I went to Dresden last week (with a short visit to my hometown Vienna as well) to participate in the 35th German Food Chemistry Day, held at the TU Dresden. The main reason, why I was there, was for the award ceremony, because I have received the Bruno-Rossmann Prize from the German Chemical Society/Food Chemistry Section. It was quite a pleasant surprise (I submitted the paperwork ages ago) and a very nice ceremony, if a tad long.
Part of the trip was also a boat tour on the Elbe river including a banquet and I got to see Dresden quite a bit. I have also met a professor, who I collaborated with in the past, who happend to be on sabbatical in Dresden (what a coincidence). We had a really nice chat over some good German beer.
Now it’s back to work – measurements, data analysis,… – and it is fun too.