Research partnership between MIT and Institute of the Faculty

This year, a team from the faculty's Institute for Modelling Hydraulic and Environmental Systems (IWS) prevailed together with to others in a competitive application process that saw applicants competing for funding of up to 25,000 US-dollars each. Prof.in Silke Wieprecht, Dr. Stefan Haun and Dr. Sebastian Schwindt commenced work with their research colleagues in Cambridge in May, their topic is "Hybrid strategies for steam restoration".

The seed takes root

The University of Stuttgart has maintained a successful partnership with the MIT's International Science and Technology Initiative (MISTI) since 2015. The University of Stuttgart's and the MIT's Seed Fund program is a fundamental pillar of this partnership. Each year, the program offers joint teams the opportunity to collaborate during the early stages of research and to explore further research opportunities.

So far, the program has led to new collaborations between disciplines, such as electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, and computer science. The main fruits of this collaboration are joint publications, the continuation of collaborative work even after funding has ended, and the acquisition of new sources of funding for further joint projects.