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Person

Prof. Dr. phil.

Carmen Leicht-Scholten

Universitätsprofessorin

Gender and Diversity in Engineering Research Group

Address

Building: 3010

Room: 144

Kackertstraße 9

52072 Aachen

Contact

WorkPhone

Phone: +49 241 80-90630

Fax Fax: +49 241 80-690630

Email: carmen.leicht@gdi.rwth-aachen.de

Website

Brief Bio

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Carmen Leicht-Scholten, political scientist by training is director of the RRI Hub at the Technical University in Aachen (RWTH). She is professor for Gender and Diversity in Engineering University (GDE) at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The bridging professorship allows to graduate students and educate PhDs in engineering as well as in Arts and Humanities. From 2016–2019 she has been rector’s delegate for Socially Responsible Education. From 2012–2016 she has been Vice Dean for Studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. In 2014 she was awarded as a Kármán Fellow and being invited to Stanford University as a visiting professor.

Her focus in research and teaching addresses the embeddedness of social factors in research and innovation processes i.e. the social construction of science and technology. Integrating diverse actors in society in participatory processes is considered key factor in order to achieve transformations to more sustainable solutions. She is engaged in integrating those perspectives in engineering curricula on national and international level, i.e. as deputy member of the German Accreditation Council.

For further information download the full-length CV [PDF, German].

Most Relevant Publications

• Bosen, J. / Leicht-Scholten, C. (2020): Sustainable Mobility Cultures and the SDGs: Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A. M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P. G., & Wall, T. (Eds.) Sustainable Cities and Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham.
• Leicht-Scholten, C. / Bouffier, A. (2020): Mind the Gap – Industrie 4.0 trifft Gender. In: Frenz W. (Ed.) Handbuch Industrie 4.0: Recht, Technik, Gesellschaft. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
• Steuer-Dankert, L., Gilmartin, S. K., Muller, C. B., Dungs, C., Sheppard, S. & Leicht-Scholten, C. (2019): Expanding Engineering Limits – A Concept for Socially Responsible Education of Engineers. The International Journal of Engineering Education, 35(2), pp. 658–673.
• Leicht-Scholten, C. (2018): Sozial verantwortliche Technikwissenschaften: der Beitrag der Geschlechterforschung für Forschung, Entwicklung und Ausbildung. In: B. Kortendiek (Ed.): Handbuch interdisziplinäre Geschlechterforschung (pp. 1–9). Springer Verlag, Wiesbaden.
• Leicht-Scholten, C., Bouffier, A. & Steuer, L. (2016): Facing Future Challenges: Building Engineers for Tomorrow. In: 5th International Conference New Perspectives in Science Education, März 2016, Florenz (pp. 32–37).
• Leicht-Scholten, C., Breuer, E., Tulodetzki, N. & Wolffram, A. (Eds.) (2011): Going Diverse: Innovative Answers to Future Challenges. Gender and Diversity Perspectives in Science, Technology and Business. Budrich UniPress, Opladen.

Further publications

Selected presentations

2023

Leicht-Scholten, Carmen. Wie wollen/müssen Schüler*innen heute angesprochen werden, damit sie 4ING Fächer studieren? Invited Speaker. Keynote im Rahmen der 4ING-Session an der IPW-Tagung, TU Dresden, June 16th, 2023.

Leicht-Scholten, Carmen. Bauingenieurwesen mit Orientierungssemester (BIOS). Invited Speaker. Keynote im Rahmen der 4ING-Session an der IPW-Tagung, TU Dresden, June 16th, 2023.

Leicht-Scholten, Carmen. Ingenieurwissenschaften und Gesellschaft – Ein Flipped Classroom Konzept zur Reflexion von Diversitätsperspektiven. Invited Speaker. Vortrag im Rahmen der Talk Lehre an der RWTH Aachen, June 14th, 2023.

2022

Leicht-Scholten, Carmen. Technikwissenschaften: der Beitrag der Gender und Diversity Studies für sozial verantwortliche Wissenschaften. Keynote im Rahmen des GIB-Lab Workshops an der TH Köln, Novemver 21th, 2022.

Leicht-Scholten, Carmen. Socially Responsible Perspectives on Data, Algorithms and Digitalization – Why Gender matters? 2022 DEWIS Symposium, November 11th, 2022.

Leicht-Scholten, Carmen. Gender and Diversity in Engineering Education. WP6 Diversity and Gender Equality in ENHANCE, October 20th, 2022.

Leicht-Scholten, Carmen. Zukunftsfähige Technikwissenschaften: der Beitrag der Gender und Diversity Studies für sozial verantwortliche Wissenschaften. Keynote im Rahmen des Ethik Workshops 4ING und Universität Kassel, October 12th, 2022.