Intelligent Wildlife Watch
(Physics, 2024)

Lucy Fischer

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Düsseldorf
• Special Award CT Computermagazin Jahresabonnement

• Special Award for Nondestructive Testing

Automatic Barkeeper 2.0
(Engineering, 2024)

Nick Fischer

• 2^nd Place Engineering
• Special Award Make Magazin Jahresabonnement

Cliff
(Work Environment, 2024)

Nick Jakoby, Levin Reiners

• 2^nd Place Work Environment

Thermochromic and Infrared-reflecting Coatings for Roof Tiles
(Geo/Astro, 2023)

Lisa Reichel, Athina Georgi

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Bochum
• Special Award Environment

• 2^nd Place Geosciences/Astronomy
• Special Award Energy Transition & Climate Protection

Automatic Barkeeper
(Engineering, 2023)

Nick Fischer

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Bochum
• Special Award of the IHK

• 2^nd Place Engineering

Heavy Metal Meter
(Chemistry, 2023)

Marian-Jonas Justen, Emily Schneider

• 2^nd Place Chemistry

The Symbiotic Plant Pot
(Biology, 2023)

Lucy Fischer

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Essen
• Special Award Environment

• 2^nd Special Award Environment

ESS - Energy Saving Star
(Work Environment, 2023)

Henri Weiler, Jenna Wegmann

• Special Award Green Technology

Well Pump without Electricity
(Engineering, 2023)

Ole Schlüter

• Promotional Award Schullandheime

Polyculture
(Biology, 2022)

Video: Preisverleihung NRW

Rufus Wegner

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award Green Technology
• Special Award Biomedical Science

• Award for the Best Interdisciplinary Project
  This award is equivalent to a 1^st place, i.e. state champion.
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Lübeck

• 2^nd Place Biology
  This award is endowed with € 2000.

• ISEF 2016: 4^th Award Plant Sciences
  Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2023 in Dallas, TX, USA. There were about 1600 participants from 64 countries. This award is endowed with $ 500.

Water Treatment with Unpolarized Electrodes
(Chemistry, 2022)

Marian-Jonas Justen

• 2^nd Place Chemistry
• Special Award Environment

The Fuel-eating Fungal Barrier
(Biology, 2021)

Präsentation

Hannah Wagner-Gillen, Johanna Bungart

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award Environment

• 3^rd Place Biology
• 3^rd Special Award Environment

The Coanda Effect / Physical Foundations and Demonstrations with Home-made Models
(Physics, 2021)

David Mohr

• 2^nd Place Physics

Gravitational Electrosysis Plant for Green Hydrogen Production
(Chemistry, 2021)

Marian-Jonas Justen

• 3^rd Place Chemistry

The Hypothermia Protection Mat
(Work Environment, 2021)

Elisa Heymann

• 3^rd Place Work Environment
• Special Award Thinking Safety

The Fuel-eating Fungal Barrier
(Biology, 2020)

Hannah Wagner-Gillen, Louis Dorweiler, Johanna Bungart

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award Cluster of Excellence

• Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

GenVoNet
(Math/Computers, 2020)

Simon-Stefan Köhl

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award Cluster of Excellence

• Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Fifty/Fifty - Saving Water
(Work Environment, 2020)

Nico Prinz, Joshua Gritzner, Elias Günthner

• 3^rd Place Work Environment

Killing the Blind Spot
(Engineering, 2019)

Elias Günthner, Nico Prinz, Joshua Gritzner

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award Rheinbahn AG

• 3^rd Place Engineering
• Special Award for Nondestructive Testing

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

Simple Methods for Making Stronger Structures from Bamboo-reinforced Concrete
(Engineering, 2019)

David Mohr

• Special Award Renewable Resources
• Special Award GEO Subscription

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

Mycoremediation I - Breeding and Screening Local Polypores
(Biology, 2019)

Hannah Wagner-Gillen, Louis Dorweiler, Johanna Bungart

• Special Award Green Technology

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

How Strong is Bamboo-reinforced Concrete?
(Engineering, 2018)

David Mohr

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award Renewable Resources

• 3^rd Place Engineering
• Special Award Climate Protection

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1500 for the school's research programme.

YES we can!
(Biology, 2018)

Marie König, Katrin Spenst

• 3^rd Place Biology

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1500 for the school's research programme.

