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German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth meets scientific, energy and military leaders in Boston
A fully packed Tuesday offered German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth his personal version of Ted Kennedy's famous portrait of Boston as „...the best of the past, and the best of the future“:
Scharioth, who attended the Harvard Law School and the JFK School of Government and holds a PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, did much more than trace his own footsteps when he came to Boston on October 13, 2009.
German Ambassador to the United States Dr. Klaus Scharioth:
http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/01__Embassy/Washington/02/01/01/Ambassador__CV.html
Ambassador Scharioth first briefed German Military Attachés from all over the world on the change in substance and style of American foreign policy since the beginning of the Obama administration. He highlighted the vital role that the United States play in tackling global challenges such as climate change, the Iranian nuclear program and peace in the Middle East.
Later, he met with a group of McCloy scholars at Harvard University to discuss the role and tools of diplomacy in the 21st century and the perception of modern Germany in the US.
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- Holger Wilms, Philipp Schroegel, Lukas Streiff, Johann-Daniel Harnoss and Tim Maurer enjoyed speaking with Ambassador Scharioth at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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In a brief meeting with Rudolf Jaenisch, the German-American pioneer of transgenic science working at the MIT's Whitehead Institute who was awarded the prestigious 2009 Ernst Schering prize for his “...groundbreaking work in the field of transgenic animal models and therapeutic cloning”, Ambassador Scharioth discussed career opportunities for outstanding young scientists in Germany and the US and what needs to be done in addition to the Excellence Initiative to (re-)attract world-class scientists to live and work in Germany.
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- Professor Rudolf Jaenisch and Ambassador Scharioth at the MIT's Whitehead Institute
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2009 Schering Prize for Rudolf Jaenisch:
http://www.wi.mit.edu/news/archives/2009/wi_0922.html
Germany's Excellence Initiative:
http://www.bmbf.de/en/13683.php
Crowning the day and months of hard and enthusiastic work at the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, Ambassador Scharioth joined Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian A. Bowles and other scientific and energy leaders to open the CSE's first photo-voltaic module innovation laboratory in Cambridge, MA.
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- Group leader Don Doble of Fraunhofer CSE explains a novel pv module to Mass. Commissioner of Energy Resources Phil Giudice, Mass. Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian A. Bowles, Consul General Friedrich Loehr and Ambassador Scharioth
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Fraunhofer CSE's new lab enables research, development, testing and evaluation of new materials and production processes for photovoltaic solar modules. It aims at increasing energy yield, reducing cost, and extending durability of said pv modules.
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- Ambassador Scharioth initiates production of a PV module at the newly installed laminator in Fraunhofer CSE's state-of-the-art laboratory.
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- Mass. Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian A. Bowles, who chairs Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's Zero Net Energy Buildings Task Force, addresses the challenges and opportunities of retrofitting the existing housing stock to save energy and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.
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- Energy leaders, scientists and supporters witness the ribbon-cutting in the Atrium of the Davenport, where the Fraunhofer CSE is currently located. First row, from left to right: Andreas Bett (Deputy Director, Fraunhofer ISE), Ernest Moniz (Director, MIT Energy Initiative), Bill Hartmann (Executive Vice President, Fraunhofer USA), Nolan Brown (Managing Director, Fraunhofer CSE)
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- Ernest Moniz (Director, MIT Energy Initiative), Bill Hartmann (Executive Vice President, Fraunhofer USA) and Ambassador Scharioth discuss the Transatlantic Climate Bridge
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