“This year we were searching for amazing ideas with the potential to make a useful contribution to enhancing commercial working life. With the ‘Forum Junge Spitzenforschung’, we wish to support early-career researchers and their innovative methods that help business establish intelligent, sustainable, and effective options,” said Dr. Ronald Kriedel, Head of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Transfer (CET) at TU Dortmund University and of TU principle GmbH. “In addition to the prize, the CET supports young researchers on their journey– with the aim of helping them bring their concepts into practical application.”
A jury of company professionals examined the submitted ideas according to numerous requirements such as the practical relevance of the research, innovation content, economic or social capacity, and expediency. Members of the jury were: Dr. Dagmar Dirzus (KROHNE Messtechnik GmbH), Dr. Heinrich Dornbusch (PROvendis GmbH), Wulf-Christan Ehrich (Dortmund Chamber of Commerce and Market), Philippa Köhnk (BRYCK), Dr. Rainer Schick (Lachmann & Rink GmbH), and Johannes Velling (Ministry of Economic Affairs, Market, Climate Action and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia). The event contributes to the Ruhr Development Laboratory, in which TU Dortmund University and Ruhr-University Bochum have actually signed up with forces as part of the Quality Technique. They comply carefully on subjects that help establishing a future-proof and resistant society– and this discovers concrete application at the Forum Junge Spitzenforschung.
1st place: Wireless networks for industry
In industry, processes are ending up being ever more digital. Autonomous transportation cars, mobile robotics, and versatile production systems depend on stable and high-performance wireless connections. The planning and operation of industrial school networks is technically demanding, particularly in complex production environments, and often not financially efficient. With PANGOLIN Networks, Stefan Böcker, Christian Arendt, Melina Geis, and Simon Häger presented a concept for an integrated network support option for commercial wireless networks that is concurrently high-performing, highly offered, sustainable, and resource-efficient. For this they were awarded first place and got a prize of 12,000 euros. “We are very pleased about the award,” said Stefan Böcker. “It is great that, in this setting, we get feedback from industry on our research study and that the subject is relevant beyond science for market as well.” Melina Geis includes: “We now wish to press our idea forward and analyze whether our research findings can be become a spin-off.”
2nd location: Self-governing radio for inland navigation