2.4.4 STEM Talent Support: How to Create Innovative Young Researchers

The DLR School Lab Oberpfaffenhofen, operated by the German Aerospace Center DLR, is a student lab with long-term experience in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) talent support. This session presents typical aerospace-related student research projects, including their basic conception, the practical preparation and implementation, and the development of technological spin-off products: (i) remote sensing from stratospheric balloons, (ii) a demonstration experiment for a satellite navigation system, (iii) and a control unit for performing experiments with water rockets. Furthermore, the workshop offers the opportunity to develop new ideas for innovative student research projects based on the participant’s specific interests.

Author(s):

Dieter Hausamann
dieter.hausamann@dlr.de
DLR - German Aerospace Center
Ghana

Education: Ph.D. in Physics, Professional Teacher, ECHA Specialist for Gifted Education

Responsibilities: 1990-2002 Head of Infrared Section of the DLR Institute of Optoelectronics, Aerospace Research and Development, since 2002 Head of DLR_School_Lab Oberpfaffenhofen

Activities: optical remote sensing technology, systems and applications, teacher (physics, math), STEM talent support, advanced teacher training (ECHA)

Tobias Schüttler
tobias.schuettler@dlr.de
Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich
Germany

Education: Professional Teacher (Physics, Mathematics)

Responsibilities: since 2011 Deputy Head of DLR_School_Lab Oberpfaffenhofen, since 2015 Staff Member of LMU Munich, Chair of Physics Education, SatTec Project Manager (www.sattec.org)

Activities: remote sensing technology, systems and applications, satellite navigation, teacher (physics, math), STEM talent support, since 2015 PhD in physics didactics