First ISOP Winter School

Recently, the University of Stuttgart hosted ISOP inaugural Winter School (April 3^rd – 5^th 2024), highlighting a significant step forward by our doctoral candidates.

Our PhD students had the opportunity to take part in a wide range of engaging activities: a visit to the SCARLETT test facility (for experimental research using supercritical CO2), training sessions covering key topics such as thermocouple calibration, post-processing of measurement data, coating for corrosion protection (lecture by Dr Fátima Montemor of Instituto Superior Técnico), and design and manufacturing of heat exchangers (session by Dr Sarah-Tioual-Demange and Gaëtan Becker from Fives-Cryo). There was also an appealing visit to the additive manufacturing and material testing laboratory.

Doctoral students in the “Design and manufacturing of heat exchangers” session, given by Dr Sarah-Tioual-Demange.

Doctoral students in the “Design and manufacturing of heat exchangers” session, trying to assemble a plate heat exchanger correctly.

Doctoral students in the “Design and manufacturing of heat exchangers” session, trying to figure out the correct configuration.

Doctoral students in the SCARLETT test facility.

Doctoral students in the SCARLETT test facility, listening the explanations from researcher Jakub Bronik.

Doctoral students at thermocouple calibration session.

Doctoral student at Additive Manufacturing Laboratory.

In addition to the enriching working sessions, the event offered valuable opportunities for networking and social interaction. Participants had the chance to engage in insightful discussions and forge connections with experienced PhD students through the ‘Mastering a PhD’ program.

The agenda included a delightful social dinner at Carls Brauhaus, where attendees enjoyed a relaxed atmosphere and local cuisine.

These networking activities and the social dinner complemented the discussions of the working sessions and contributed to the overall success of the event by nurturing a sense of community and collaboration among participants.

Doctoral students and USTUTT members at the social dinner, enjoying time together.

Doctoral students and Project Manager at the social dinner.

Supervisors at the social dinner

We would like to thank the Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems of the University of Stuttgart and Fives-Cryo for their contributions to this successful event. In particular, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Joerg Starflinger and Dr. Sarah Tioual-Demange for their dedicated efforts in organizing this memorable event.

Some of the participants at the Winter School. Left to right: David Sánchez (University of Seville, USE), Joerg Starflinger (University of Stuttgart, USTUTT), Václav Dostal (Czech Technical University in Prague, CVUT), Leonard Muke (DC07, USE), Jules Aeby (DC14, Instituto Superior Técnico, IST), Matyas Junek (DC16, Politecnico di Milano, POLIMI), Matěj Jeřábek (DC05), Markus Hofer (USTUTT), Babras Khan (DC03, CVUT), Bartolomé Ortega-Delgado (USE), Sukhrob Shakirov (DC04, Vienna University of Technology, TUW), Amgad Khamis (DC02, USE), Mayra Akhtar (DC13, IST), Gaetan Becker (Fives-Cryo), Reem Alasi (City University of London), Giovanny López (DC01, USE), Adonis Costantinidis (DC17, USE), Muhammad Nouman Saleem (DC10, POLIMI), Stefan Glos (SIEMENS), Sarah Tioual-Demange (Fives-Cryo), Ihtishamul Haq (DC06, TUW0), Thibault Reignier (Fives-Cryo), USTUTT team member