Review of the year 2022 in pictures These were the highlights at TU Braunschweig
January: Changing living - Laves Award for a visionary project
TU Braunschweig had a successful start into the new year with a Laves Prize. Two architecture students, Antonia Stöcker and Paul Knauer, impressed the jury with their master's thesis 'CEONA - A consumer temple under pressure to change', an innovative living concept that transforms the C&A department store in Braunschweig into a residential and commercial space. Photo credits: Antonia Stöcker, Paul Knauer/TU Braunschweig
January: Changing living - Laves Award for a visionary project
January: Strategies for dealing with natural hazards
Under the title 'mareXtreme', around 150 scientists are investigating how to improve risk management for extreme marine events and natural hazards. The METAscales project, coordinated by TU Braunschweig, is part of the mission. Among other things, it actively supports coastal adaptation to climate change in real laboratories. Photo credits: Unsplash/Marcus Woodbridge
January: Strategies for dealing with natural hazards
January: For democracy, rule of law and freedom
A clear signal in favour of democracy, the rule of law and freedom: In view of social developments, the Presidential Board reaffirms the university's values: 'Inhumanity has no place at TU Braunschweig'. Photo credits: Gideon Rothmann/TU Braunschweig
January: For democracy, rule of law and freedom
February: The future of floating offshore wind
The INF4INiTY research project, coordinated by the Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, aims to develop environmentally friendly designs for the underwater components of floating offshore wind turbines, thus supporting an environmentally friendly energy transition. The consortium comprises 13 partners from eight European countries.
February: The future of floating offshore wind
Alumni in focus - A strong community is emerging
With a new central alumni management, TU Braunschweig is strengthening its ties with former students. A digital platform facilitates exchange and cooperation. The aim is to create a strong network for long-term relationship management with alumni, but also to support and promote current students and spread the good reputation and success of TU Braunschweig. Photo credits: Kristina Rottig/TU Braunschweig
Alumni in focus - A strong community is emerging
March: Efficient parcel delivery
Last-mile logistics are becoming increasingly complex, especially with the exponential growth of e-commerce. To reduce the negative impact of logistics operations on traffic, safety and the environment, a European research consortium has developed an innovative logistics system for a sustainable last mile and presented it to the public at the Lower Saxony Research Centre for Vehicle Technology (NFF). Photo credits: Isabell Massel/NFF
March: Efficient parcel delivery
March: Q&A on the performance dimension of research
What strategic priorities will TU Braunschweig set for the future in 2024? What role does success play in the Excellence Strategy and what measures are being taken to strengthen research? In March, President Prof. Angela Ittel and Vice-President for Research Prof. Peter Hecker gave an interview on the performance dimension of research in 2024. Photo credits: Philipp Ziebart/TU Braunschweig
March: Q&A on the performance dimension of research
April: Site for quantum technology industry opens
In April, the new technology transfer centre for quantum technologies in Lower Saxony was opened in the former Rollei factory. Funded by the German federal and state governments, the site's excellent facilities are expected to help boost the future potential of quantum technologies in the region. Photo credit: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
April: Site for quantum technology industry opens
April: The digital construction site - the future of the construction industry
With the project "The Digital Construction Site - Construction Industry 4.0 as the key to a digital and sustainable construction industry", four institutes are researching digital manufacturing technologies and their effects on planning and production processes under real construction site conditions, thus providing impetus for construction practice. The unique research infrastructure, consisting of various digitally controlled large-scale equipment, has been set up on the East Campus. Photo credits: Tjark Spille/TU Braunschweig
April: The digital construction site - the future of the construction industry
April: The veil of Venus lifts
The BepiColombo spacecraft, in which the Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics (IGEP) and the Institute of Computer and Network Engineering (IDA) of TU Braunschweig are also involved, passed by Venus on its way to Mercury and was able to record important data. Carbon and oxygen ions were detected for the first time in the planet's magnetic environment. Photo credit: ESA/ATG medialab
April: The veil of Venus lifts
April: Optimal sea conditions in Braunschweig
A new, unique test facility for simulating maritime conditions was inaugurated at the end of April at the Leichtweiß Institute for Hydraulic Engineering in the presence of Stephan Weil, Prime Minister of Niedersachsen. The aim of the saltwater-compatible large-scale research facility is to improve the construction of offshore wind turbines, reduce maintenance costs and extend the service life of maritime installations. Photo credits: Kristina Rottig/TU Braunschweig
April: Optimal sea conditions in Braunschweig
May: A shower of prizes for the Student House
The Student House has won Europe's most prestigious architecture prize, the European Union's Mies van der Rohe Award for Contemporary Architecture. With its sustainable steel-wood hybrid construction, the Student House has received a veritable flood of awards. It has already been awarded the German Architecture Prize in 2023, the DAM Prize for Architecture in Germany in 2024 and the Architecture Prize of the Association of German Architects (BDA) in Niedersachsen. Photo credits: Leonhard Clemens/TU Braunschweig
May: A shower of prizes for the Student House
May: Wolfsburg Campus receives funding
Together with OHLF, Ostfalia and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, TU Braunschweig is developing a joint campus in Wolfsburg. The aim is to establish a regional and international model location in the field of automotive recycling with strong research expertise as well as study, further education and transfer opportunities. The funding decision was announced on 15 May 2024 in Wolfsburg. Photo credits: Kristina Rottig/TU Braunschweig
May: Wolfsburg Campus receives funding
May: Sustainable coastal protection for Niedersachsen
How can the coast be adapted to climate change in a sustainable and responsible way? The CoastAdapt research area, led by TU Braunschweig, aims to answer this question and establish an internationally visible coastal competence centre. The project is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation and the Niedersachsen Ministry of Science and Culture. Photo credits: Björn Mehrtens/TU Braunschweig
May: Sustainable coastal protection for Niedersachsen
May/June: A summer full of events
During the summer semester there were again many great events on campus. From International Days, Diversity Days and Tomorrow Days to Health Week, the Social Impact Festival and Summer Vibes X Campus Nord, there were plenty of opportunities to get involved, learn, celebrate and have fun.
