Personnes
Jessica Burton
Oliver Glassl
Serge Haan
Veronika Mischitz
Nicole Paschek
Bruno Teheux
JESSICA BURTON
Jessica Burton is a researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH), working on the relationship between European comic transfers in the 1960s within the Popkult60 project. She specialises in comics studies and has previously worked as a comic editor for Titan Comics, on titles such as Doctor Who, before embarking on her PhD. She is a mentor for LUX:plorations, and teaches classes on comics history at the
University.
Research Focus
Comics, History, Cross-cultural Transfers, Popular Culture
Contributions to LUX:plorations:
Becoming an Agent of Change
Chronicles from Platform 6
Inside the Solar Cell
Microglia: Guardians of the Brain?
Why did you participate in LUX:plorations?
“I truly believe in the power of comics to inform and educate, so jumped at the chance to help fellow doctoral candidates learn how to tell their research through comics form.”
What did you like most about LUX:plorations?
“Watching the doctoral candidates work on their ideas and seeing them engage with the artists for an amazing end product.”
What was the biggest challenge for you?
“Finding the balance between suggesting ideas and allowing participants maximum creativity.”
OLIVER GLASSL
Oliver Glassl is an educational management professional with long-term experience in academic teaching and curriculum development. His education includes degrees in speech and language therapy and business administration. His research in the field of neurorehabilitation has given rise to various publications. Currently working for the Doctoral School in Science and Engineering (DSSE) at the University of Luxembourg, he is a member of the DESCOM team.
Work Focus
Educational Management
Contributions to LUX:plorations:
Microglia: Guardians of the Brain?
Chronicles from Platform 6
Why did you participate in LUX:plorations?
“The world gets increasingly complex, also driven by science and research. It is therefore the responsibility of any research institution to make scientific knowledge available for lay audiences in an understandable way.”
What did you like most about LUX:plorations?
« I very much appreciated collaborating simultaneously with scientists and artists. Even though these fields might appear to be rather different on the first glimpse, they converge when it comes to the importance of creativity. Being part of this was a very inspiring experience. »
What was the biggest challenge for you?
« Waiting for the arrival of the boxes with the finished comics. »
OLIVER GLASSL
Oliver Glassl is an educational management professional with long-term experience in academic teaching and curriculum development. His education includes degrees in speech and language therapy and business administration. His research in the field of neurorehabilitation has given rise to various publications. Currently working for the Doctoral School in Science and Engineering (DSSE) at the University of Luxembourg, he is a member of the DESCOM team.
Work Focus
Educational Management
Contributions to LUX:plorations:
Microglia: Guardians of the Brain?
Chronicles from Platform 6
Why did you participate in LUX:plorations?
“The world gets increasingly complex, also driven by science and research. It is therefore the responsibility of any research institution to make scientific knowledge available for lay audiences in an understandable way.”
What did you like most about LUX:plorations?
« I very much appreciated collaborating simultaneously with scientists and artists. Even though these fields might appear to be rather different on the first glimpse, they converge when it comes to the importance of creativity. Being part of this was a very inspiring experience. »
What was the biggest challenge for you?
« Waiting for the arrival of the boxes with the finished comics. »
SERGE HAAN
Serge Haan is a professor of biological chemistry in the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine (DLSM) at the University of Luxembourg. His research in the Molecular Disease Mechanisms Group focusses on molecular disease mechanisms associated with the development and metastasis of colon cancer: how do cancer cells develop resistance to treatment and how do they interact with their microenvironment? His strong interest in communicating science to the public led to his founding the DESCOM project.
Research Focus
Molecular Disease Mechanisms, Cellular Signaling
Contributions to LUX:plorations:
Inside the Solar Cell
A Gut Feeling
Why did you participate in LUX:plorations?
“I like thinking about how to break down difficult scientific content into understandable communications. It is actually a fun challenge and I consider it a duty of a University to reach out to the public.”
What did you like most about LUX:plorations?
“The dynamic of the entire team is excellent. Everybody is extremely motivated and we are all working towards the same goal.”
What was the biggest challenge for you?
“The remote work on such an interactive process with many discussions around the details in the graphics was a challenge. However, it turned out to work quite well in the end.”
VERONIKA MISCHITZ
Veronika Mischitz (Véro) is a former biologist, turned freelance visual storyteller. For over a decade, she focuses on visualizing and communicating science to broad audiences from various backgrounds through the medium comics. Driven by curiosity and a sense of wonder, she loves to explore unknown territory, learn new things along the way and turn them into compelling stories. Veronika is also teaching the magic of her craft to kids and adults. She is a mentor for LUX:plorations and the creator of the comic story « Why Science Comics?”.
Work Focus
Visual communication, storytelling, science comics
Contributions to LUX:plorations:
Why Science Comics?
