Simone Rieger
Academic Officer
Funded by the MPG
Residence: March 1, 2008 - February 28, 2013
Profile
Research projects
- 1988-1991: interdiscipinary research project "Teilautomatische Erkennung von chinesischen Schriftzeichen (TECHIS)" (Semi-automatic optical character regognition of Chinese characters), TU Berlin
- 1991-1994: interdiscipinary research project "Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Ingenieurwissenschaftliche Fachsprachen" (German for Foreigners: Special Languages in Engineering Sciences), TU Berlin
- 1995-1999: "Galileo's Notes on Motion - electronic edition for an Early Modern Manuscript", Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Berlin
- 1999-2002: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Science, editions project on "Sämtliche Schriften und Briefe« von G. W. Leibniz, Reihe VIII "Naturwissenschaftlich-medizinisch-technische Schriften"
- since 2002: project coordination of the infrastructure project "European Cultural Heritage Online" (ECHO), Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Berlin
- since 2005: "The Globalization of Knowledge - Transliteration and Transfiguration of Cultural Traditions: Archaeology, Medical Knowledge, Art, and Science", creation of science networks with Mongolian and other partners
- 2009-2013: public relations for the Max Planck Society in Berlin (e.g. exhibition projects, networks of academic institutions)
- April 2011 - September 2011, lead of the press and public relation department of the MPIWG
- January - December 2011: technical coordination of the project "The Great Enclosure at Musawwarat es Sufra (Sudan)"
Research foci
- globalization of knowledge: knowledge transfer and transmission
- "Educational Journeys in Europe and Asia in Early Modern Times: the example of Martin Fogel's (1634-1675) travel diaries"
- history of early modern mechanics
- linguistics and semiotics (verbal and non-verbal languages), development of terminology
- language history and language philosophy
- concepts and developments of infrastructures
- cultural heritage and new media
Research driven activities
- project coordination of ECHO
- collaboration with the MPIWG's Chinese Partner Groups
- engagement for open access policy in sciences and humanities
- defining concepts for infrastructures for the information management in science and humanities, concepts for competence centers for digitization of cultural heritage, publication management structures
- assistance in several publication projects (books, films, exhibitions)
- history of science in action, new forms of dissemination
- public relation activities in collaboration with schools and universities
Exhibition projects
- 2004-2006: exhibition "Albert Einstein - Ingenieur des Universums"/"Albert Einstein - Engineer of the Universe"
- 2006-2008: exhibition "Max Planck - Revolutionär wider Willen"/"Max Planck - The Reluctant Revolutionary"
- 2008-2011: exhibition "Weltwissen - 300 Jahre Wissenschaften in Berlin"/"World Knowledge"
Memberships
- Wissenschaftlichen Institutskommission des Institut für Museumsforschung, Berlin-Dahlem
Awards
Selected publications
Renn, Jürgen; Rieger, Simone. "Wie Wissen unsere Welt formt." In: Weltwissen : 300 Jahre Wissenschaften in Berlin, eds.: Hennig, Jochen; Andraschke, Udo. München: Hirmer, 2010.
Rieger, Simone and Urs Schoepflin. "'European Cultural Heritage Online' (ECHO) - eine Forschungsinfrastruktur für die Geisteswissenschaften. " Kunstchronik 60 (11 2007)
Damerow,Peter; Renn, Jürgen; Rieger, Simone; Weinig, Paul. "Mechanical knowledge and Pompeian balances." In: Homo faber : studies on nature, technology, and science at the time of Pompeii ; presented at a conference at the Deutsches Museum Munich, 21-22 March 2000, eds.: Renn, Jürgen; Castagnetti, Giuseppe. Roma: Bretschneider, 2002.
Renn, Jürgen; Castagnetti, Giuseppe; Divarci, Lindy; Rieger, Simone (Editor/s). Homo faber : studies on nature, technology, and science at the time of Pompeii ; presented at a conference at the Deutsches Museum Munich, 21-22 March 2000. Roma: Bretschneider, 2002.
Damerow, Peter; Renn, Jürgen; Rieger, Simone. "Projectile trajectory and hanging chain : challenging the naïve view of scientific discoveries." In: Medieval and classical traditions and the Renaissance of physico-mathematical sciences in the 16th centrury, eds.: Napolitani, Pier Daniele; Souffrin, Pierre. Liège: Brepols, 2001.
Talks and presentations
