Institut für Mathematik Potsdam – Witnesses of Reunification

Witnesses of Reunification at the Mathematical Institute in Potsdam

In this series of interviews, colleagues who experienced the Wende at German universities or research institutes, or were hired shortly afterwards, talk about their experiences. The first interviews were conducted by Sylvie Paycha in early 2018 with colleagues at the Institute of Mathematics at the University of Potsdam. Further interviews with natural scientists at the University of Potsdam were conducted by Elke Rosenberger in early 2019. Together, Elke Rosenberger and Sylvie Paycha started interviewing several colleagues in different research areas working at universities and research institutes in Berlin and other German cities in 2020. The project is on going.

We would like to thank the University of Potsdam, the German Mathematicians Association and Math+ Berlin Mathematics Research Center for their financial support.

(Picture Source: modifizied version of a picture from Wikimedia Commons)

Witnesses of Reunification at the Mathematical Institute in Potsdam

Dr. Elke Rosenberger and Dr. Andreas Braunß

Dr. Wolfgang Schöbel

Apl. Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Vogel and PD Dr. Jörg Koppitz

Apl. Prof. Dr. Hannelore Liero and Prof. Dr. Henning Läuter

Dr. Horst Wendland and Dr. Wolfgang Schöbel

Prof. Dr. Bert-Wolfgang Schulze

Dr. Reinhard Bölling (no subtitles)

Interviews with natural scientists in Potsdam

Apl. Prof. Dr. Gabriele Saupe

HD Dr. Werner Neumann