As we all know, the first time is never easy. Especially not in front of rolling cameras.

A concentrated dose of science in 10 minutes, presented in exciting, engaging talks—this year, Dr.-Ing. Clemens Schneider from the Institute for Process Engineering, Process Automation, and Measurement Technology took on this competition for the good “slam presentation.” Along with four other contestants, he took the stage on October 24 at the Mittweida University of Applied Sciences television studio to compete for the trophy at the 2nd Saxony5 Science Slam.

Even those who couldn’t be there in person had the chance to follow the competition live on the Facebook page and vote online to choose the good slammer at the end.

In his presentation, Clemens Schneider presented the audience with the solution to a pressing question of life: How does a scientist apply his findings from reactor safety research to saving an impending date under time pressure? Does an analytical model help in advance, and are all parameters included? And how does one manage to complete a Ph.D. while also studying the boiling crisis?

Dr. Schneider impressively demonstrated that cooking spaghetti in large pots with cold water is not too trivial a topic for good research. See for yourself: Video recording of the Science Slam

Text: Kristin Sprechert