The University of Stuttgart cordially invites to its new event series "Excellence in Dialogue". International guests enter into an interactive dialogue with researchers, students and employees at the University of Stuttgart. Experts from various disciplines and fields meet to discuss exciting topics – always with a focus on the vision of the University of Stuttgart “intelligent systems for a sustainable society”. The event series is irganised by the Clusters of Excellence SimTech and IntCDC.
The first event „Nou breekt mijn klomp – 40 years of adventure in STEM“ will take place on 11 May 2021 at 6 pm CET / 9 am PDT. The title contains a dutch idiom – equivalent to „That knocked my socks off“. Prof. Margot Gerritsen from Stanford University will talk about (un-)intended developments in computational science and her experiences as a scientist in the international engineering world. She will be supported by moderator and SFB 1313 spokesman Prof. Rainer Helmig (Department of Hydromechanics and Modelling of Hydrosystems (LH2), University of Stuttgart).
Event information
Event: "Nou breekt mijn klomp – 40 years of adventure in STEM"
Date: 11 May 2021
Time: 6 pm CET / 9 am PDT
Speaker: Margot Gerritson, University of Stanford, USA
Moderator: Rainer Helmig, University of Stuttgart
Speaker Margot Gerritsen
Margot Gerritsen, born in the Netherlands, is a professor in the Department of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford University in California. Her focus is on computer simulations and the mathematical analysis of engineering and natural processes. Her main interests include sustainability and renewable and fossil energy production. In addition, she is involved in coastal ocean dynamics, yacht design, as well as several areas of computational mathematics including search algorithms and matrix computations. Her most recent research projects include traffic congestion and emission simulation and mitigation, and wildland fire prediction and mitigation. As co-founder and Co-Director of Women in Data Science and chair of the board of SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathemathics) she aims to inspire and encourage girls and women in computational mathematics and data science.
Moderator Rainer Helmig
Rainer Helmig, SFB 1313 spokesman and Professor of Hydromechanics and Modelling of Hydrosystems, will be the moderator of the event. His research focus is on the modeling of flow and transport processes, which play an important role, not only in terms of the environment, but also in technical and biological systems. He also examines issues of underground energy storage and fracking.
Rainer Helmig
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h.c.Principal Investigator, Former Spokesperson, Research Projects A02, A05, and C02