Finally, the time had come! The 2019 and 2020 cohorts of changING were able to review their time in the research club so far on July 15. After a warm welcome and a few words from Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Radespiel, vice speaker of the Cluster of Excellence SE²A, the two researchers and coordinators of the program M.Sc. Dina Al-Kharabsheh and Dr. Anne Geese (both at the Institute for Didactics of Science) summarized the completed stations in the research club, such as an acoustic treasure hunt.
The groups visited various institutes and facilities, including the Institute of Aircraft Design and Lightweight Structures, the Protohaus and the Institute of Acoustics. In the process, they not only gained valuable insights into a potential field of study, but were also able to become active themselves: They were guided in implementing their own projects from the idea to the prototype and later participated with great dedication in the proclaimed autumn vacation challenge "#rube-goldberg"! The results of this challenge are impressive and can be found on the Instagram page of the research club.
The final event was a great success with a total of more than 40 participants and we are already excited to see what interesting, creative tasks and stations the changING team will come up with for the students of tomorrow in the coming cohorts.
The research club changING of the SE²A Cluster of Excellence started in October 2019. In two years so far, students from the 10th grade onwards were given the opportunity to gain insights into various research areas of the cluster and to experiment on their own. The aim is to introduce female students in particular to technical courses of study.
