Sarah Wolf is head of the MATH+ junior research group “Mathematics for Sustainability Transitions” at the Institute of Mathematics at Freie Universität Berlin, where she researches topics such as sustainable mobility and green growth. In pursuit of these research goals, she collaborates with colleagues to develop agent-based models, which represent society at the level of individual actors and their interactions within a shared environment. These models and their simulations are also utilized to facilitate discussions about societal challenges, such as sustainable mobility or pandemics, through Decision Theatre—a communication format designed for both modelers and non-scientists.
She leads the project School@DecisionTheatreLab and, together with her team, is responsible for the development and implementation of Decision Theatres with groups of students.
Luise Fehlinger is a research assistant for Mathematics Education at the Institute of Mathematics at Humboldt University in Berlin. In teacher training, she primarily conducts subject-specific and didactic lectures, seminars, and exercises in the areas of analysis, geometry, and statistics. Additionally, she supervises the Berlin network of mathematically and scientifically oriented schools and the summer school “Excitement for Mathematics” (Lust auf Mathematik).
In the project School@DecisionTheatreLab, she supervises and supports a doctoral student who is developing and conducting supplementary School Lab workshops and conducting didactic research.
Heike Solga is the Director of the “Skill Formation and Labor Markets” department at the Berlin Social Science Center (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung or WZB) and a Professor of Sociology at the Freie Universität Berlin. Her research includes studying the underrepresentation of women in mathematics as part of the Berlin Cluster of Excellence MATH+ and examining social inequalities in access to vocational training, higher education, and continuing education. She completed her high school education with a focus on mathematics at the Heinrich Hertz School (now Gymnasium) in Berlin but later chose a career in quantitative social research.
In the project School@DecisionTheatreLab, she is particularly interested in questions related to diversity and gender differences, both in the interactions of the participants and in the discussions of the thematic focal points.
Anina Mischau has been leading the “Gender Studies in Mathematics” unit at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Freie Universität (FU) Berlin since 2016. Her responsibilities include conducting her own research on gender bias in mathematics and developing and implementing innovative teaching concepts for gender- and diversity-sensitive design of school mathematics education, as well as integrating gender and diversity into higher education teaching.
In the project School@DecisionTheatreLab, she is responsible for the gender and diversity field, which she integrates as a cross-cutting theme into all project areas.
Scientific Coordination/
Project Contact Person:
Estela Gretenkord, TU Berlin
Estela Gretenkord completed a Master’s degree in mathematics at the FU Berlin and went on to study mathematics and computer science for teaching certification. She worked as a teacher at a secondary school in Berlin for two years.
At Schule@DecisionTheatreLab she ensures that team members are always informed about the latest developments in our research areas. She is also responsible for the communication with teachers and answering any questions or requests you might have concerning the project.
Contact: estela.gretenkord[at]math.tu-berlin.de
Beate Rogler is the public relations manager at the Berlin Cluster of Excellence MATH+. She communicates information about research projects, awards and activities conducted at the research center through newsletters, websites, and social media channels. Together with colleagues, she organizes events aimed at introducing the interested public to the fascination and relevance of applied mathematics.
In the School@DecisionTheatreLab project, she develops communication strategies to facilitate the exchange between scientists and students.
PR-Contact: rogler[at]mathplus.de
Sinah Gürtler is working as a PhD-Stundent in the Gender Studies in Mathematics research group at Freie Universität Berlin. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Business Mathematics at the Technical University of Berlin and subsequently earned a Master’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science for Teaching at Freie Universität Berlin.
In the School@DecisionTheatreLab project, she investigates and evaluates events with a focus on gender and diversity.
Alicia Jokisch holds a master’s degree in psychology from FU Berlin and also possesses expertise in the field of user experience (UX) and design.
At the Schule@DecisionTheatreLab project, she supports the organisation of events and the visual communication of content as a research assistant.
Jannis König has been studying mathematics and biology for teaching since 2017 at the Free University of Berlin and has a great passion for teaching in all areas. He has worked as a tutor, music teacher, handball coach, supervisor, and even as a Quidditch referee in a school holiday project.
At the School@DecesionTheatreLab project, he supports his working group as a student assistant. Here he contributes his experience in working with children and students.
Christoph Lieben is a research assistant at the Department of Mathematics and its Didactics. After completing his teacher training in mathematics and philosophy, he is currently working on his doctorate as a Phase II student at the Berlin Mathematical School on the promotion of mathematical modelling skills in pupils.
As part of the Schule@DecisionTheatreLab project, he develops comprehension-oriented workshops in which the agent-based models used in Decision Theatre are didactically prepared.
Nina Samani is studying English and mathematics to become a teacher at the Free University of Berlin.
As a student assistant in the School@DecisionTheatreLab project, she supports the transcription of student conversations in the Decision Theater. These transcriptions are used for social scientific evaluation and offer valuable insights into the group dynamics and decision-making processes of the students.
Karolin Stiller studies mathematics in the Master’s programme at the TU Berlin and is particularly interested in algorithmic discrete mathematics and the connection to environmental sciences and sustainable development. She is also involved in science communication, climate protection and climate justice.
At the Schule@DecisionTheatreLab project, she supports the preparation, implementation and analysis of Decision Theatre as a student assistant. Her focus is primarily on the development of new decision theatres and the examination of the underlying mathematical models.
Joshua Wiebe studied computer science and mathematics for the teaching profession and has already gained valuable practical experience in teaching at schools in Hamburg and Berlin. Through his bachelor’s degree in cognitive science and computer science, he is very familiar with interdisciplinary research.
In the Schule@DecisionTheatreLab project, he is responsible for the implementation as well as new and further development of Decision Theatres. In addition, he designs supplementary workshop formats that have an increased focus on providing suitable computer-based models for students.