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3rd Annual JADS Symposium

On February 11th and 12th, the International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE) hosted the third JADS Symposium at the TUM Campus in Garching, under the theme “Interdisciplinarity in Science, the Benefits for Industry and Society.” Alternating its venue between Imperial College London and the Technical University of Munich, this year’s event gathered leading academics and doctoral researchers from various JADS cohorts to explore how cross-disciplinary collaboration can drive impactful innovation.

Highlights of the JADS Symposium

One of the highlights of the JADS Syposium was a Keynote held by Professor Miranda Schreurs(TUM), one of the PIs of the latest Cohort focused on “Health Resilience in a Changing Environment”, in which she explored how political decision-making shapes the lifecycle of plastics, from production to disposal and how these factors collectively influence human health and ecological sustainability. 

The Keynote was followed by an interactive roundtable discussion titled “Collaborations with Industry Partners – Unlocking Innovation Through Interdisciplinary and International Collaboration”. It brought together experts from the academic field with vast experience in the collaboration with industry such as Carla Herrmann from TUM ForTe, Professors Nassir Navab, Malte Jaensch, Felix Krahmer (TUM) and Manuel Mayr (from Imperial College London), and JADS doctoral researcher Michael Dyck. Moderated by JADS doctoral researchers Stephanie Tumampos and Heiko Maier, the dialogue emphasized the practical benefits of merging academic research with industry insights.

To emphasize the significance of interdisciplinary academic exchange and international collaboration, the presidents of TUM and Imperial College, Thomas Hofmann and Hugh Brady, and other guests from Imperial joined the participants of the symposium for a dinner in the heart of Munich, providing ample opportunity for networking and discussion. 

The symposium concluded with presentations by the individual cohorts on the impact of their research on society, as well as a guided tour at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source (FRM II) in Garching.

We thank all participants and already look forward to the next symposium in London later this year.

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