Salar Azizi has been working on his PhD in Dresden since 2013. At the moment the young Iranian researcher is on parental leave – but even in his spare time he notices fluid dynamical processes all around him. The heavy hoot turns many heads around. Only the ducks and swans, swimming at the shore ... [Read more]
Kati Laakso thinks that it’s good to have a goal – no matter if it’s the finishing line of a marathon or the improvement of sustainable methods to detect minerals. The Finnish researcher shows the necessary persistence for both. 42.195 kilometers – that’s the official distance of a marathon. ... [Read more]
Yordan Georgiev lived in Dresden for the first time shortly after the reunification. In the Bulgarian’s opinion the city has developed for the better since then. Rays of sunlight illuminate the trees in a lush green, birds chirp in the background, the forest glade radiates a mellow tranquility – ... [Read more]
When Alina Maria Deac was younger, she wanted to study international relations. She became a physicist instead. As leader of a Helmholtz Young Investigators Group at HZDR she’s now virtually working in both fields. English, French, German, Japanese and, of course, Romanian – Alina Maria Deac can ... [Read more]
After one and a half years in Germany, Garima Singh noticed that there’s only one aspect in her chosen place of residence that’s erratic. “I love that people actually stop, when the traffic lights are red – pedestrians as well as car drivers”, Garima Singh recounts. "In India it’s a bit different ... [Read more]
In Aniruddh Das’s opinion there are certain places that can one make feel special. For the young Indian researcher such an area is Dresden’s Altstadt-district. 540.000 inhabitants instead of 16.3 million – compared to a major metropolis like New Delhi Dresden seems almost provincial. However, ... [Read more]
When Elizabeth and Bert Green moved to Dresden, they were just a young couple. Now their already two-year old son is learning German at the day-care. “One of our biggest surprises after arriving in Germany was that the stores are not open on Sundays”, Elizabeth Green, who goes by Liz, recounts. ... [Read more]
For the second time Atsushi Ikeda came back to Dresden and the HZDR about two years ago. After every return he introduced a new family member to the Saxon capital. Every step makes a different noise. This realization obviously amazes the young boy, who is stomping on the keys of a giant piano on ... [Read more]
Within two days Dipjyoti Deb got to know Dresden. Afterwards, it was an easy decision, that the German city is the right place for his thought experiments. The question seems to appear out of the blue: „Whom from the history of physics would you invite to a dinner party?” But the young man – ... [Read more]
For four years Karina Pombo Garcia has been living in Dresden. Especially one street of the German city amazes the PhD candidate from Spain. “The people in this part of the city are very open-minded and welcoming”, Karina Pombo Garcia explains, while a couple is moving a couch on a trolley past ... [Read more]
