THE THREE MAX PLANCK SCHOOLS

Carsten Rockstuhl is Professor at the Institute of Theoretical Solid State Physics and Head of Department at the KIT Institute of Nanotechnology and Fellow of the Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP). In our partner insight interview, he talks about his career, what is special about the work as a Fellow of the Max Planck School of Photonics, and what distinguishes KIT, founded in 2009, as a central partner of the Max Planck Schools.

Interview with PhD candidates Emma Celina Brambila Tamayo, Brianda Lopez-Santini, and Caedyn Stinson. The three of them each presented their PhD projects and gave insights into their daily work on the ocassion of the Max Planck Schools Day 2021 live at the Harnack House in Berlin. They talk about how it was to stand in front of the camera presenting their research to almost 150 people during the virtual event, and how this experience influenced their further work. 

The Max Planck School of Cognition's novel Clinician Scientist Program will start in fall 2022 and invites ambitious young scientists to combine clinical specialization with scientific training and study in the context of a unique network of outstanding scientists.

The Max Planck Schools of Photonics is one of the six winners of the "Community Prize" of the "Research in Germany" initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). With its creative idea of a "Photonics Escape Room", the Max Planck Schools of Photonics has successfully competed against its opponents and won the prize money of 20.000 Euro for the implementation of this unique proposal. 

The third Max Planck Schools Day took place online on October 13, 2021. It showcased the strength and scope of the Max Planck Schools’ network while critically reflecting on the leading topic “Diversity in Science”. While welcoming the third cohort of students at the three pilot Schools – Cognition, Matter to Life and Photonics – the Max Planck Society and the German Rectors’ Conference invited all Schools’ members as well as diversity experts to virtually celebrate the start of the new academic year.

Heidelberg University, founded in 1386, is Germany’s oldest university and one of Europe’s most research-intensive institutions. With a long tradition of shaping the future, Heidelberg University offers a wide range of subjects and disciplines, and is committed to broadening and harnessing its knowledge and skills for the benefit of future generations.