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Meet the DWIH New York Supporters

4 Questions with Mariella de Carvalho

The DWIH New York had the pleasure of interviewing Mariella de Carvalho, Consul for Culture and Science, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York, which is one of our supporters.

Meet the FUTURE FORUM speakers

4 Questions with Michelle Gabriel

The DWIH New York had the pleasure of interviewing Michelle Gabriel, one of the speakers of the FUTURE FORUM: Fabricating the Future on October 7. Michelle is the Graduate Program Director, Sustainable Fashion,  at Glasgow Caledonian New York College (GCNYC).

Meet the FUTURE FORUM speakers

5 Questions with Anne-Marie Sust

The DWIH New York had the pleasure of interviewing Anne-Marie Sust, one of the speakers of the FUTURE FORUM: Fabricating the Future on October 7. Anne-Marie is a Sustainable Fashion Designer and Graduate of Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (UAS). Bielefeld UAS is Member of Campus OWL, a network of five higher education institutions in OstWestfalenLippe (OWL), Germany, with a liaison office in New York and main supporter of DWIH New York.

Interview with Dr. Eva Bosbach

10 Years University of Cologne New York Office

The University of Cologne’s North America Office celebrated its 10th anniversary at the German House in New York on May 26 with a festive in-person event, featuring art, music, networking, and the panel discussion “Transatlantic Perspectives on Quantum Science and Technologies.” The honorary guest was Rector Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Axel Freimuth, heading a delegation from the University of Cologne. The DWIH team took this anniversary as an opportunity to talk with Dr. Eva Bosbach, Executive Director of the University of Cologne North America Office.

News from DFG North America

“Been in America”: DFG interviews German researchers in the USA and Canada

Since November 2020, neuroscientist Dr. Jolande Fooken has been at Queens University, Kingston in the Canadian province of Ontario, where she is on a DFG research fellowship.  As a member of John Randall “Randy” Flanagan’s group, she is researching “Gaze and motor control – Patterns of Coordination.”

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.

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.