“This year we were trying to find extraordinary ideas with the possible to make a useful contribution to optimizing commercial working life. With the ‘Forum Junge Spitzenforschung’, we want to support early-career researchers and their innovative techniques that help business develop intelligent, sustainable, and efficient solutions,” 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 reward, the CET supports young scientists on their journey– with the aim of helping them bring their concepts into practical application.”
A jury of service professionals assessed the sent ideas according to numerous criteria such as the useful relevance of the research, development content, financial or societal capacity, and feasibility. 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, Industry, Environment Action and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia). The event adds to the Ruhr Innovation Lab, in which TU Dortmund University and Ruhr-University Bochum have actually signed up with forces as part of the Excellence Method. They work together closely on subjects that help developing a future-proof and resilient society– and this finds concrete application at the Online Forum Junge Spitzenforschung.
First location: Wireless networks for market
In market, procedures are becoming ever more digital. Self-governing transportation cars, mobile robotics, and flexible production systems depend on steady and high-performance wireless connections. The planning and operation of industrial school networks is technically demanding, particularly in intricate production environments, and typically not economically efficient. With PANGOLIN Networks, Stefan Böcker, Christian Arendt, Melina Geis, and Simon Häger presented a principle for an integrated network assistance option for industrial wireless networks that is at the same time high-performing, extremely offered, sustainable, and resource-efficient. For this they were awarded first place and received a reward of 12,000 euros. “We are really happy about the award,” said Stefan Böcker. “It is terrific that, in this setting, we get feedback from market on our research study which the topic matters beyond science for market also.” Melina Geis adds: “We now want to press our concept forward and take a look at whether our research study findings can be developed into a spin-off.”
Second place: Autonomous radio for inland navigation