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Five questions with Dr. Max Jungmann

Meet the Speaker of our Scenario Workshop on June 17

Dr. Max Jungmann will be the speaker for the interactive scenario workshop “The Future of Climate Action”, co-organised by the Heidelberg University Association, Hasso-Plattner-Institute (HPI), Momentum Novum, Climate Action Summit (CAS) and the DWIH New York. In a short interview, he tells us about his background, what motivates him at work and what participants of the workshop can expect.

News from the Hasso-Plattner-Institute

The Think Green Academy – Develop Sustainable Ideas for the IT Sector

The Think Green Academy is the new German-speaking format of the HPI Youth Academy and the SAP Young Thinkers program. The online event takes place from October to December 2022, application deadline is August 14, 2022.

News from Campus OWL

Optimizing Energy Efficiency with Climate bOWL

A growing awareness of sustainability among the general population, along with rising energy costs, means that companies are increasingly focused on the goal of climate neutrality. This is the starting point for a joint project in which researchers from Paderborn University, doing interdisciplinary research at the Software Innovation Campus (SICP), work hand in hand with the chair of Automotive Lightweight Design (also Paderborn University), Bielefeld University, and the companies NTT Data Business Solutions AG, GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH, Miele & Cie. KG and Phoenix Contact Smart Business GmbH.

Research at the Universität Hamburg

Risks of Energy Production: From Where Should we Import Hydrogen?

Green hydrogen production requires water and renewable energy. The southern hemisphere presents particularly good geophysical conditions. Prof. Dr. Franziska Müller is investigating the risks that need to be considered in countries such as South Africa, Morocco, or Chile as part of the German Research Foundation funded research project H2POLITICS.

The DFG in Washington, DC

“Research in Germany” at ASM Microbe 2022 in Washington D.C.

After a two-year hiatus, the German Research Foundation (DFG) is excited to participate in ASM Microbe 2022 from June 9 to 13.  The American Society for Microbiology convenes a global network of scientists, educators, and researchers for five days of learning, sharing, and connecting.

Short-Term Program for Bachelor Students

UROP International at RWTH Aachen

For the first time since the pandemic, UROP International, RWTH Aachen University’s popular program for North American undergraduates is taking place in-person in Germany again.

Making Artificial Intelligence Sustainable

SAIL is an interdisciplinary AI research network created by Bielefeld University, Paderborn University, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. SAIL addresses the next stage of AI development by looking at the entire life cycle of AI systems and their technological and societal impacts. The interdisciplinary research program brings together researchers from AI, engineering as well as the social sciences and humanities.