Olympia Kyriopoulos does research on fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Certain effects come into play that can only partly be investigated in a laboratory on Earth, where they are influenced by gravity. Therefore, Olympia Kyriopoulos needed to conduct experiments in weightlessness as well. "It was a childhood dream come true for me," she writes about her parabolic flight. She does not just describe the exciting moments spent in weightlessness, but also the long way to get there...
Kristina Beblo gives an account of her research in the field of radiation biology. The young biologist and DLR staff member is investigating if life could be possible elsewhere in the universe, even under extreme conditions. In order to answer this question, she also conducts research at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
What are the opportunities that await up-and-coming scientists at DLR? Just how well does the DLR Institute support students working on their doctoral theses? Postgraduates at DLR answer these and other questions. They speak about their daily work and why they decided to come to the German Aerospace Center (DLR).