NRW Research Minister Visited JSC on Open Day

The Open Day event ("Tag der Neugier") on 21 August at Forschungszentrum Jülich was a great success, attracting around 20,000 visitors. The JSC was also very well attended. At times, longer queues formed in front of the entrance to the main building and the JUNIQ building with the new quantum annealer JUPSI.

As a special guest, the JSC welcomed the new Minister for Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia, Ms. Ina Brandes. On her tour through the research centre, accompanied by the Board of Directors as well as several politicians from the region, she was welcomed to the JSC by Prof. Kristel Michielsen, who gave a short introduction to the institute, the supercomputers, and the location of the future exascale computer JUPITER. The minister was also informed of JSC activities in the realm of quantum computing and the 3D visualization of plant root growth. She visibly enjoyed the photos of the morning reception, which were distorted with the help of artificial intelligence. Despite the short visit, Ms. Brandes was impressed by the variety of activities.

Contact: Dr. Sabine Höfler-Thierfeldt

from JSC News No. 291, October 2022