Faces of FRIAS
At FRIAS, you’ll always encounter fresh faces who bring their projects and ideas from around the world to Freiburg. Within this vibrant community, these ideas are discussed and further developed. The ‘Faces of FRIAS’ series regularly showcases our fellows.
Is the Author Dead When the Machine Writes? On Literature in the Time of AI
Literary scholar Gero Guttzeit investigates how Artificial Intelligence is transforming authorship, reading, and textuality – and explains why a literary and cultural studies perspective is indispensable for the wider debate about AI.
Harvesting the Sun Twice: How Researchers in Freiburg Are Advancing Agrivoltaics
At the interface of the University of Freiburg and Fraunhofer ISE, economist Tim Krieger and photovoltaic researcher Max Trommsdorff bring together researchers from different disciplines to explore how farmland can produce both agricultural yields and renewable power.
From FRIAS to Freudenberg
Chemist Atreyee Banerjee had been exploring the fundamental properties of soft matter before receiving an exciting offer to work as a Scientific Innovator in the global technology industry. In this interview, she shares her motivations for transitioning from her FRIAS fellowship to industry, the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in her career, and the differences between research in both sectors.
Creative Writing on the Origin of Life
Microbiologist Daniel Duzdevich delves into fundamental questions within the confines of the laboratory until he realizes that comprehending the origin of life necessitates the inclusion of language.
Towards a better handling of uncertainty
Data scientist Sahani Pathiraja wanders through a wide range of research fields with one goal: making better predictions in a complex world.
About the Culture of Resettlement
Zainab Musa Shallangwa dedicates her research to the Nigerian Kanuri people and how their culture is impacted by forced displacement and resettlement.
Learning from Freiburg’s Food Initiatives
Economic geographer Prof. Dr. Marit Rosol analyses why the existing structures of the agricultural and food industry remain gridlocked and explores promising alternatives.
“Fines are the most curious penalties”
Criminal lawyer Patricia Faraldo Cabana introduces herself and her area of research and reveals her favorite places in Freiburg.
A different look at the history of climate science
How a student of English Literature became a researcher of the history of climate change: a Portrait of FRIAS Fellow Debjani Bhattacharyya.
An Advocate for Workers’ Voices
Energy historian Petra Dolata talks about her journey from the Ruhr region to Canada and her research project “Women in Energy Transitions: Agency, Resilience and Complicity.”
Forest Ecology: A longstanding area of research answers questions of the future
Rita Sousa-Silva (Young Academy for Sustainability Studies) and FRESCO Fellow Klaus Puettmann talk about current challenges in forest science.
