DFG-Kolleg-Forschergruppe MECS (Medienkulturen der Computersimulation)
Organisational unit: Projectteam
Organisation profile
Computer simulations have revolutionised the sciences. Their impact left a mark in nearly every possible field of study – from microbiology, to climate research, and even astrophysics.
What new kinds of knowledge arise through computer simulations? How do they change our understanding of the sciences?
At the Institute of Advanced Study on Media Cultures of Computer Simulation (MECS), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), we set out to find answers to these broad questions. We seek to accomplish this in diverse ways: by analysing historical and contemporary case studies , by building an interdisciplinary network of international fellows , and by organising trans-disciplinary lectures, workshops, and conferences .
In an age of computer simulations, MECS is one of the few institutions worldwide specifically focused on understanding their wide-ranging impacts.
- 2018
Keeping it cool. Hypothetical Accident Analysis in Fast Breeder R&D Around 1970
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
07.12.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
- 2019
Aerial Alps. Balloon Photography and Mountain Modeling in the 19th Century
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
B.A.-Arbeiten 2019
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Clouds and Balloons
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Klimatechniken des Städtebaus
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
M.A.-Arbeiten 2019
Sebastian Vehlken (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Stadtluft. Die meteorologisch utopische Stadt
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Windlestick. Baseball im Grenzschichtwindkanal
Hannah Zindel (Speaker)
2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
On Borders, Boundaries, Clouds, and Globalization. And on China.
Martin Warnke (Speaker)
30.01.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Plastik und Plastizität. Treibgut, Abfall und die Modellierung von Ozeandynamiken
Sebastian Vehlken (Speaker)
24.05.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research