Do you want to interact with scientists? Hear exciting talks about topics of the future, like how the electricity grid of tomorrow could be designed, or how artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of our daily lives? Then this is the perfect opportunity for you. On four Saturdays, from February 7 to February 28, 2026, scientists from Kiel University and local companies will share how they got into science and the topics they are working on. They will take you on a journey into the world of engineering.

If you attend at least three out of four Saturdays, you will receive the Saturday Morning Engineering Diploma.

Program "Saturday Morning Engineering 2026"

Saturday, 07.02.2026
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11, 2026), we have created a "Women in Engineering" day on February 7, 2026, during which three female professors from the three institutes of the Faculty of Engineering will present one of their research topics each:

• 10:00 – The Field Speaks, We Translate – Prof. Dr. Martina Gerken (ET&IT)

• 10:55 – Work Reloaded – The Future of Work between Humans and Machines – Prof. Dr. Sarah Oeste-Reiß (Computer Science)

• 12:00 – Cost-Efficient and Sustainable Power Generation – Prof. Dr. Tayebeh Ameri (Mechanical Engineering)

Saturday, 14.02.2026

• 10:00 – What We Can Learn from Jellyfish and Flies about Energy-Efficient Computers – Prof. Dr. Jan Steinkühler (ET&IT)

• 10:55 – Drone Meets Microfluidics – Water Samples on the Fly – Jannika Rolfs (ET&IT)

• 12:00 – The Power behind Power – Why the Energy Transition Fails without High-Performance Converters – Sebastian Brüske (Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH)

Saturday, 21.02.2026

• 10:00 – The Bend in Optics Makes It Possible – Biosensing with a Photonic Crystal – Dr. Fabio Aldo Kraft (ET&IT)

• 10:55 – Nanomaterials and Hot Air: Electricity into Heat and Back Again – Prof. Dr. Rainer Adelung (Mechanical Engineering)

• 12:00 – Superpowers of Heat – How We Turn Waste Energy into Something New – Svenja Vanessa Herb (Climate Solutions, Danfoss GmbH)

Saturday, 28.02.2026

• 10:00 – Magneto-Optical Microscopy – A Journey Inside Magnets – Prof. Dr. Jeffrey McCord (Mechanical Engineering)

• 10:55 – Electron Microscopy: A Journey into the Nanocosmos – Prof. Dr. Lorenz Kienle (Mechanical Engineering)

• 12:00 – Talkative Power – Talking Electricity for the Grid of the Future – Jakob Jacobsen, Maximilian Mewis (ET&IT)

The lecture series will take place on the East Campus of the Faculty of Engineering, Building D (Elisabethstraße 21, 24143 Kiel). Information about location and directions is available on the central website of the Faculty of Engineering. Participation is free of charge.

The event is a partner of Science Comes to Town.