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Made in Science – The official podcast of the University of Stuttgart Podcast

Dr. Wolfgang Holtkamp, Senior Advisor International Affairs, meets scientists, alumnae and alumni, employees and students from the University of Stuttgart. The conversations are not only about the interviewee’s current work, they also focus on their personality, what inspired them, and their career. One thing that all of the guests have in common is that they have studied or worked at the University of Stuttgart, or are still doing so, i.e. they are "Made in Science". How did they become who they are? Looking back, what would they do differently? Which Swabian specialty do they prefer, Spätzle or Maultaschen? Holtkamp asks these and other exciting questions.

  1. "There was always a lot of international cooperation" (#42)

    11 SEPT

    "There was always a lot of international cooperation" (#42)

    We are talking to Franziska Hild, doctoral researcher at the Institute of Space Systems in the group Numerical Simulation at the University of Stuttgart. We talk about the prestigous Amelia Earhart Fellowship and what Franziska Hild thinks about theory and testing. Furthermore, we would like to know what she would bring back to Earth from a visit to space.

    26 min
  2. "My vision is to develop a novel robotic construction system for automated assembly" (#41)

    12 AUG

    "My vision is to develop a novel robotic construction system for automated assembly" (#41)

    We speak to tenure-track professor Anja Lauer from the Institute for Construction Materials. Topics of the discussion include the IntCDC excellence cluster and its novel approach for the construction sector, the importance of diversity in her field of research, her stay abroad in Japan and which robot she would like to have to make everyday life easier.

    28 min
  3. "Interdisciplinarity is lived here more than elsewhere" (#40)

    16 JUL

    "Interdisciplinarity is lived here more than elsewhere" (#40)

    Our guest is Prof. Andrea Barth, Head of Research Group for Computational Methods for Uncertainty Quantification at University of Stuttgart. We talk about the uniqueness of the Cluster of Excellence SimTech https://www.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de/, how to find a doctoral adviser, what she has learnt from her time as a Phd student for her current interactions with them and why it is wise to have a plan B in life.

    40 min
  4. "I try to convey my knowledge to the young researchers" (#39)

    14 JUN

    "I try to convey my knowledge to the young researchers" (#39)

    He knows the University of Stuttgart from different angles: Prof Ingmar Kallfass studied electrical engineering here, and since 2013 he has been Director of the Institute for Robust Power Semiconductor Systems, a newly founded facility of the Robert Bosch Centre for Power Electronics. Let us find out, why he returned and what is currently going on in his field of research. Why he thinks electrical engineering has a wrong public image in Germany and what all of us can do to protect the planet.

    37 min
  5. "Society should open up to new technology" (#38)

    13 MAY

    "Society should open up to new technology" (#38)

    Prof. Peter Pott is Head of the Institute of Medical Device Technology at the University of Stuttgart and an expert in mechatronic systems in a medical technology context. We talk to him about biomedical systems as an up-and-coming field at the University of Stuttgart and the importance of meaningfulness for prospective students when choosing a study program. We also find out what significance a research stay in New Zealand had on his path.

    27 min
  6. "The humanities are actually about who we are" (#37)

    16 APR

    "The humanities are actually about who we are" (#37)

    Episode 37 of our podcast "Made in Science" is all about Shakespeare. We discuss this with our guest Professor Sybille Baumbach, who has been full Professor of English literature at the Department of English Literatures and Cultures at the University of Stuttgart since 2018. She has just been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council for her "LitAttention" project. Baumbach is also President of the renowned German Shakespeare Society, one of the oldest literary societies in Germany and the world. In any case, there were many interesting topics to discuss with her.

    37 min
  7. "If you do cutting-edge research and development, you must fail sometimes" (#36)

    13 MAR

    "If you do cutting-edge research and development, you must fail sometimes" (#36)

    Our interview partner is Prof. Dr. Michael Totzeck, ZEISS Fellow and Head of Corporate Research and Technology. His focus today is on quantum technology, artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing. The physicist set up his own working group at the Institute of Technical Optics at the University of Stuttgart in 1995, which he headed for seven years. Through his research activities at ZEISS, an honorary professorship at the University of Konstanz and as a member of the advisory board of the Stuttgart Research Center of Photonic Engineering (SCoPE), he actively contributes to the combination of academic research and industrial research. We talk about success, how new ideas are created at ZEISS and how he brings the industrial perspective to the University of Stuttgart.

    41 min
  8. "To solve technical problems it's a high amount of creativity that is required" (#35)

    14 FEB

    "To solve technical problems it's a high amount of creativity that is required" (#35)

    Our guest is Dr. Luiz Chamon from Brazil, who came to the University of Stuttgart in 2022. He heads is own research group at the at the Cluster of Excellence SimTech and ELLIS. His research areas covers optimization, signal processing, machine learning, and control, particularly in some intersection of these fields. In our conversation we hear about different forms of learning, some of his international expierences, music in his life and what it is all about "living next door to ELLIS". More: https://www.luizchamon.com/ https://www.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de/ https://ellis.eu/

    38 min
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Dr. Wolfgang Holtkamp, Senior Advisor International Affairs, meets scientists, alumnae and alumni, employees and students from the University of Stuttgart. The conversations are not only about the interviewee’s current work, they also focus on their personality, what inspired them, and their career. One thing that all of the guests have in common is that they have studied or worked at the University of Stuttgart, or are still doing so, i.e. they are "Made in Science". How did they become who they are? Looking back, what would they do differently? Which Swabian specialty do they prefer, Spätzle or Maultaschen? Holtkamp asks these and other exciting questions.

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