May/June: A summer full of events
June: Jellyfish over the Oker
Swimming jellyfish over the river Oker and a no-go zone of a special kind: the Institute for Architecture-Related Art was represented with two projects at this year's Braunschweig Light Parcours, using light installations to address current issues such as global warming and the privatisation of water resources.
June: Jellyfish over the Oker
June: Hydrogen terminal opened
A milestone in energy research was reached in June with the opening of the Braunschweig hydrogen terminal, the world's largest metal hydride storage facility. The entire process chain from the production, storage and use of climate-neutral hydrogen will be researched here in the future. Photo credits: Sascha Gramann/ siz energieplus
June: Hydrogen terminal opened
July: Summer 300,000 years ago
To find out more about the temperatures in northern Germany in the summer of 300,000 years ago, scientists from the Institute of Geosystems and Bioindication studied fossils of mosquito larvae. They found that summers back then were between 16 and 22 degrees Celsius.
July: Summer 300,000 years ago![July: Zeichensaal [R]Evolution](https://magazin.tu-braunschweig.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Sonnenuntergang-Canossa-1-1200x800.jpg)
July: Zeichensaal [R]Evolution
Belvedere, Lehmbruck, Fliewatüüt, Canossa: these are the names of the art lecture halls on campus. In July, an exhibition curated by three architecture students in the Architecture Pavilion, entitled 'Zeichensaal [R]Evolution', explored their past, present and future. Photo credits: Canossa drawing room/TU Braunschweig
July: Zeichensaal [R]Evolution
July: Autonomous flying taxis
In order for autonomous flying devices to be used in cities, they must be able to navigate reliably and automatically along the optimal route to the landing site. In the C2Land research project, scientists have developed and successfully demonstrated camera-based navigation and flight control. Photo credits: Andreas Dekiert/IFF
July: Autonomous flying taxis
August: Start of professional life
At the beginning of August, 28 apprentices started a new phase in their lives at TU Braunschweig. They were welcomed by President Angela Ittel and the training coordinators at an introductory event and then got to know the campus and their fellow trainees at a rally. With a total of 80 apprentices in 15 different professions, the university is one of the largest training organisations in the region. Photo credits: Marius Lauer/TU Braunschweig
August: Start of professional life
August: Showing diversity with the Progress Pride flag
Once again this year, TU Braunschweig is flying the Progress Pride flag to show its support for diversity and tolerance. The flags symbolise support for the LGBTQ+ community and an inclusive university environment. The action is a clear commitment to respect and openness on campus. Photo credits: Kristina Rottig/TU Braunschweig
August: Showing diversity with the Progress Pride flag
August: CLIME takes off
In the summer, the CLIME project of the SE²A research initiative celebrated the successful test flight of a scaled model of a medium-haul aircraft. The project focuses on research into flight dynamics and engine integration in a novel configuration with the aim of reducing energy consumption and emissions. Photo credits: Jens Friedrichs/TU Braunschweig
August: CLIME takes off
August: Are you ready to fly?
In the 'E-Foil-Lab', students develop a foilboard, for example with a self-developed propeller to achieve gliding flight. Tests on the Blauer See lake in Garbsen were successful! In E-Foiling, athletes glide over the water on an electrically powered foilboard. Due to its versatile characteristics, it is an excellent and illustrative experimental object for teaching. Photo credits: Jan Göing/TU Braunschweig
August: Are you ready to fly?
