# 17 Women in Research

TU Graz
Graz University of Technology

Of the 1,932 people working in science at Graz University of Technology, 449 are women. The path to technology and natural sciences is still rockier and more winding for women than for their male colleagues. Outstanding female scientists at Graz University of Technology and promising young female engineers and scientists demonstrate the important place they occupy in science.

They are making algorithms fairer, developing environmentally friendly fuel cells, investigating pollutants in the air with groundbreaking developments, making our roads safer and seeking to break down gender inequalities in our society.

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Green Hydrogen without Forever Chemicals and Iridium

In the EU project SUPREME, an international research team with the participation of TU Graz is developing an electrolyser to produce green hydrogen more sustainably and efficiently.

A portrait photograph of Ana Tsui Moreno Chou.

Why Are We Always on the Move?

Ana Tsui Moreno Chou investigates why and how people are on the move every day. She has been the new professor of road and transport engineering at TU Graz since the beginning of the year.

When Droplets and Particles Meet

Carole Planchette is the new professor of fluid mechanics and is here talking about the physics of multiphase flows and why even simple systems such as individual droplets harbour many questions.

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Pregnancy in the Research Focus of TU Graz

Research on pregnancy complications or the human placenta is difficult. Researchers at TU Graz want to change this by using mini-organs grown in the laboratory, simulations and models.

A portrait of Anna Galler in front of a whiteboard covered in equations.

New Analysis Method for Semiconductor Materials

TU Graz physicist Anna Galler and her colleagues are conducting research on semiconductor materials using the characteristic spectra of high harmonics (light with integer multiples of the original laser frequency).

Fair Algorithms for All

Elisabeth Lex took up the Professorship for Human Computer Interfaces and Inclusive Technologies at TU Graz in June. She explains what led up to this in the interview.

I Spy Science: What is a Fuel Cell?

What is a fuel cell and why does it break down? The technology is an important topic when it comes to the mobility of the future. TU Graz researcher Merit Bodner explains.

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ERC Proof of Concept Grant for TU Graz Physicist

Birgitta Schultze-Bernhardt receives funding from the European Research Council for the development of a portable device that measures several pollutants simultaneously in a fraction of a second.

Why Gender Disparities Persist in Academic Networks

Taking physics as an example, Fariba Karimi and colleagues have analyzed the factors contributing to the continued underrepresentation of women in academia.

On Role Models: „My Grandmother was just great.“

Anna Karner and Birgitta Schultze-Bernhardt are experimental physicists - one is a doctoral student, the other a professor. In this interview, they talk about hurdles, help and role models.

Corina Klug: “As a woman in engineering, to make a difference for the better”

As a woman at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Corina Klug is still an exception. In this interview, she talks about her career path, the hurdles she still faces and how more young female researchers could be recruited.

Talk Science to Me: Women in Science

In a special series on International Women's Day, female researchers at TU Graz talk about their careers, hurdles and support.

The Human Voice Confers Identity

Barbara Schuppler and Martin Hagmüller are working on the human voice at TU Graz – from very different perspectives and with a particular focus on the female voice.

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ERC Starting Grants for Maria Eichlseder and Fariba Karimi

Two TU Graz computer scientists have been awarded the prestigious EU funding prize of almost 1.5 million euros each for their research into more efficient encryption systems and the influence of artificial intelligence on discrimination in online social networks.

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Successful Women Scientists at TU Graz

A woman was admitted to study at TU Graz for the first time in 1919. A lot has happened in the 105 years since then. The percentage of female students has steadily risen and women working in science at TU Graz are among the best in their respective fields of research.