Helena Schmidt
Postdoctoral Researcher Communication Geothermal Energy
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolHelena Schmidt is a social scientist and data-savvy researcher with 14 years of experience studying public acceptance and communication around energy and environmental technologies. Currently a postdoctoral researcher at TU Delft, she translates interdisciplinary social-science insights into practical communication strategies and stakeholder engagement tools for geothermal and subsurface projects, helping industry, governments, and communities navigate the heat transition. Her PhD work broke ground on social acceptance for airborne wind energy and helped embed societal perspectives into emerging engineering innovations. Skilled in research design, knowledge translation, and facilitation, she blends behavioral science, mediation experience, and data analysis to co-create socially responsible energy solutions. Based in Rotterdam, Helena bridges academic rigor and applied practice—often turning peer-reviewed findings into workshops, policy advice, and on-the-ground participation processes.
14 years of coding experience
A-levels, A-levels at Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium UnnaPestalozzi-Gymnasium UnnaThomas Mann Gymnasium, Deutsche Schule BudapestBachelor of Science - BS, PSYCHOLOGY, Bachelor of Science - BS, PSYCHOLOGY at Erasmus University RotterdamStony Brook UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Clinical Psychology, Master of Science - MS, Clinical Psychology at Leiden UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Environmental Psychology, Master of Science - MS, Environmental Psychology at University of Groningen
German, English, Dutch
Github Skills (11)
r7
unit-testing6
testing5
youtube-api5
youtube4
text-rendering3
grid2
rendering2
zigbee2
sweet2
python2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ktrask/ESOWC-2018-visualisation
Jun 2018 - Sep 2020
Contributions:103 commits, 52 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 3 months
ktrask/pyBraunschweig-asyncio-talk
Feb 2020 - Dec 2022
Contributions:6 PRs, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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