September: Interdisciplinary Extended Reality project launched
MR, VR, AR - Extended Reality (XR) technologies are becoming increasingly important in complex work contexts. In the project 'Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Extended Reality in Education' (INTERXR), scientists from all faculties at TU Braunschweig are investigating how the potential of XR can be used in education and what challenges lie ahead. Photo credits: Kristina Rottig/TU Braunschweig
September: Interdisciplinary Extended Reality project launched
September: Basic concept for the CO_Living Campus
A milestone has been reached in the CO_Living Campus competition: the basic urban planning concept for the North Campus area is now available. The new district is designed to bring together science and urban society in one urban space and invites active participation. Photo credits: Christopher Kuriyama/ ISE, TU Braunschweig
September: Basic concept for the CO_Living Campus
September: Science meets film art
In September, a special film evening took place in the experimental hall of the Institute of Aircraft Design. Under the motto "Fly High", the audience experienced an evening of films and discussions on current perspectives of flying, organised by the Science and Art Lab in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence SE²A and the Braunschweig Film Festival. Photo credits: Marek Kruzewski/TU Braunschweig
September: Science meets film art
September: Light, sound, dance and quantum physics
How to experience quantum physics? With 'Colours of QuantumFrontiers', the Cluster of Excellence QuantumFrontiers and artists Niels Weijer and Mike O'Connor have found an unusual way to enter this world. Instead of microscopes and interferometers, they used a performance of light, music and dance to enter the realm of the quantum. Photo credits: Kristina Rottig/TU Braunschweig
September: Light, sound, dance and quantum physics
October: Angela Ittel and Peter Middendorf lead TU9
Since 1 October, Prof. Angela Ittel and Prof. Peter Middendorf, Rector of the University of Stuttgart, have been the new dual leadership of the TU9 Alliance. At the national level, the leadership duo will represent the interests of the TU9 universities. In addition, international networking will be further intensified. Photo credits: Philipp Arnoldt Photography, Sven Cichowicz
October: Angela Ittel and Peter Middendorf lead TU9
October: Start of university life
Acrobatics at dizzy heights, insights into science, a musical medley and lots of encouraging words: for the 12th time, more than 3,100 students celebrated the start of their studies together at the central first semester welcome event in the Eintracht stadium. Photo credits: Ahmed Nassef/TU Braunschweig
October: Start of university life
October: Students honour inspiring teaching
They inspire students with their teaching and make knowledge come alive: at the final event of the Studium Generale, dedicated teachers were honoured with the Teaching Award in six categories. 291 courses with more than 300 teachers had been nominated by students. Photo credits: Silja Klemenz/TU Braunschweig
October: Students honour inspiring teaching
October: Foundation stone laid for new chemistry building
The laying of the foundation stone in October marked a decisive step for the new chemistry building. In the presence of Niedersachsen's Science Minister Falko Mohrs and TU President Angela Ittel, future users and other guests celebrated the official start of the shell construction work for the 53 million euro research and teaching building. Photo credits: Christian Bierwagen/TU Braunschweig
October: Foundation stone laid for new chemistry building
October: Water from moon dust
Extracting water from space is of great importance for the exploration of the solar system. As part of the LUWEX research project, scientists have developed a method for extracting water from ice-laden lunar dust (regolith). In an experimental phase lasting several months, this process was successfully tested on a large scale at the TU's Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics. Photo credits: DLR (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)
October: Water from moon dust
November: When the car prevents strokes
What would it be like to be able to detect impending cardiovascular diseases such as strokes while driving? This is the subject of research by the Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics at TU Braunschweig and Hannover Medical School. At the Medica trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, the scientists demonstrated how this is possible with their SmartCar. Photo credits: PLRI/TU Braunschweig
November: When the car prevents strokes
November: New Media Lab opens
After a pilot phase, the Media Lab was officially opened in November. Teachers, staff and students can try out didactic scenarios and methods of digitally supported teaching and digital work in the experimental space in the old building. They are supported by a team from the Project House. Photo credits: Stefan Böhme/TU Braunschweig
November: New Media Lab opens
November: Success at the Niedersachsen Science Prize
TU Braunschweig was particularly successful at this year's Niedersachsen Science Prize, winning three awards. Professor Andreas Waag, Professor Patrick Schwerdtner and Master student Sarah Koop-Brinkmann were each honoured by Science Minister Falko Mohrs. Photo credits: QF/Roman Broder/ZANAPHOTOS
November: Success at the Niedersachsen Science Prize
December: Professor Stefanie Kroker receives ERC Consolidator Grant
Professor Stefanie Kroker has received a Consolidator Grant of almost two million euros from the European Research Council (ERC). Her research group is investigating optical resonators, the component that makes laser systems the most precise instrument known to mankind. The prestigious award strengthens regional collaborative projects such as the excellence clusters QuantumFrontiers and Quantum Valley Lower Saxony (QVLS), as well as the metrology research focus at TU Braunschweig. Photo credits: Kristina Rottig/TU Braunschweig
December: Professor Stefanie Kroker receives ERC Consolidator Grant