1996 to 1999
History and development of the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg
Developing the Research Concept of a Max Planck Institute dedicated to the Engineering Sciences
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ernst Dieter Gilles (May 16, 1935 - June 12, 2019) in the Systems Biology lab
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- 20 June 1996: In Saarbrücken, the Senate of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science e.V. decided to establish a Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems. The focus is on chemical and biological process engineering. Magdeburg was the recommended location.
- May 1997: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ernst Dieter Gilles appointed founding director; institute to be located in Magdeburg
- March 1998: Start of planning the institute’s new building; jury approved design by Henn Architects (Munich, Berlin)
- April 1998: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern appointed External Scientific Member of the MPI for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Magdeburg
- June 1998: Scientific work began in rooms and laboratories of the ZENIT building, Leipziger Straße, Magdeburg
- April 16th, 1999: Ceremonial commencement of work at the ZENIT building (Zentrum für Neurowissenschaftliche Innovation und Technologie) in Magdeburg
- October 19th, 1999: Foundation stone ceremony for the Max Planck Institute’s new building at Askanischer Platz in Magdeburg
Visit by the founding commission of the Max Planck Society to Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg in May 1996.
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