Workshop on Research Data Management (RDM)

28./29. January 2025 - 1,5 day in person training at KIT (Campus South)

Target Audience:

  • Researchers in materials science, natural science, engineering, and related disciplines.
  • Project managers and IT staff involved in data management for research projects.
  • Scientific staff and PhD students looking to improve their data organization and publication practices.

Benefits of the Workshop:

  • Efficient and Sustainable Data Management: Participants will learn best practices in RDM, ensuring that their research data is preserved and accessible over the long term.
  • Optimized Workflows: Using Kadi4Mat helps streamline data management, enhancing efficiency in both research and data publication.
  • Networking Opportunities: The workshop offers a chance to exchange ideas with other researchers and experts in RDM and materials science.

A) Introduction to Research Data Management (RDM) application Kadi4Mat (details below):

  1. Introduction to Research Data Management (RDM)
  2. Getting to Know the Kadi4Mat Platform
  3. Data Publication and Sharing
  4. Hands-on Practice
  1. Introduction to Research Data Management (RDM):
    -  Basic and importance of RDM in scientific research.
    -  Legal and ethical aspects, such as data security and privacy.
    -  Best practices for long-term data preservation and reproducibility in research.
  2. Getting to Know the Kadi4Mat Platform:
    -  Overview     of Kadi4Mat’s functionality and its advantages for materials science research.
    -  Data structures and metadata management within Kadi4Mat.
    -  Key features of the platform, such as integration of experimental data, simulation results, and visualization of material structures.
  3. Data Publication and Sharing:
    -  How to make research data publicly accessible through Kadi4Mat.
    -  Support in creating Data Management Plans (DMPs) for grant applications.
    -  Tips on making data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).
  4. Hands-on Practice:
    -  Step-by-step introduction to data entry and management on the Kadi4Mat platform
    -  Practical exercises in uploading and organizing data.
    -  Q&A with experts and developers of the platform to discuss specific use cases.

B) Introduction on Chemotion Electronic Lab Notebook for Chemistry

This workshop provides an in-depth introduction to the ELN Chemotion and its extended functionality through LabIMotion. Participants will explore the full range of features offered by Chemotion, including experiment design, documentation, data collection, and analysis.

  1. RDM with Chemotion-LabIMotion - an overview of all components
  2. Chemotion in detail - ELN functionality and device integration
  3. LabIMotion and its options to customize your ELN
  4. Data analysis options: how to work with your data in the ELN environment
  5. Generating FAIR data and machine readable data
  6. From ELN to automation
  7. How to get FAIR data published to generate open data

Additionally, the workshop will cover the automation of workflows, facilitated by device integration and other interconnected systems.

Through hands-on experience, attendees will learn how to customize the ELN environment with LabIMotion to meet the specific needs of disciplines beyond chemistry. A key focus will be placed on utilizing Chemotion’s capabilities for data analysis, with an emphasis on generating machine-readable, open data. This is particularly valuable for ensuring compliance with open science standards and supporting the publication of data to foster broader scientific collaboration. The Chemotion system allows the transfer of data into a repository for research data including the generation of DOIs as persistent identifier.

Workshop includes the introduction of supported components and functions as well as hands on parts to learn how to adapt an ELN to certain needsand applications.

C)   Introduction on Karlsruhe Nano-Micro Facility (KNMFI) and its methods

The Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility for Information-driven Material Structuring and Characterization (KNMFi) offers access to a uniquely complete set of fabrication, characterization and information technologies. External users from academia and industry, either national or international, can apply for open and – if the results are published – free access. Benefit from a selection of key technologies and leading expertise. Explore our capabilities for advanced multimaterial micro and nanotechnologies.

  1. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
  2. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
  3. Direct Laser Writing (DLW)
  4. 3D Printing (3DP)

For more information please see here.

Location

Material Science Center for Energy Systems building 30.48 Room 17 Ground floor

Timetable
Start - Tuesday 28.01.2025
13:00 - 14:30 Welcome and Introduction to RDM
14:45 - 16:15 Introduction Kadi4Mat Platform
16:30 - 18:00 Data Publication and Sharing
Continuation - Wednesday 29.1.2025
 9:00 - 11:00 Hands-on Practice for Kadi4Mat
  Break
11:30 - 12:30 Overview RDM with Chemotion 
  Break lunch at the Mensa KIT
13:30 - 15:30 Eln functionalities, custumization,  data analysis, automation, publications
  Break
16:00 - 17:00 Introduction to KNMFI 
17:00 Farewell and end of training

 

Registration

The registration period is expired. (2015-01-01 00:00:00 - 2025-01-12 23:59:00)

Important Information regarding RDM Workshop scheduled for January 28th and 29th, 2025
Thank you very much for your interest for the RDM workshop on January 28th and 29th, 2025 offered at KIT. Unfortunately, the participant list for this session is already full. We are pleased to inform you, however, that a second edition of this workshop is planned for October 14th and 15th, 2025, as part of the KIT Science Week. We hope this alternative date will suit your schedule. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to your participation in the future.