The Algae Suit - Closed Oxygen Production System as Long-term Breathing Apparatus
(Biology, 2017)

Jan Roitzheim, Marie König

• 3^rd Place Biology
• Special Award Renewable Resources

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

Efficient Low Cost Biogas Plant
(Biology, 2017)

Gwendolin Münch, Jennifer Eiring, Aileen Jahr

• Special Award Green Technology

Popcorn - Not just a Snack
(Work Environment, 2017)

David Mohr

• 2^nd Place Work Environment

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

Fish Fin Power Plant
(Work Environment, 2017)

Frederik Dumon, Marc Heinrichs

• 3^rd Place Work Environment
• Special Award Renewable Energy

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

Good Air - Good Performance
(Engineering, 2017)

Nico Prinz

• Special Award for Nondestructive Testing

Wave Switches Wave: With Simulations and Experiments using Linear Components towards Optical Computing
(Physics, 2016)

Adrian Lenkeit, Marvin Lohaus, Max Oehmichen

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award of the Universität Düsseldorf
• Special Award of the IHK

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Paderborn
• Award for the Most Creative Project
  awarded by Minister for Schools NRW Sylvia Löhrmann

• Award for Information Technology
  sponsored by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). This award is endowed with € 1000.

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

Microbrewery
(Engineering, 2016)

Leon Heinen, Alexander Hihn

• 2^nd Place Work Environment

Engraving Inside Glass
(Physics, 2016)

Yannik Dumon

• 2^nd Place Physics

Electromagnetic Pulse Generator
(Engineering, 2016)

Jan Roitzheim, Max Bieger

• Special Award Jahresabo Bild der Wissenschaft

TV for Two
(Engineering, 2016)

Elias Günthner, Anna Lieder, Leo Lenz

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Essen

• 2^nd Place Engineering
• Special Award Radio, TV and Information Technology

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

Gardener without Garden - Horticulture 02
(Biology, 2016)

Marlene Parschau, Marla Cyriax, Julia Peintinger

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Essen

• 2^nd Place Biology

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

I-Flyer
(Work Environment, 2016)

Niklas Keischgens, Henri Kühn, Aaron Philipzen

• 2^nd Place Work Environment

Memristor
(Physics, 2015)

Philipp Schnicke, Evgeny Ulanov

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award of the Stadtwerke

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Ludwigshafen

• 4^th Place Physics
  This award is endowed with € 1000.
• Award for Microelectronic Applications
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

Acoustic Microfluidics with Tiny Droplets
(Engineering, 2015)

English version

Matthias Schäfers, Adrian Lenkeit

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award for Nondestructive Testing

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Ludwigshafen

• 5^th Place Engineering

• ISEF 2016: 2^nd Award of the Acoustical Society of America
  Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2016 in Phoenix, AZ, USA. There were about 1700 participants from 75 countries. This award is endowed with $ 500.
• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

Constuction of a Microcontroller Based PCR Machine
(Work Environment, 2015)

Johanna Schlatter, David Pitsch, Dominik Neu

• 2^nd Place Work Environment

Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
(Biology, 2015)

Katharina Garrelfs, Franziska Keutgen, Maike Dunkelberg

• 2^nd Place Biology

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000 for the school's research programme.

3D-Printing a Lab-on-a-Chip
(Work Environment, 2015)

Leon Heinen, Justus Beyerling

• 3^rd Place Work Environment
• Special Award Green Technology

Soft Robotics
(Engineering, 2015)

Björn Bouwer, Nico Hochgürtel

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Essen

• 1^st Place Engineering
  i.e. state champion
• Award for the Project of Greatest Creative Value
  awarded by Minister for Schools NRW Sylvia Löhrmann
• Christian Blind Mission Special Award Innovation for the Disabled

Construction of a Spin Coater
(Engineering, 2015)

Yannik Dumon

• 2^nd Place Engineering

• 1^st Place Rotary-Student Contest Jugend & Technik
  This award is endowed with € 5000 for the school's research programme.

Can the Growth of Tomato Plants be Influenced by Music?
(Biology, 2015)

David Mohr

• 3^rd Place Biology

The Large 3D Scanner
(Geo/Astro, 2015)

Mike Dederichs

• Special Award of the Grünwerke

Energy Efficient Vacuum Cleaner 2.0
(Engineering, 2015)

Hans-Herbert Hornstein, Matthias Justen, David Frohnau

• Special Award "Electric car" sponsored by Daimler AG

The Student Noise Preventer
(Work Environment, 2015)

Alexander Kaspari

• Special Award Green Technology

Icelandic, Haflinger and Arabian Horses
(Biology, 2015)

Chantal Tholen, Rena Lingscheidt

• Special Award: Subscription "Geolino"

Silphium perfoliatum - An Energy Source of the Future
(Biology, 2014)

Rolf Hartmann, Ramona Pick, Laura Eschweiler

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award Renewable Energy

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Künzelsau
• Special Award Environment

• 2^nd Place Biology
  This award is endowed with € 2000.
• Special Award Renewable Energy
  This award is endowed with € 1500.

