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discovered_02_2013

Panorama// The HZDR Research Magazine WWW.Hzdr.DE 38 39 Panorama – HZDR news Contact Contact _DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden Dr. Janina Hahn dlr.de/schoollab/tu-dresden _HZDR Administrative Director Prof. Peter Joehnk p.joehnk@hzdr.de _HZDR INNOVATION GmbH Prof. Andreas Kolitsch a.kolitsch@hzdr.de Bratislava  Dresden  Bratislava The geographic distance between the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU) and Rossendorf is no less than 482 kilometers. It is also the distance travelled by Peter Joehnk, the HZDR’s Administrative Director, not just once but several times a year. What started out as making available any used equipment and furniture that had served its term at the HZDR to help with the setup of new laboratories or offices at the STU, continued over a number of years with the establishment of a joint international Ph.D. seminar, development of the EASY German Federal Subsidy System, and other projects, today has evolved into a vital collaborative in both administrative/technical and scientific areas. At the STU Faculty of Materials Technology in Trnava, 50 kilometers outside Bratislava, construction of CAMBO, the new science campus, is currently under way – one of eight science parks that have received funding totaling 280 million Euros from the Slovak government. The groundbreaking ceremony for the 42 million Euro project took place in May 2013 in the presence of the Slovak Ministers of Finance as well as University Study. Peter Joehnk was also present for the ceremony, as was Andreas Kolitsch, the current CEO of HZDR INNOVATION GmbH and the former head of the HZDR’s ion beam center. In this latter capacity, Kolitsch has been tracking the fate of CAMBO for some time now as the ultimate plan is construction of an ion beam center similar to the Dresden facility. As coordinator of the scientific part of the collaborative, Kolitsch’s job is to make sure the seven Slovak scientists involved with the project as well as an additional seven technicians, all of whom have traveled to Dresden, are receiving customized training. They are on a 21-months sabbatical to learn as much as they can about processes, machines, radiation schedules, and scientific experiments at Europe’s largest ion beam center. Upon their return to the Slovak Republic in 2015, their job will be to ensure the start of operations and service without any complications at the ion beam center on the CAMBO campus. The search is on for junior scientists For the past two years, the HZDR has successfully mounted its DeltaX School Lab and each year has continued to expand its offerings. Today, experimentation days on topics as diverse as magnetism, light and color, as well as radioactivity and radiation have become regular audience magnets. The German Aerospace Center DLR has a lot more experience with student labs than that, thanks to the fact that, for the last ten years, its DLR_School_Labs have made promoting junior scientists a priority. Following in the DLR’s footsteps, a similar lab is currently being set up at the Dresden Technical Collections as part of a joint project by the DLR, the TU Dresden, and the city of Dresden. Starting November 13, 2013, grades 5 through 12 students are offered an up close and personal look at the world of research in the natural sciences and technology. What brings about a drop in the cost of solar cells and how can their performance be optimized? What should new kinds of materials be made of to ensure they are light-weight yet at the same time durable and versatile? At the DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, students are able to perform experiments on these and other exciting questions. Offerings range from experiments in the areas of materials science all the way to traffic planning and energy, and are set against a real-world research background with a strong applied focus. The lab is fitted with cutting-edge equipment and has a host of different objects on display. Student-run experiments are assisted by TU Dresden students. The staff at the DeltaX and DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, which are both part of the Helmholtz school lab network, are striving for a close collaboration, given that they are in pursuit of a common goal. They want to give kids a real sense of the inside workings of a scientific institute in order to get them excited about the natural sciences and technology and encourage them to pursue their passion through university study or relevant job training. Jana Bohovicová and Vladimir Kolesár at the ion beam center. The DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden is starting operations. Photo: Christian Hüller

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