Scientists in the laboratory

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Erika Zaiser is working on her doctoral thesis on superalloys at HZB. She studied in Berlin and Tomsk, Russia, and graduated from TU Berlin with a double Master’s degree in physical engineering. She did her Master’s thesis at HZB, and her supervisor at the time, Dr Florian Vogel, is now also supervising her doctorate. However, he now lives in China. In the interview, I asked Erika how such a doctorate over distance is possible. At the end of the interview, Florian also joined in.Read More →

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

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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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Javier Villalobos studied chemistry in San José, Costa Rica. In his PhD project, he studies catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction by electrolytic water splitting. He is working on cobalt and manganese oxides as catalysts for oxygen evolution in electrolytic water splitting and analysing these catalysts at BESSY II. And he makes a point in using time wisely.Read More →

Picture: Katherine Mazzio scientist and supervisor. She says that obtaining a PhD is a critical step to become a scientist. at HZB.

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A native of Portland (Oregon), Katherine Mazzio received her PhD in a dual degree program in Materials Science and Engineering and Nanotechnology at the University of Washington in 2014. For her, obtaining a PhD is a critical training step to becoming a scientist. Right now, she supervises two PhD students, a master student and helps out whenever it is needed in her group.Read More →

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Markus Schleuning is a true Berliner, which is a rare condition among the international doctoral students at HZB. He studied physics at TU Berlin and is now doing his doctorate at the HZB Institute for Solar Fuels as part of the international graduate programme HI-SCORE, which includes exchange with partners in Israel.Read More →