Experience in Germany, Summer 2007-snippet
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Description
A National Science Foundation grant for cultural exchange allowed seven students: Marcin, Henry, Tiffany, Dan A., Dan M., Tomo and Tian to spend the summer of 2007 for research at the Technische Universitat Muenchen (TUM), Munich, Germany. Some of the experiences and wisdoms will be shared here.
What we learned
A purpose of the exchange is to discover the different approaches another lab or institution takes, toward research, industry partnerships and even product development/spin-off companies. For example, at TUM, and esp. at the Mechanical Engineering department, professors have strong ties to the industry. Companies such as Siemens, BMW, GE, BrainLabs give significant amount of grants to individual academic lab or research institution (such as the DLR).
Visits to labs and companies
We visited research institutions, academic labs and companies in Germany. Photos and impressions will be shared here.
- DLR (German Aerospace Center, analogous to NASA)
- Klinikum Rechts der Isar (University Hospital)
Fun things
- Munich
- Food/Beer
- Isar
- Andechs
- Lakes
- The Alps
Mailing List
Contacts
Micro Technology and Medical Device Technology
Contact Information:
Dr. Tim Leuth, tim.lueth@tum.de
Dr. Stefan Weber
The Institute of Micro Technology and Medical Device Technology (MIMED) of the Technische Universität München is specialized on Precision Engineering, Micro Technology and Medical Device Engineering. The Institute takes part in many national and international research programs and is a strong partner in contract research for the industry.
The Institute integrates the longtime experience of the two teams of Professor Emeritus Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Joachim Heinzl (TU Munich) and Professor Dr. Tim C. Lueth (Humboldt-University Berlin, 1997-2005).
The research labs are located at the new Mechanical Engineering Campus at Munich-Garching and the University Hospital.