Why did you choose in favor of an industrial doctorate at Elmos in cooperation with TU Dortmund University? What can you inform us about your experience up until now?
After completing my research studies, I began working at Elmos as a development engineer, and with the company’s support I then began my industrial doctorate. The partnership with TU Dortmund University was an obvious step for me, as close and established collaboration between Elmos and the university currently existed before I began my doctoral degree, and the Chair for Micro- and Nanoelectronics is an ideal match as far as my research study subject is concerned. Physical distance is an extra advantage– Elmos and TU Dortmund University are almost next-door neighbors in the innovation park.
For me, the unique appeal of a commercial doctorate depends on the close dovetailing of science and business. On the one hand, I can push ahead with my scholastic research study and further establish personally through conferences and by engaging with the expert community. On the other hand, my outcomes transport straight into a concrete item that is put to further use within the company. I find this mix really enriching and encouraging.
Both Elmos and TU Dortmund University are members of “EIN Quantum NRW”. To what level are you personally associated with this competence network of scholastic and industrial stakeholders? And what, in your viewpoint, does this cooperation suggest for North Rhine-Westphalia?
EIN Quantum NRW offers an outstanding framework for bringing together scientists and market in the field of quantum innovations. What I particularly worth is formats such as the “EIN Quantum Coffee” webinars, where I have actually already had the opportunity to report on our QRNG and my experiences from my industrial doctorate. Conferences such as the NRW Nano Conference are also an ideal platform for me to get fresh inspiration and establish contacts beyond my own discipline. Quantum technologies are on the other hand a regular part of the conference program.
The quality and continuity of such networks is a clear reflection of the support paid for to them by both the Ministry of Culture and Science and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Market, Climate Action and Energy. In my view, this type of cooperation significantly enhances North Rhine-Westphalia as a location for development. Moreover, the “Important Project of Common European Interest in Microelectronics and Communication Technologies (IPCEI ME/CT)” is also funding the development of Elmos’ QRNG. I would for that reason like to thank the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in addition to the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg and Baden-Württemberg on behalf of Elmos.
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About the German Development Award
The German Innovation Award has existed since 2010 to business whose capacity for development adds to Germany and Europe’s independence in a competitive international market. The distinguished award is conferred by the WirtschaftsWoche service magazine together with Accenture, the BMW Structure and Telefónica Deutschland in the following classifications: “Corporations”, “Medium-Sized Enterprises” and “Start-ups”.
German Development Award (in German only)
EIN Quantum NRW