Graduate School EES

Mission

• The GS-EES addresses the full, community-spanning spectrum of electrochemical energy storage and conversion, from fundamental science to processing and application
• The GS-EES offers a comprehensive education and training program in these areas, emphasizing interdisciplinary aspects
• The GS-EES is committed to offer professional skills training

GS News

Open Positions

Professional Skills Training

ProTrainU

https://www.uni-ulm.de/en/misc/graduate-professional-training-center-ulm/courses/

KHYS

http://www.khys.kit.edu/english/qualification-program.php

Scientific Training - Lectures

Scientific Training - Seminars

> Seminars offered at the respective universities and institutes (e.g. HIU seminar, POLiS seminar, GDCh seminars,..)

> Dedicated seminar series for doctoral researchers only "PhDs in charge"

• monthly, each 2nd Wednesday of the month, 4 pm
• one plenary hot topic talk
• small group discussions on sicentific as well as personal and administrative issiues of the PhD
• mutual exchange, learn form other docotoral researchers, get valuable input for your research

Events

Upcomig Events

Workshop NEW GENERATION – BATTERIES AND TALENTS

Goal

The workshop features presentations from lead industry in the field of batteries and off ers ten pitch presentations from POLiS PhD students and PostDocs, introducing their most current results. The event off ers m utual and intimate exchange of hot topics and fresh ideas in the fi eld of new generation batteries, with plenty of space for meetings and open discussions.

Time & Date: 26.10.2021, 2:00 - 18:00
Location: KIT Campus  North
Registration:

Participants have to contribute a pitch presentation of 5 min related to their research. You can compose the presentation rather freely, we would love to see talks that are innovative and have a link to applications but it is not mandatory.

The number of participants is restricted to 10 (due to Covid19) which gives you the opportunity for an intensive exchange.
Please apply for participation by sending a title and a short abstract to POLiS Technology Transfer Manager (georg.bosch@kit.edu) until 29 September.

Flyer for further information.

XPS Workshop

Goal

The workshop mainly aims at researchers who (plan to) include X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy as characterization method in their studies.

You will learn about the fundamentals, the potential and the restrictions of the method.
The main goal of the workshop is to improve your skills in planning your XPS measurements and in peak fitting / interpreting the measured spectra.

Schedule

The workshop will mainly be held online (with Thomas Diemant) but you will also perform an XPS measurement in groups of two. These measurements can either be done at the IAM-ESS with Vanessa Trouillet for researchers from Karlsruhe or at the HIU with Thomas Diemant for researchers from Ulm. Individual appointments will be made for this with the groups.

Time & Date: Several sessions between 15.10.2020 and 03.11.2020 (see schedule in flyer)
Location: Mostly online, demo sessions (XPS measurements) at HIU or at IAM-ESS

Workshop instructors: Thomas Diemant and Vanessa Trouillet
Registration: Online until 01.10.2021

The workshop is open for GS-EES, CELEST and HIU members.
GS-EES members will gain 1 CP within „Scientific Training”

The number of participants for the XPS measurements (mandatory for gaining GS-EES CPs) is restricted to 12 in Karlsruhe and 12 in Ulm. First come, first served.
There are no restrictions for the number of participants in the online lectures.

Past Events

Summerschool 2021

The Summerschool aims at scientific exchange and teambuilding within the GS-EES and POLiS and also includes scientific talks from external speakers.

Each doctoral researcher will present a poster. During the Summerschool the posters will be divided into 6 groups. For each group there will be 2 dates, when each group member will be available for discussions about their poster in an individual break-out session.

Date: 05.07.2021 - 08.07.2021
Location: online

See flyer for more information and the program

Registration: online until 21.06.2021

Deadline for posters: 27.06.2021 (via email to Johannes Schnaidt), including the poster information form

Workshop "Introduction to Research Data Management"

Goal

The workshop addresses safe and sustainable handling of research data ways to publish and reuse research data and DFG guidelines. Functionalities of the data exchange and analysis platform Kadi4Mat will be discussed. Using examples, the researchers learn how to collaboratively work on a common description of research data and how to document, manage and share their own research data.

Schedule: 1 day, 9.00 - 17.00 h
Date: 11.06.2021 9.00 - 17.00
Location: online
Workshop instructor: POLiS Research Data Handling Officer Ephraim Schoof
Due to the significance of Research Data Management in POLiS, participation in this workshop is mandatory for all all doctoral researchers funded by POLiS!

