Luisenstraße and go up the stairs.
- Go straight until you reach Am Steintor.
- The Steintor-Varieté is on the left.
via Joliot-Curie-Platz:
- Leave the Löwengebäude and walk onto Universitätsplatz.
- Turn left and leave Universitätsplatz.
- Turn left again and walk onto Schulstraße.
- When you reach Joliot-Curie-Platz turn to the right and go straight ahead.
- Turn left into Große Steinstraße.
- Follow the road until you reach Am Steintor.
- The Steintor-Varieté is on the left.

Restaurant Recommendations:
The lunch break is subject to individual arrangement and is self-paying.
The Große Ulrichstraße and the Kleine Ulrichstraße in Halle offer a large selection of restaurants, cafés and bars. If you are not sure what you are looking for, take a stroll through these streets. Nevertheless, we have listed a few restaurant recommendations here.
Mimi (Sushi & Asian Cuisine)
Große Ulrichstraße 41, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Miso Ramen (Japanese Streetfood)
Kleine Ulrichstraße 32, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Delphi (Greek Cuisine)
Barfüßerstraße 20, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Rote Soße (Pizza)
Große Ulrichstraße 26, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Viet Village (Asian Cuisine)
Bergstraße 1, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Sakura (Sushi)
Große Ulrichstraße 33, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Roots (Seasonal and European Cuisine)
Große Ulrichstraße 23, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Gasthaus “Zum Schad” (German Cuisine)
Kleine Klausstraße 3, 06108 Halle (Saale)
House of India (Indian Cuisine)
Große Ulrichstraße 16, 06108 Halle (Saale)

Call for abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentations:
We request abstracts of up to 2000 characters. All submissions will undergo peer review. When submitting your abstract, please indicate whether you are aplying for a poster or an oral presentation.
The deadline is 31.01.2025!