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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 →

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 →

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

PhD supervisor Katherine Mazzio: guiding students is part of my job and I enjoy this role

2021-02-18
By: Florentine Krawatzek
On: 2021-02-18
In: Careers, Energymaterials, International

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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