Our Master's scholarship holders

"For me, the scholarship is not only financial support that allows me to concentrate fully on my studies, but also recognition of my achievements and an incentive to continue on my path. Thanks to the Master's scholarship, I was able to successfully complete my second Master's semester," reports Josephine Meitzner.

She is currently completing her Master's degree in “Physical Engineering” at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences and works part-time as a research assistant at the HSMW Laser Institute.

On 13 July 2024, she took part in the Young Scientists' Conference 2024 in Mittweida, where she had the opportunity to give a lecture on the topic of “Fluorescence spectroscopic characterization of deoxyribonucleic acids”. With her presentation, Ms. Meitzner achieved 2nd place in the “Best Presentation” category.

She is currently working with her fellow student Paul Lehmann on a paper on the characterization of a DNA standard, in which they compare the results of their bachelor theses with current research findings. They will present their initial results in the form of a poster at the German Biophysical Society Meeting in Leipzig in September.

In the coming winter semester 2024/25, Ms. Meitzner will begin her third Master's semester at the HSMW and plans to start her Master's thesis in the summer semester.