Top finishes and great special prizes: “Jugend forscht” moved on to the next round

The students built on their successes at the regional “Jugend forscht” competition (as we reported) by securing two top placements and several special awards at the state competitions in Darmstadt and Kassel. “A fantastic, well-deserved achievement by our young researchers,” said the team of advisors—consisting of Dr. Jutta Töhl-Borsdorf, Dr. Sven Freibert, Dr. Eva Neumann, and Malte Klimczak—who received an invitation to the national competition as an advisor’s award.

In Darmstadt, Toshiro Beato, Leontin Schmidt, and Noah Wieder took the stage once again to present their project , “On the Trail of Perfect Pitch: What Does It Depend On, and How Can We Learn It?” They took third place in biology and were also awarded the special prize from the German Hearing Aid Industry Association.

Leonard Berger and Nicolas Bohnstedt once again stood out with their research on “Conventional, Recycled, and Bio-based Household Films—The Big Comparison .” They took home a special prize—a summer internship in materials research at the Leibniz/Helmholtz Research Institute—and were invited at the last minute to the Materials Research Conference (MatFo) in Frankfurt, where they had the opportunity to present their project.

The project ” Orbitals – plan around the year” by Fabian Sotonica and Niklas Fuchs was awarded the “Entrepreneurial Spirit” Special Prize by Wissensfabrik e.V.

 

Youngest Team Takes an Outstanding Second Place

Steinmühle took second place in the chemistry category and won the special prize for quality assurance through non-destructive testing at the state round of the “Jugend forscht” competition in Kassel, where the younger teams competed. ” Natural vs. Synthetic UV Filters—A Comparison” was the topic presented by the duo consisting of Anna-Lena Griesler and Maya Fischer.

We would like to congratulate you from the bottom of our hearts and thank all participants for their dedication and interest in these fascinating projects, all of which were time-consuming and required a great deal of perseverance. We are proud of you!