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

Low Cost Quantum Entanglement
(Physics, 2014)

Stefan Heimersheim, Josef Nagelschmidt, Frank Hartmann

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Künzelsau

• 4^th Place Physics
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

Astrophysical Observations with a Homemade Radio Interferometer
(Geo/Astro, 2014)

Evgeny Ulanov, Noah Schneiders

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen

• 2^nd Place Geosciences/Astronomy
• Special Award: Subscription "Sterne und Weltraum"

Steam Generation with Light
(Physics, 2014)

Donald Hansen, Andreas Kirch, Leon Heinen

• 2^nd Place Physics

Levitation Without Cheating
(Engineering, 2014)

Leon Heinen, Matthias Schäfers, Adrian Lenkeit

• 3^rd Place Engineering

Many-Body Simulations with a Graphics Adapter
(Math/Computers, 2014)

English version

Video: WDR Lokalzeit

Adrian Lenkeit

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
  I.e. the project was upgraded to the contest "Jugend forscht".

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Künzelsau

• 4^th Place Math/Computer Science
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

• ISEF 2015: 4^th Place Physics and Astronomy
  Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2015 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. There were more than 1700 participants from over 70 countries and Adrian was the youngest German participant. This award is endowed with $ 500.
• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

A Better Robotic Arm with an Innovative Hand
(Engineering, 2014)

Björn Bouwer, Nico Hochgürtel, Adrian Lenkeit

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Essen
• Special Award of the Rheinbahn

• 1^st Place Engineering
  i.e. state champion
• Christian Blind Mission Special Award Innovation for the Disabled

Contactless Protection
(Engineering, 2014)

Christoph Mörsch, Finn Cyriax

• 2^nd Place Engineering

Energy Harvesting
(Physics, 2014)

Yannik Dumon

• 3^rd Place Physics
• Special Award Green Technology

The Sports Desk
(Work Environment, 2014)

Lorenz Assenmacher, Jakob Assenmacher

• Special Award Renewable Energy

Protection of Waters from Nitrides
(Chemistry, 2013)

Marion Kreins

• 1^st Place Chemistry
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• 1^st Special Award Environment

• 2^nd Place Geosciences/Astronomy
• Research Visit to the USA
  5 weeks research at University of Rhode Island (USA)

• Qualification for the semifinal of the student contest "Stadt – Land – Fluss. Zukunftsplanung ist ein Muss" of the Siemens Foundation
  One of the best 15 teams in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and all German schools within Europe. Title of the project: Nitrogen stabilizers.
• Winner of the semifinal of the student contest "Stadt – Land – Fluss. Zukunftsplanung ist ein Muss" of the Siemens Foundation
  Qualification for the final. One of the best 9 teams in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and all German schools within Europe. This award is endowed with € 2500. Veronika Stein received € 1500 for the chemistry lab. Title of the project: Nitrogen stabilizers.
• European champion of the student contest "Stadt – Land – Fluss. Zukunftsplanung ist ein Muss" of the Siemens Foundation
  Best team in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and all German schools within Europe. This award is endowed with € 20 000. Veronika Stein received € 2000 for the chemistry lab. Title of the project: Nitrogen stabilizers.
• Main Award of the BundesUmweltWettbewerb (Federal Environment Competition)
  This award is endowed with € 1500.
• 1^st Award of the RWE-Contest "Energie mit Köpfchen" (Smart Energy)
  This award is endowed with € 4000.
• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 700.

Nanowires
(Physics, 2013)

Katja Schneider, Leon Heinen, Matthias Zalfen

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award Environment

• 2^nd Place Physics
• Award of the Youth Jury

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 700.

Study of Reflecting and Refracting Surfaces
(Engineering, 2013)

Josef Nagelschmidt, Stefan Heimersheim

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen

• 2^nd Place Physics
• Special Award Research Internship at the Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Campus Berlin-Buch

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 700.

Cosmic Masers - a Complex Astrophysical Phenomenon
(Geo/Astro, 2013)

Florian Büttner, Daniel Reschetow

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Düsseldorf

• 3^rd Place Geosciences/Astronomy

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 700.

Nuclear Astrophysics with a Carbonaceous Chondrite
(Geo/Astro, 2013)

Evgeny Ulanov, Noah Schneiders

• 2^nd Place Geosciences/Astronomy

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 700.

