{"id":7414,"date":"2025-04-24T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/?p=7414"},"modified":"2025-04-25T16:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:08:32","slug":"nfdi4matwerk-springschool-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/en\/2025\/04\/24\/nfdi4matwerk-springschool-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NFDI-MatWerk Spring School 2025: A Dynamic Exchange on Research Data Management in Aachen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_7446\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/Picture-1-2-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7446\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7446\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/Picture-1-2-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo of the participants in the Spring School\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/Picture-1-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/Picture-1-2-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/Picture-1-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/Picture-1-2-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/Picture-1-2-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NFDI-MatWerk<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>From April 8 to 10, 2025, RWTH Aachen University hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/en\/2024\/11\/28\/nfdi-matwerk-spring-school-in-aachen\/\">NFDI-MatWerk Spring School<\/a>, bringing together 22 enthusiastic participants from all over Germany. This diverse group included PhD students, postdocs, and researchers who work with experimental and simulation data. Over three days, they immersed themselves in intensive sessions, hands-on workshops, and lively discussions about Research Data Management (RDM) in materials science and engineering.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #00549f;\"><strong>Highlights of the Event Included:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A keynote by Prof. Stefan Sandfeld from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fz-juelich.de\/en\">Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich<\/a> on the role of AI in materials research.<\/li>\n<li>Introductions to RDM fundamentals, metadata management, and digital lab workflows.<\/li>\n<li>Interactive sessions on Python tools, PyIron, and Electronic Lab Notebooks.<\/li>\n<li>A guided lab tour at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muw.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/materialwissenschaft-und-werkstofftechni\/die-fachgruppe\/institute-und-lehrstuehle\/~uhy\/institut-fuer-metallkunde-und-metallphysi\/?lidx=1\">Institute of Physical Metallurgy and Metal Physics<\/a> (IMM), showcasing practical implementations of digital workflows.<\/li>\n<li>Social events, including a tour of Aachen, which helped participants network and build connections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7414 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/en\/2025\/04\/24\/nfdi4matwerk-springschool-2025\/dsc_1725-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1725-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1725-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1725-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7448'>\n\t\t\t\tSource: RDM Team RWTH\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/en\/2025\/04\/24\/nfdi4matwerk-springschool-2025\/dsc_1730-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1730-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1730-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1730-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7449'>\n\t\t\t\tSource: RDM Team RWTH\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/en\/2025\/04\/24\/nfdi4matwerk-springschool-2025\/dsc_1733-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1733-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1733-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1733-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7450'>\n\t\t\t\tSource: RDM Team RWTH\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/en\/2025\/04\/24\/nfdi4matwerk-springschool-2025\/dsc_1736-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1736-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1736-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1736-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7451'>\n\t\t\t\tSource: RDM Team RWTH\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/en\/2025\/04\/24\/nfdi4matwerk-springschool-2025\/dsc_1765-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1765-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1765-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_1765-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7452'>\n\t\t\t\tSource: RDM Team RWTH\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/en\/2025\/04\/24\/nfdi4matwerk-springschool-2025\/picture-2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/Picture-2-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/Picture-2-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/forschungsdaten\/files\/2025\/04\/Picture-2-2-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7454'>\n\t\t\t\tSource: NFD-MatWerk\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>One participant described it as the most practically oriented spring school they had ever attended, praising the collaborative atmosphere and the actionable insights shared throughout the program. The event was organized by Ms. Katharina Gr\u00fcnwald (RWTH Aachen\/IT Center), Dr. Flavio Soldera (Universit\u00e4t des Saarlandes\/EUSMAT), and Dr. Pranav Nayak (Universit\u00e4t des Saarlandes), in close collaboration with NFDI-MatWerk.<\/p>\n<p>The success of the Spring School highlights the importance of FAIR research data practices, and the growing community of materials scientists dedicated to open science. For more information on future training opportunities and workshops, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/nfdi-matwerk.de\/\">NFDI-MatWerk website<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eusmat.net\/\">EUSMAT portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Responsible for the content of this article is Pranav Nayak.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This entry is only available in Deutsch. Vom 8. bis 10. April fand an der RWTH Aachen die NFDI-MatWerk-Spring School mit 22 engagierten Teilnehmenden aus ganz Deutschland statt. 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