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Less than 24 hours to go until the 24th Conference for Academic Talent gets underway at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences.
The final name badges are being printed, the conference materials are being finalised, the foyer in the ZMS is being set up and the poster boards are being labelled: the organising team, led by our colleagues in the Research Department, feels ready to welcome around 150 participants expected tomorrow, Thursday.
Below are a few highlights and questions that have long been waiting for answers:
Why is there a three in the logo?
NWK243: It is the 24th Conference for Academic Talent in 2024, and it takes place in the 24th calendar week. I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you for the idea.
Who is the woman in the conference photos, and who took them?
She had already taken part in the NWK in Mittweida back in 2017: Katharina Müller-Eppendorfer presented her poster on strategies and tools for planning material supply for manual assembly processes during the ‘Poster Flash’ session.
Today, this friendly colleague – who successfully completed her PhD in January and is a former gymnast – works in the PAL project team led by Professor Leif Goldhahn in the INW Faculty. She didn’t have to do any gymnastics, but she still had to strike a pose for the photos taken by Dietmar Träupmann and Norbert Rasch from the Faculty Media Sciences, together with her team in the INW robotics laboratory. Incidentally, the “robot colleague” is a UR10e model and was controlled by Mohammad Ehsan Matour from the PAL team. Whether with a calendar, VR glasses, a flower or a football – many thanks to “Kathi” and the team for the conference photos.
Who takes the photographs?
Johanna Wicht and Jacob Golde not only took part in the photo shoot with Katharina Müller-Eppendorfer, but also took the preliminary group photos and individual portraits of our young researchers; they are also out and about at the conference with their cameras, aiming to capture as many snapshots and interesting images as possible. These will subsequently be compiled into a photo book as a memento of the conference and as part of the prizes in the three award categories. At the same time, the photo book serves as a practical project for the two students from the Faculty Media Sciences.
Get smart before eight – science with a difference with Professor Silvio Fuchs
Professor Silvio Fuchs from the Laser Institute at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences will give a talk on Thursday at 4.30 pm on the topic ‘Very fast, very small – from ultrashort-time physics to modern semiconductor chips’. What does ultra-fast physics have to do with the high-performance chips in iPhones and similar devices? How do electrons move when they are dislodged from their atoms by high-power lasers, only to be flung back onto the atoms a short time later? How does this give rise to extreme ultraviolet radiation, and what does this radiation have to do with modern semiconductors? Answers to all these questions will be provided by the ‘Science with a Difference’ talk in the university’s TV studio.
Meet the Scientist: focusing on mobility, AI and genes
Professors Jörg Hübler, Thomas Villmann and Röbbe Wünschiers invite you to join them this evening for a discussion on the topics ‘Micromobility and sustainable transport solutions’ (Jörg Hübler), ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (Thomas Villmann) and ‘Genes and Genetic Engineering – what can we do, what do we want?’ (Röbbe Wünschiers). As well as discussions and talks, there will also be a few interactive activities for participants to get involved in.
What are the benefits of a PhD?
On Friday, the PhD Students’ Day will focus on topics relating to pursuing a PhD at an UoAS, using the HSMW as an example. Alongside personal accounts and networking opportunities, topics such as funding and open access will also be discussed. PhD graduates from the HSMW will talk about their successes as well as their setbacks and offer helpful tips.
Many thanks in advance to everyone involved, both on stage and behind the scenes.