0.5 CPs within "Good scientific practice / Research ethics" will be accounted for the participation.

Please register by sending an email to johannes.schnaidt@uni-ulm.de

Workshop Project Management

Goal

In this workshop you will learn the fundamentals of project management. This will be related to the
work in research projects. Group exercises will be based on practical examples and projects of the
participants.

Schedule: 2 days, 9.00 - 17.00 h
Date: 01.06.2021 + 02.06.2021
Location: online
Workshop instructor: Petra Pandur
 1 CP within „Professional skills training - Management”

See flyer for more information and the agenda

Registration: online until 23.05.2021

Workshop "Advanced Research Data Management: Kadi-apy and Workflows"

Goal

Automated data processing allows data sets to be processed in a faster, more reliable, and reproducible manner, making a significant contribution to the generation of FAIR research data. In this workshop, participants will learn how to use command line tools for automated data processing.

In a first step the basic concept of Kadi4Mat is reviewed. In a next step, the software package kadi-apy is introduced, with which it is possible to communicate with the Kadi4Mat database via its programmatic interface. Possibilities to import and to export data will be discussed. In addition, the concept of workflows is explained using examples and exercises for the participants.

Schedule: 1 day, 9.00 - 12.00 h
Date: 4 times in May 2021 (17, 19, 21, 31)
Location: online
Workshop instructor: POLiS Research Data Handling Officer Ephraim Schoof
0.5 CPs within "Good scientific practice / Research ethics" will be accounted for the participation in combination with the completion and submission of an exercise with an own data set.

Flyer

Registration: There are few spots left. Please register by sending an email to johannes.schnaidt@uni-ulm.de

Block course "Materials, Functioning and Technology of Batteries" 2021 Part 2

Date: 03.05.2021 - 06.05.2021
Location: online
See flyer for more information and the time table

Workshop "Unconscious Bias"

Goal

The workshop addresses origins and effects of (un-)conscious biases as well as machanisms of discrimination. Theoretical and practical aspects will be covered to increase the awareness for diversity and structures of suppression.

Date: 12.04.2021. 9:00 - 16:00
Location: online
Workshop instructor:

Andreas Hartwig, www.living-diversity.de

0.5 CPs within Equal opportunities / Diversity / Mentorship

See flyer for more information

Workshop Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy EIS

Goal
Aim of the lectures is to supply the researchers with knowledge about the physical principles and practical analysis of impedance spectra applied to electrochemical systems. The researchers will learn about the fundamentals of frequency response analysis and system identification theory, how to acquire impedance spectra with minimized artefacts, how to analyse impedance spectra and extract significant physical parameters. The researchers will also acquire knowledge on state-of-the-art impedance methods for analysis of non-linear and non-stationary systems.
Schedule
The workshop will be held online. It consists of two blocks.
Block 1: Lectures, 15.03.2021 - 17.03.2021
Block 2: Practical aspects of EIS analysis will be addressed by processing example spectra of lithium-ion batteries in home assignments. The results of these practical exercises will be discussed in a seminar (31.03.2021).
Participation in block 2 is optional.
Location: online
Workshop instructor: Prof. Fabio La Mantia, Universität Bremen

See flyer for more information and for the time table

0.5 CP for block 1 and 1.5 CP for both blocks combined

Intercultural Training

Time & Date: 14.09.2020, 10.00 – 18.00 h and 18.09.2020, 10.00 – 18.00 h
Location: Ulm University H21
https://www.uni-ulm.de/en/einrichtungen/kiz/weiteres/campus-navigation/hoersaalfinder/hoersaele/hoersaal-o28-h21/
If the corona crisis inhibits the training to be held in presence, we will offer it as an online event at the same dates.
Workshop instructor: Tanja Böttcher
Registration deadline: 01.09.2020
The workshop is only for members of the GS-EES.

Virtual Summer Symposium

Goal

The Virtual Summer Symposium aims at scientific exchange and teambuilding within the GS-EES and POLiS. Interdisciplinary teams will present joint talks on topics related to battery research.

Schedule

The Virtual Summer Symposium is scheduled to 21.09.2020 - 22.09.2020