COMSYS Chair Outing 2024

On Tuesday, October 15, COMSYS had its annual chair outing.

We started our day with a generous brunch including a small COMSYS-typical BBQ session.

Then, around 30 staff members and students headed off to the neighboring town of Alsdorf. We visited the Energeticon museum to learn about the history of energy production and storage, paying tribute to the intensifying research activities on energy networks at our chair. In the setting of an abandoned coal mine, the museum provides interesting facts about the past (Did you know that a single miner—colloquially called "Kumpel" in German, i.e., "buddy"—could extract up to 6 tons of black coal per day?), but also encourages visitors to think about the future: Our sun alone radiates approximately 10.000 times the amount of required annual energy to the earth's surface—more than enough for everyone and everything if we collect, store and direct it to where it is needed in clever ways.

Speaking about making things go where they're required: We continued our day with two rounds of bowling in a nearby alley, before heading back of to Aachen again for a continuation of our BBQ, a few rounds of gaming, and good conversations.

Thanks to all colleagues and especially our great students for participating and making COMSYS a great and fun team!