A Furry Tale
A Gut Feeling
The Adventures of Tuwwo the Water Molecule
Math, Magic and Maryam
Why did you participate in LUX:plorations?
“As a comic artist and science communicator LUX:plorations is a dream come true: A group of highly motivated experts from different fields joining forces and creating outstanding science comics as a result!”
What did you like most about LUX:plorations?
“Working with such motivated, open and mindful participants as well as team members from all over life sciences and MINT was amazing. Creativity and inspiration grew from our efforts as we explored new toolkits and skills together.”
What was the biggest challenge for you?
“Clearly, remodeling the on-site teaching program into an online class and executing it was a big challenge. Ensuring ongoing attention and support for all participants was extremely important to me and more difficult in an online-setting. But I think, we did a good job on that.”
VERONIKA MISCHITZ
Veronika Mischitz (Véro) is a former biologist, turned freelance visual storyteller. For over a decade, she focuses on visualizing and communicating science to broad audiences from various backgrounds through the medium comics. Driven by curiosity and a sense of wonder, she loves to explore unknown territory, learn new things along the way and turn them into compelling stories. Veronika is also teaching the magic of her craft to kids and adults. She is a mentor for LUX:plorations and the creator of the comic story « Why Science Comics?”.
Work Focus
Visual communication, storytelling, science comics
Contributions to LUX:plorations:
Why Science Comics?
A Furry Tale
A Gut Feeling
The Adventures of Tuwwo the Water Molecule
Math, Magic and Maryam
Why did you participate in LUX:plorations?
“As a comic artist and science communicator LUX:plorations is a dream come true: A group of highly motivated experts from different fields joining forces and creating outstanding science comics as a result!”
What did you like most about LUX:plorations?
“Working with such motivated, open and mindful participants as well as team members from all over life sciences and MINT was amazing. Creativity and inspiration grew from our efforts as we explored new toolkits and skills together.”
What was the biggest challenge for you?
“Clearly, remodeling the on-site teaching program into an online class and executing it was a big challenge. Ensuring ongoing attention and support for all participants was extremely important to me and more difficult in an online-setting. But I think, we did a good job on that.”
NICOLE PASCHEK
Nicole Paschek loves to talk about science. During her studies in behavioural and neural biology, she also found her passion for writing and decided to study journalism as well. As a journalist, she realised that scientists sometimes struggle to explain what they do in an understandable way. Improving those skills is the mission of DESCOM, a training programme in science communication for doctoral candidates in Luxembourg. Since 2019, Nicole has been working as Project Manager of DESCOM.
Work Focus
Science communication, science education
Contributions to LUX:plorations:
The Adventures of Tuwwo the Water Molecule
Math, Magic and Maryam
Why did you participate in LUX:plorations?
« Science and Comics. This combination sounds too good to be true. I had to be part of this! »
What did you like most about LUX:plorations?
« With LUX:plorations we are bringing people from seemingly different worlds closer to each other: artists, scientists and the public. And by doing so, we realize that those worlds are in fact not so different from each other. »
What was the biggest challenge for you?
« Coordinating a long-term collaborative group effort of 34 people without loosing someone on the way. »
BRUNO TEHEUX
Bruno Teheux is a researcher in the Department of Mathematics (DMATH) at the University of Luxembourg. He is a mathematician working at the interface of mathematical logic, discrete mathematics and theoretical computers science. He also likes to organize activities that allow a wide audience to experience research in mathematics and help discovering its contemporary aspects.
Work Focus
Mathematics, research, science communication, higher education
Contributions to LUX:plorations:
Becoming an Agent of Change
A Furry Tale
Why did you participate in LUX:plorations?
“I lead the creation of the first comics booklet entitled ‘Through The Looking Glass’ and I was willing to pursue since science and comics are two complement ways to understand the world.”
What did you like most about LUX:plorations?
“The interactions between Phd candidates and artists were amazing. The resulting pieces of art are much more than the simple sum of their inputs.”
BRUNO TEHEUX
Bruno Teheux is a researcher in the Department of Mathematics (DMATH) at the University of Luxembourg. He is a mathematician working at the interface of mathematical logic, discrete mathematics and theoretical computers science. He also likes to organize activities that allow a wide audience to experience research in mathematics and help discovering its contemporary aspects.
Work Focus
Mathematics, research, science communication, higher education
Contributions to LUX:plorations:
Becoming an Agent of Change
A Furry Tale
Why did you participate in LUX:plorations?
“I lead the creation of the first comics booklet entitled ‘Through The Looking Glass’ and I was willing to pursue since science and comics are two complement ways to understand the world.”
What did you like most about LUX:plorations?
“The interactions between Phd candidates and artists were amazing. The resulting pieces of art are much more than the simple sum of their inputs.”