The VDI district association Mittelhessen has awarded five young engineers for their outstanding master's theses and dissertations at the THM .
The promotion of young engineers is a main concern of the VDI (Association of German Engineers). Because numerous and good technical Young Academics is essential for managing the challenges of our time and the future. The VDI district association Mittelhessen is therefore involved in promoting-for example by the Robert Paul Kling Prize, which has been awarded since 1991-and networking of the students in engineering as well as entrepreneurs in the Young Engineers network.
In his greeting for the award ceremony, THMPresident Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems The significant role of VDI and University of Applied Sciences in the extraction of the sovereign youngsters. Dr.-Ing. Felix Brück, board member for university contacts, summarized the jury's statements and presented the award winners. These explained the key points of their work in short lectures to those present:
Master's theses
Florian Schmutzler -"Sustainable biogas examination of conditioned wooden ashes"; as well as Tobias Kraft -"Investigation Into the Conditioning and H2S Upabilities Capabrities of Biomass Ashes": Schmutzler's work and strength complement each other by examining the utilization of biomass as a sustainable alternative to activated carbon in biogas cleaning. Both have contributed significantly to the practical applicability of this approach through experimental examinations, process -technical optimizations and attempts to scale. Due to the narrow integration, both work was awarded together to highlight the special team spirit and the close cooperation between the two award winners.
Ivan Sirbu -"Classification of sound emission data using neuronal networks to determine the source coordinates": Sirbu has developed an innovative method for determining crack coordinates through the use of artificial intelligence (CNNS) and Wavelet analysis for analyzing sound emission data. Particularly noteworthy is the use of a brand new technology from the field of AI with which he worked at the pulse of technical development. In addition, he performed an outstanding scientific achievement in an impressively short time, which has already been recognized with an international award.
Dissertations
Dr.-Ing. Manuel Koob - "Contribution to the anchoring of steel components by means of concrete dowels in wall -like components": Dr. Koob has developed an innovative anchoring method for steel components in concrete and developed a new design model. Its work offers direct engineering relevance and industrial applicability, especially in construction and for hybrid towers of wind turbines. The combination of experimental validation and numerical simulations represents an important Further step in structural planning.
Dr.-Ing. Gregor Dekevic -"Process development and control for a production platform for yellow fever Virus-Like-Particles-VLPS": Dr. Dekevic has developed a highly efficient biotechnological production platform for virus-like particles (VLPS), which can be used for passive immunization against the yellow fever berus. The high social relevance of his work is particularly recognized, which can help to provide faster and cheaper solutions for neglected tropical diseases. Its dissertation combines bio -procedural optimization, innovative process control and the latest analysis methods and thus makes a significant contribution to biopharmaceutical research and public health.
The Robert Paul Kling Prize was launched in 1991 by the VDI district association Mittelhessen and is significantly supported by the Kling, partner of IBC Wälzlager in Solms-Oberbiel. It is endowed with 3000 euros and awards outstanding outstanding master's theses that have been created in cooperation with small and medium -sized companies, as well as doctoral theses that were carried out and supervised at the THM . The focus here is on classic engineering sciences. An independent specialist jury evaluates the submitted work.