Kinderuni Christmas Lecture
As part of the „Kinder-Uni“ series at OVGU, Dr.-Ing. Nicole Vorhauer-Huget and her team have given a special lecture for children in the age of 8 to 12 years. The topic was related to her research in the CRC/TRR 287 BULK-REACTION, namely microwave heating, but with a special focus on Christmas.
The children were very excited to see an experiment with a large piece of chocolate, demonstrating uneven heating inside household microwave apparatuses. The children further participated in the lecture by trying to reproduce high-frequency waves with their scarfs and ribbons.
Besides that, the children learned why process engineering and conversion of raw materials is necessary for the production of Christmas presents like a chocolate or Christmas wrapping paper.
