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

Our guest is Rubina Zern-Breuer, who has headed the new Transfer Center at the University of Stuttgart since the beginning of 2023. This is where the transfer of knowledge and ideas is bundled and where the central career service for students is also located. We talk about collaboration between the university and external parties, innovation and the new start-up culture. But biographical topics, such as her stay at the Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles or decisive moments for her career path are also part of the conversation.

Nina Devolder works as Lead Program Manager at the Wikimedia Foundation. Working with professionals and volunteers around the world, she implements strategic programs, streamlines ongoing workflows, optimizes resources, improves collaboration and knowledge sharing, and helps improve our collective impact. She took a starting point for her career path at the University of Stuttgart: coming from Finland, she began her studies in the humanities in 2008. In the podcast, we talk about the future of Wikipedia, why she thought it made more sense to study something that doesn't necessarily lead to a profession, and what "future audiences" means.
All episodes: https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/university/forall/podcast/

With our guest Joris van Slageren, Professor at the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart, we talk about the current research project "Chem4Quant" - on the impact of research in chemistry on quantum science. But we also talk about diversity in teaching, what science fiction has to do with science, and we also get an unusual book recommendation from Prof. von Slageren. Worth listening to!

Erasmo Cachay Mateos graduated from the University of Stuttgart in 2002 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Today he works as a project manager in the automotive sector. His main interests are also literature and film. In 2014 he published his first novel. In the podcast, we talk about his approach to art, his path from Peru to Germany and why he owes a lot to the University of Stuttgart.

Salma Maged graduated in 2017 with a double degree in the master’s program Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD) in Cairo and Stuttgart. Nowadays, she looks after development in Egypt in a non-profit organization and she has founded the network NIU together with another alumna. NIU is a community of diverse, interdisciplinary researchers and professionals with a passion for integrated urbanism and sustainable design. In the podcast we talk about social entrepreneurship, the role of architecture on social behaviour and how she found purpose in her work.

Dr. Matthew Hoehler is our guest on this episode of the podcast. Hoehler is a research engineer in the Fire Research Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He was part of the very first cohort to study the COMMAS (Computational Mechanics of Materials and Structures) international degree program at the University of Stuttgart.
Topics of the podcast include: How Hoehler got into fire research, what motivated him to study at the University of Stuttgart, what he recommends to American exchange students, and why he is involved in alumni outreach.
All episodes: https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/university/forall/podcast/