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Beyond research: Capturing science through illustrations

2023-02-08
By: Antonia Roetger
On: 2023-02-08
In: Careers, Energymaterials, PhDlife, Science Communication

Laura Canil discovered her passion for visual science communication while working on her PhD at HZB. First, she illustrated her own results, then those of her colleagues. Now, she is ready to work for other scientific teams. An interview with Laura about her career choice as a freelance scientific illustrator.Read More →

One week for four problems – 2022 Hackathon@HZB

2022-11-29
By: Antonia Roetger
On: 2022-11-29
In: Energymaterials

A group of 14 volunteers gathered one week on Zoom. From morning coffee until late in the night, they tackled intricate problems and worked out great solutions based on machine learning for digital twins of batteries or for predicting cracks in materials. “This year, we had the most successful hackathon so far, it was incredible,” says HZB data scientist Gregor Hartmann, who initiated the Hackathon. Many problems in research require a deep understanding of the material as well state of the art knowledge in methods of artificial intelligence. “You need this very close collaboration between the domain scientists and the data scientists, says Gregor Hartmann,Read More →

Summer school on solar cells: QUANTSOL 2022

2022-09-23
By: Guestpost
On: 2022-09-23
In: Conference, Energymaterials, International, PhDlife, Students

By Ivona Kafedjiska. The doctoral researchers at HZB who are working in the field of solar cells might all have different research interests and varying educational backgrounds, but we all agree on one point: attending the QUANTSOL summer school in Hirschegg, Austria is a must.Read More →

#LightSourceSelfie – video testimonials from all over the world

2021-12-02
By: Antonia Roetger
On: 2021-12-02
In: BESSYBeamlineScientists, Energymaterials, Lightsources, PhDlife, Science Communication

Recently, Lightsources.org asked scientists at light source facilities from all over the world to record a short video statement, pointing out why and how synchrotron light is useful for their research. The outreach campaign is featuring the variety of research done at light sources in a comprehensible way, easy to understand by all citizens. HZB chemist Marion Flatken took part. She is doing her doctorate on perovskite materials for solar cells in Antonio Abate’s team. Why did you take part in the #LightSourceSelfie campaign? For me it’s important to make transparent how we work in research. Actually, this is also in the spirit of HermannRead More →

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Baby corals on the BAMline

2021-08-16
By: Antonia Roetger
On: 2021-08-16
In: Careers, International, Lightsources, PhDlife, Science Communication, Students

A few weeks ago, I discovered utterly beautiful pictures in our Twitter timeline: filigree, radially symmetrical structures that looked like art objects. They were tiny corals that had just formed their first skeleton. The pictures had been taken at the BAMline at BESSY. They triggered my curiosity and I contacted the scientist who had posted them. Federica Scucchia replied right away and we arranged to meet next time she would be in 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 →

Scientists in the laboratory

PhDlife: When the supervisor lives on another continent

2021-04-13
By: Antonia Roetger
On: 2021-04-13
In: Careers, International, PhDlife, Students

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 →

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 →

PhD Student Natalia Gostkowska-Lekner hopes to travel again

2021-03-22
By: Antonia Roetger
On: 2021-03-22
In: Careers, Energymaterials, International, Students

Natalia Gostkowska-Lekner has finished her Master in Nanotechnology in 2018 at Gdansk University of Technology, at the seaside of Poland. She then moved to Berlin for a PhD position.  In her free time she enjoys roller skating on the Tempelhofer Feld and playing board games.Read More →

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