Dr. Juliane Simmchen, independent junior research group leader at the Chair of Physical Chemistry and TUD Young Investigator, has been awarded the Fulbright-Cottrell Award.

This award recognizes her project, "Unraveling the influence of activity in the formation of matter," which combines innovative research with excellent teaching approaches.

Dr. Simmchen has previously received a Freigeist-Fellowship  from the Volkswagen Foundation in 2016.

His project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with up to 1.5 million euros for six years.

 

Dr. Max Gmelch's doctoral thesis at the Institute of Applied Physics at TU Dresden focused on data storage using light. This year, the Klaus Tschira Foundation awarded him with the KlarText Prize for outstanding science communication.

"I have always taken great pleasure in explaining science, whether among friends or on stage at science slams. However, I also think it's essential that current research and its results also be communicated to society. It's easy for anyone to try out science communication for themselves, in a small circle at the lunch table, accessible to everyone on the Internet or anything in between. And if you enjoy it, you're sure to find the right format for you."
 

Should scientists become more engaged in public communication? How can this be done? Which channels are most commonly used by scientists? What goals do they pursue with them? What is holding researchers back from science communication? Which kind of support would they like to benefit from?

Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD), the German Center for Higher Education and Science Research (DZHW), and the National Institute for Science Communication (NaWik) have joined forces and asked scientists about their experiences and opinions.

The results of the current survey of 5688 scientists on science communication in Germany are now available online.

 

How does an innovative idea come about? Can you use entrepreneurial thinking in science? What is "design thinking," and can I use it for my research and career planning?

An interdisciplinary group of 14 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers explored these very questions - in the Future Career Program: Innovation. In this program, offered for the first time, by the Postdoc Center in cooperation with dresden|exist, early career researchers had the opportunity to develop new business ideas, test them, and pitch them on the spot.
 

You can find all information on the latest calls for proposals for our funding programs and tips on the application process on our website or in our presentation for download.

The summer vacations are just around the corner.

Suppose you are in need of inspiration for your note of absence. In that case, we recommend the Out-Of-Office-Message-Generator from Wikipedia, and this said, we bid a cheerful farewell into the summer break.

We wish you all a fabulous summer
and take care!

Our next newsletter will be published
on October 1, 2021.