Preliminary list of candidates.
2024 - October
The following candidates ran for a total of three positions.
Leon Chryssos
Email: leon.chryssos@tum.de
Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)
I am in the third year of my doctorate at the positron source of the research reactor at TUM. I started my bachelors degree in 2015 at TUM and have completed both my bachelor's and master's degree here. I have been a representative for the past year and I have also been the second speaker of the Graduate Council, which represents us on a TUM wide level.
One of the most relevant parts of our last year were the changes in teaching duties at the NAT school. Melanie, Maria and me did our best to re-negotiate the terms of those changes in our favor, yet there is still work to be done here. I want to press on to make all the requirements for us doctoral candidates more transparent and easier to navigate.
This also applies to my work at the Graduate Council in which I have been active as a second speaker. Here I was able to give critical input to the Graduate School about the difficulties we are facing with the goal to de-clutter bureaucratic processes and make things easier for external students. Me and the first speaker of the Council, Stuart, have also talked to the TUM president about more general problems doctoral students face. This includes things such as contract lengths and coverage, as well as, living conditions in Munich and what can be done to ease the financial burden for us.
We also organized several social gatherings and events, like TUMblue and workshops to come up with new ideas for at doctorate at TUM and I will continue to improve those in the forthcoming year.
I hope you will trust me with your vote again.
Maria-Teresa Handschuh
Email: maria-teresa.handschuh@tum.de
Walther-Meißner-Institut, Lehrstuhl für Technische Physik (Prof. Gross)
Hey everyone! I’m Maria, and I’m in my third year of my Ph.D. here at TUM. While I didn’t start out at TUM—I did my Master’s in Nanoscience - Physics in Regensburg—I know what it’s like to join a new doctoral community. I’m excited to bring my experiences and help make sure everyone feels welcome and included.
This past year, I’ve had the chance to be one of your representatives. We’ve faced some challenges, but we’ve also made good progress by starting important conversations and projects that have given us a stronger voice. A big topic this year was the changes in teaching duties at the NAT school. We worked hard to negotiate better terms, but there’s still more to do, and I’m ready to keep pushing forward!
What I’m really passionate about is making sure communication is easy, important info is accessible, and that we continue organizing events like the Job Info event for the whole School of Natural Sciences. I believe that if we work together, we can make our time at TUM more supportive and useful for everyone.
Let’s keep moving forward and make next year even better!
Melanie Hoffmann
Email: melanie.e.hoffmann@tum.de
Professur für Molekulare Katalyse (Prof. Kühn)
I obtained my Bachelor's and Master's in Chemistry at TUM. After a detour at ETH Zürich, I started my doctorate in the Group of Fritz E. Kühn this May. I am glad to be back in Munich and be able to spend my time working in the lab and ballroom dancing in my free time. As a board member of the Young German Chemistry Society Munich (JCF München), I have helped organize academic and networking events for Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students. However, my main interest is to make the doctorate an excellent time for everyone at TUM. I am already organizing fun events, like the Mario Kart Tournament (8th Nov.), but I also want to ensure that the Ph.D. students' interests are met at the School of Natural Science.
Please trust me to bring your interests to the School and help to make your time at TUM a great experience.