The Ruhr valley has set out to become the greenest industrial region in the world. From sustainability to smart technology, it is people and their research that are making the Ruhr metropolitan region fit for the future and a better place to live. Here’s an introduction to the leading lights in this transformation.
There are 5.1 million people making the Ruhr metropolitan region what it is today – and what it will become. Many of them work in the field of science and research, developing concepts and innovations inside the Ruhr valley for tomorrow’s world.
What will the energy supply of the future look like? How do these smart minds plan to make the digital world safer for us all? What solutions do they hope to find for curing illnesses such as cancer? Scientists from the Ruhr valley are driving research and transformation forward with their knowledge and their vision. They are the leading lights in the transformation.
Carolin Straßmann
Carolin Straßmann is a Project Coordinator of a Competence Centre at the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences in Bottrop.
She explains how her professional work is helping shape the transformation in the Ruhr metropolitan area.
Friedbert Pautzke
Friedbert Pautzke is a Professor of Electromobility at the Institute for Electromobility at Bochum University of Applied Sciences. .
He explains how his professional work is helping shape the transformation in the Ruhr metropolitan area.
Sylvia Pratzler-Wanczura
Sylvia Pratzler-Wanczura is a Scientific Director and Deputy Director at the Institute for Fire and Rescue Technology of the Dortmund Fire Department.
She explains how her professional work is helping shape the transformation in the Ruhr metropolitan area.
Corina Andronescu
Corina Andronescu is a Junior Professor for Electrochemical Catalysis at the University Duisburg-Essen.
She explains how her professional work is helping shape the transformation in the Ruhr metropolitan area.
Peng Wu
Peng Wu is a group leader for chemical biology at the Center for Chemical Genomics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology.
He explains how his professional work is helping shape the transformation in the Ruhr metropolitan area.
Leading lights in the transformation
Back in 2022, we presented six leading lights in the transformation. In interviews, they tell us how their work is helping shape the transformation in the Ruhr metropolitan area.
With 22 colleges and universities, the Ruhr region has the greatest density of higher education opportunities of all metropolitan regions in Germany, along with the most students per capita. Here you can find all colleges and universities at a glance.
Header: Julia Haske, Leading Light in the Transformation