Project overview

The CZS STEM Impact School is an advanced training program on science communication for researchers from the natural and engineering sciences. Participants develop an individual communication and impact plan for their research.

The CZS STEM-Forum at the University of Koblenz facilitates formats such as seminars, conferences, or workshops for interdisciplinary exchange between STEM scientists, offers support for young scientists and research, and supports regional networking.

Prof. Dr. Heng Xiao has held the professorship for data-driven simulation of flows on supercomputers at the University of Stuttgart since 15 December 2022. He previously conducted research at Virginia Tech in the USA.

With the help of machine learning methods, measures for effective and economical emission reduction are being researched in the project. The digital twin of a production process is used to show ways to achieve climate-neutral production.

The aim of the project is to decarbonize the heat supply of existing buildings and thus dispense with fossil natural gas. To achieve this, cold local heating networks are designed bidirectionally and solar heat from the summer is stored seasonally in the ground and used in the winter.

Dr. Desirée Leistenschneider is a chemist and researches batteries. She studied and completed her doctorate at TU Dresden. After a postdoctoral phase at the University of Alberta (Canada), she now heads a junior research group at the University of Jena.

Prof. Dr. Julia Berger, Professor of Applied Midwifery at Furtwangen University, uses AR-animated applications with interactive elements to improve the understanding of physiological and pathological processes during childbirth.

The WirkSens project is developing a Raman spectrometer that will make it possible to determine the glucose concentration in small, parallelized single-use bioreactors. It could be used to record cell culture measurement data in real time and use it for process control.

Prof. Dr Doris Aschenbrenner has been appointed Endowed Professor for Digital Methods in Production at Aalen University starting in the summer semester of 2021.

Prof. Dr. Jan Andre Millemann, Professor of Digitalization and Digital Marketing at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences, wants to survey subconscious decision-making processes (biofeedback) of test subjects in the digital space at an early stage of product development.