There\u2019s a whole team of students at Steinm\u00fchle High School who are investing a lot of enthusiasm and time in the subjects of math, computer science, natural sciences, and technology. An amazing fact: Not a single one of them went home empty-handed from this year\u2019s \u201cJugend forscht\u201d competition! The fact that Steinm\u00fchle in Marburg stands out from surrounding high schools with these results also makes the teachers proud. STEM coordinator Dr. Jutta T\u00f6hl-Borsdorf says, \u201cOur students are eager to do research, and we as a team of teachers support them in that.\u201d<\/p>\n
It goes without saying that this team itself consists of die-hard scientists. However Dr. Jutta T\u00f6hl-Borsdorf, Dr. Sven Freibert, Malte Klimczak, Dr. Eva Neumann, Antje Seel, and Dr. Patrick Szabo manage to do it\u2014they manage to inspire the young people. <\/p>\n
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“An outstanding piece of work”<\/strong><\/p>\n The laudatory speech for the winners of the Hessian state competition \u201cJugend forscht\u201d in physics, Akaash Bhagwat and Emil Zuckermann, certainly offers deep insight: “…They presented an outstanding project on the topic \u201cSmart Fluids\u2014Smart Cars?\u201d, which impressed us with its exceptionally high level of motivation and genuine interest in the subject. <\/p>\n What had Akaash and Emil done? <\/strong><\/p>\n Since both students are huge car fans, it was obvious: their joint research project would be about cars. The two teenagers investigated the viscosity of MR fluids. Magnetorheological (MR) fluids are smart functional fluids that change their viscosity\u2014that is, their viscous properties\u2014from liquid to semisolid within milliseconds when exposed to a magnetic field. Using various measurement methods, Akaash and Emil developed a working prototype for adaptive shock absorbers. \u2014 A success that earned them press coverage, including an article and a video, about their research. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Considering that in the previous regional qualifying round, all 6 of the 6 teams from Schule & Internat Steinm\u00fchle that competed had emerged victorious, that fact alone must be described as absolutely extraordinary. The fact that several Steinm\u00fchle teams subsequently competed at the very top at the state level is evident from the following list: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The “Jugend forscht” winning teams in the regional competition (RW) and the state competition (LW):<\/strong><\/p>\n Felix Sacher (10th grade) and Sophie Sacher (6th grade) \/ Topic: AIceBear cares everywhere\u2014AI assistance system for chronically ill children: RW 1st place in the \u201cWorking World\u201d category, LW 2nd place in the \u201cWorking World\u201d category & Special Prize from the German Hearing Aid Industry Association <\/p>\n Aurelia Wild, Marietheres Schwabe, Fatma Sepetcigil (5th grade) \/ Topic: Making Baby Diapers More Eco-Friendly\u2014Plant Power Instead of Superabsorbents: RW 1st Place in Chemistry, LW Geolino Special Prize (Participation in the \u201cJugend Forscht Junior\u201d competition)<\/p>\n Marlene Jerrentrup, Ida Watzlawek (6th grade) \/ Topic: Living Foam Experiment: Elephant Toothpaste: RW 1st Place in Chemistry, LW 2nd Place in Chemistry & Special Prize from the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) (Participation in the \u201cJugend Forscht Junior\u201d competition) <\/p>\n Lotte Wagner, Isabella Kuhl (7th grade) \/ Topic: The Formula for Flight: RW 1st place in physics, LW 2nd place in physics & special award for attention to detail (participation in the \u201cJugend Forscht Junior\u201d competition) <\/p>\n Lara Khatib, Giorgia Kuhn (8th grade) \/ Topic: The Gen2 Horse Paper: RW 1st Place in the \u201cWorking World\u201d category, LW Special Prize for Materials and Substances (Institute of Materials Science and Engineering). Participation in the \u201cJugend Forscht Junior\u201d competition. <\/p>\n Akaash Bhagwat (8th grade), Emil Zuckermann (6th grade) \/ Topic: Smart Fluids\u2014Smart Cars? MR fluids as metamorphic shock absorbers; RW: 1st place in Physics & Special Prize in Physics (game prize); LW: 1st place in Physics and the plusMINT Special Prize for Creativity in Physics. \u201cFascination with Electric Cars\u201d experiment kit. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unfortunately, there is no national competition in this category.<\/strong><\/p>\n Akaash and Emil also participated in the \u201cJugend Forscht Junior\u201d competition, which is for their age group. There is no national finals round in this competition category. However, both have been invited to the plusMINT Research Camp in Louisenlund in early August. \u2014 Have fun there, you two! <\/p>\n (Angela Heinemann)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oberhessische Presse, April 7, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Anyone who claims that young people today lack an interest in the natural sciences and fail to achieve success in those fields clearly hasn\u2019t yet taken a look around the plus-MINT boarding school Steinm\u00fchle. There, in fact, the students have racked up one victory after another in the \u201cJugend forscht\u201d competitions. 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