Having traveled all the way from Jülich, the guests were able to see the HI ERN's modern research infrastructure for themselves during the guided tours of the laboratories. Afterwards, Prof. Karsten Müller highlighted innovative approaches in green hydrogen research in his lecture. He is no stranger to the HI ERN: He headed the Efficient Hydrogen Release research group from February 2019 to September 2020. Today, he holds the Chair of Technical Thermodynamics at the University of Rostock.
There was no shortage of fun and networking for the participants either: at "Science and Fun", the young scientists presented their research in a witty, innovative and unconventional way using a box of everyday objects.
The doctoral students were able to take away important ideas for their own research work and network with each other. A continuation is planned for the coming year.
The Helmholtz Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Energy and Climate Research (HITEC) is a graduate school of Forschungszentrum Jülich and five partner universities in Aachen, Bochum, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Wuppertal with a focus on energy and climate research. The aim of the graduate school is to provide doctoral students with the technical, methodological and communication skills required for scientific work at the highest international level. In addition, sound interdisciplinary know-how on the scientific, technical and social dimensions of the topic of energy and climate is imparted, for example on the complex interrelationships between energy supply and its effects on climate change. (Find out more on the HITEC website.)
