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Florentine Krawatzek

Science for Kenya

2023-06-15
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2023-06-15
In: Careers, Diversity, Energymaterials, International, International Collaboration, Science Communication

The BESSY@HZB User Meeting welcomes 17 scientists from Kenya. They come from six different universities. One of them is Robert Ngure; he is a Master’s student in material science at Egerton university. He tells us more about his fascination for science and what he expects from his visit to Adlershof. Robert Ngure graduated in June 2019 and enrolled a few months later for a Master’s degree in science. In most universities in Kenya, you study for one year before you choose a specialisation. Robert’s decision was relatively straightforward: “I am convinced that material science is very relevant for my country. From the beginning, my goalRead More →

Portrait of Lucy Ombaka (right) next to Antje Vollmer (left)

When science bridges the way from Kenya to Germany

2023-06-12
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2023-06-12
In: BESSYBeamlineScientists, Careers, Diversity, International, Science Communication

The 2023 User Meeting BESSY@HZB end of June welcomes Kenya as country of honour. Dr Lucy Ombaka from Technical University of Kenya in Nairobi tells us how she got to know about BESSY II light source and how she motivates women in science.  Early May 2023 when we talk, Lucy Ombaka is just back from Berlin, where she spent a few days with the Humboldt Foundation. In 2018 she was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship there. Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), Lucy holds a PhD in nanotechnology and catalysis. “I met Antje Vollmer1 from BESSY II during an online Humboldt-Symposium.Read More →

Antje Vollmer with a group of scientists from Kenya

“I would like to see more researchers from Africa in the future.”

2023-06-07
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2023-06-07
In: BESSYBeamlineScientists, Careers, Diversity, International, Science Communication

The BESSY@HZB user meeting will take place at the end of June 2023. For the first time, there will be a country of honour, Kenya. Antje Vollmer, BESSY II spokesperson, tells us how this came about and why it is important to work at eye level with researchers from other countries. Science diplomacy has long been a central theme for Antje Vollmer. She recalls that a lecture by Rolf-Dieter Heuer1 had a particular impact on her: “He spoke about the importance of CERN beyond science, and the role of large-scale research institutions for international cooperation and science diplomacy.” At BESSY II, international collaborations in thisRead More →

Portrait of Lisa Seelau

“Things Often aren’t as Easy as They Seem”

2023-05-11
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2023-05-11
In: Careers, Diversity, International, PhDlife, Science Communication, Students

Lisa Seelau is a HR specialist for personnel marketing and participates in the LGBTQ group at HZB. Diversity plays a big role in her everyday professional life. In this talk, she mentions how much a culture of openness and exchange about different perspectives enriches her. What is important to you when it comes to diversity? I firmly believe that diversity in a company brings new ideas and perspectives. It changes the view that has existed for a long time, the heteronormative view of the cis-white male. There are also numerous studies showing that diversity makes companies more successful. Diversity works best when there is trainingRead More →

Korean team during a video call

Korean scientists test the brand-new MYSTIIC

2021-12-17
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2021-12-17
In: BESSYBeamlineScientists, Energymaterials, International, Lightsources

Jongwoo and his team from Seoul are “friendly users”. This name is given to scientists who do their experiments on a pristine machine, before it goes into user operation. Back in Korea we called them to hear more about their special beamtime and what it means for their battery research.Read More →

Brain

Working with neural networks: what does that look like?

2021-09-24
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2021-09-24
In: Careers, International, Students

How do we benefit from neural networks? How do they make our work easier? And in what concrete scenarios can these algorithms be used? These were questions that were dealt with by around 50 participants, from six countries, at the Machine Leaning Summer School of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin.Read More →

Picture: Denis, phd student at HZB

PhD student Denis Antipin about a successful trio: science, sport and music

2021-05-01
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2021-05-01
In: Energymaterials, International, PhDlife, Students

Denis comes from Russia. He tells us how he got into energy materials at HZB and how he keeps this passion going thanks to a good balance between science, sport and music.Read More →

PhD student Gopinath Paramasivam: keeping the focus right!

2021-04-07
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2021-04-07
In: Energymaterials, International, Students

When we talk to Gopi he sits in his family’s backyard in India, a long postponed vacation time in January. PhD student in Eva Unger’s group he shares about the importance to reconnect to nature as well as keeping focussed during his PhD.Read More →

Picture: Iver Lauermann portrait.

PhD supervisor Iver Lauermann about the joy of keeping up with students

2021-03-31
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2021-03-31
In: Careers, Energymaterials

Chemistry student in the 80s in Hamburg, Iver works now as senior scientist at PVcomB/HZB, the competence centre photovoltaics in Berlin. Training the young generation of researchers is very important to him and he likes also learning from them.Read More →

Picture: Yutsung Tsai, phd supervisor group leader at HZB.

PhD supervisor Yu-Tsung Tsai about the importance of being focused

2021-03-11
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2021-03-11
In: Careers, Energymaterials, International

Group leader at the Institute of Silicon Photovoltaics at HZB, this Taiwanese physicist did his master’s degree in his home country before moving to the USA for his PhD and Postdoc. One of Yu-Tsung’s convictions he wants to share with its students is staying centred towards their own research interests and knowing their topic on the top of their heads. Read More →

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