February 12, 2024 | DLR Women+ in Science & Technology

Woman Scientist of the Month February 2024 - Dr Julia Schuppan

Dr Julia Schuppan
The integrated transport planner (human-centred transport planning) is very interested in cooperation between science and practice. She therefore also promotes exchange in projects with new formats such as the Projekt:Paten:Dialog.
  • Dr Julia Schuppan named 'DLR Women Scientist of the Month February'.
  • The DLR Women+ in Science & Technology network has set itself the goal of increasing the proportion of women and gender minorities (Women+) at DLR and making Women+ experts visible.

From sociology to integrated transport planning - and since 2019 at the DLR Institute of Transport Research. Mobility researcher Dr Julia Schuppan was named "DLR Women Scientist of the Month February" in February. She is taking a closer look at changes in mobility behaviour in particular: what are the triggers, how can this be influenced and, above all, how can we use this to create a future worth living?

Transformation through changes in behaviour

For the mobility researcher, behavioural change is a building block in the transformation of mobility. Among other things, knowledge about people's needs and existing barriers when using transport and mobility services is necessary to enable behavioural change. However, the methodological requirements and the educational effects that the involvement of children as co-researchers can have on the process of the transport transition are also important for her research. In turn, she brings these aspects together in order to shape mobility and its influence on a future worth living.

MyWay

MyWay is a study on barriers in public transport for people with different requirements and on the improvement of mobility apps.

SensorKids

Schoolchildren as Traffic Researchers: Make the Transportation Transformation tangible for Children.

VMo4Orte

The mobility of people and goods is a basic prerequisite for liveable, climate-resilient and competitive cities and their surrounding areas.

Advancing the exchange of knowledge

Most recently as project manager of "Connected mobility for liveable places (VMo4Orte)", the scientist promotes the exchange between science and practice and tests new formats. In doing so, she brings together the interdisciplinary expertise of 19 DLR institutes with project sponsors from local authorities, industry and transport operators in an active exchange.

October 17, 2024

VMo4Orte knowledge exchange: DLR at the Smart Country Convention

At the Smart Country Convention in Berlin, DLR will provide insights into the project "Connected mobility for liveable places". The 3rd Project:Sponsors:Dialogue will take place at the same time. There, the exchange of knowledge on cross-sector solutions for mobility and logistics concepts will be deepened together with transport companies, public institutions and local authorities as well as companies from the industry.

Über das DLRWS+

Im Februar 2022 wurde auf Initiative von zwei DLR-Wissenschaftlerinnen das Netzwerk "DLR Women+ in Science & Technology" gegründet. Ziel des Netzwerks ist es, den Anteil von Frauen und geschlechtlichen Minderheiten (Women+) im DLR zu erhöhen, Women+-Expertinnen sichtbar zu machen und für wissenschaftliche Konferenzen zu werben. Heute haben sich bereits mehr als 450 Mitarbeitende dem Netzwerk angeschlossen.

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