Osmoregulation in case of Paramecium Caudatum
(Biology, 2013)

Eric Paßlick

• 3^rd Place Biology

Optimization of Redox Flow Cells through Study and Comparison of Cell Designs
(Engineering, 2013)

Sebastian Klick

• 3^rd Place Engineering

Water Challenges in Megacities - Mumbai
(Geo/Astro, 2013)

Rebecca Bertram, Ria Theilken, Johanna Büchel

• Special Award Environment and Engineering

Model of a Radio Interferometer
(Geo/Astro, 2013)

Matthias Schäfers, Adrian Lenkeit

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Essen

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  i.e. state champion
• Special Award: Subscription "Sterne und Weltraum" (1 year)

Robotics Exploiting Vibrations
(Engineering, 2013)

Lorenz Assenmacher, Jakob Assenmacher, Jan Roitzheim

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Essen

• 3^rd Place Engineering

Electrical Wind
(Physics, 2013)

Finn Cyriax

• 3^rd Place Physics
• Special Award of the Stadtwerke Düsseldorf

Construction of a Robotic Arm with an Innovative Hand
(Work Environment, 2013)

Björn Bouwer, Nico Hochgürtel, Adrian Lenkeit

• 3^rd Place Work Environment

• 2^nd Place Rotary-Student Contest Jugend & Technik

The Radio Moon / A Radio Telescope as a Learning Environment
(Geo/Astro, 2012)

Daniel Reschetow, Florian Büttner

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Erfurt

• Qualification

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

Improving Energy Storage with Nanotechnology
(Physics, 2012)

Sebastian Klick

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.

• 2^nd Place Physics
• Special Award "Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Battery-electric Vehicles"

• 1^st Federal Award "Energie im Wandel - Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie" (Changing Energy Technology)
  Sebastian also submitted his "Jugend forscht"-project to the student competition "Energie im Wandel - Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie", which is an initiative of NOW GmbH (National Organization Hyrogen and Fuel Cell Technology). Jugend forscht winners of the state level special award "Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Battery-electric Vehicles" were eligible for this award. The prize was awarded on October 8^th 2012 as part of the f-cell conference in Stuttgart.

More Waste for the Environment - Wastepaper as a Resource
(Chemistry, 2012)

Paulina Banszerus, Pia Demary, Hannah Thillmann

• 2^nd Place Chemistry
• Special Award of the Grünwerke

• Qualification for the semifinal of the student contest "Einfach UmWeltspitze! Neue Ideen für Umwelt- und Klimaschutz" of the Siemens Foundation
  One of the best 15 teams in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and all German schools within Europe.
• Winner of the semifinal of the student contest "Einfach UmWeltspitze! Neue Ideen für Umwelt- und Klimaschutz" of the Siemens Foundation
  Qualification for the final. One of the best 9 teams in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and all German schools within Europe. This award is endowed with € 2500. Veronika Stein received € 1500 for the chemistry lab.
• Special Award for the project of greatst creative value of the student contest "Einfach UmWeltspitze! Neue Ideen für Umwelt- und Klimaschutz" of the Siemens Foundation
  Hannah Thillmann and Pia Demary decided not to participate in the final in München due to the upcoming Abitur exams. Therefore Paulina Banszerus won the award for the project of greatest creative value, which is endowed with € 10 000, in Munich by herself. Veronika Stein received € 1000 for the chemistry lab.
• 1^st Award of the RWE-Contest "Energie mit Köpfchen" (Smart Energy)
  Paulina was awarded the 1^st place for the best engineering project, which is endowed with € 4000. This award ceremony took place on 24^th September 2012 at St. Michael-Gymnasium.
• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

Determination of the Rotational Speed of the Milky Way's Spiral Arms
(Physics, 2012)

Daniel Reschetow, Florian Büttner

• 2^nd Place Physics

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

Separation of Oil and Sand Mixtures
(Chemistry, 2012)

Katharina Springer

• Special Award Chemistry

The Organic Solar Cell - an Alternative Source of Energy?
(Biology, 2012)

Anne Bornkessel, Jens Börnicke

• Advancement Award of the BundesUmweltWettbewerb (National Environment Competition)
  Anne and Jens developed their "Jugend forscht"-project further and submitted it to the BundesUmweltWettbewerb entitled "The dye-sensitized solar cell – learning from nature – acting sustainably!". The advancement award of € 250 was awarded on 15^th September 2012 in the Nakundu hall of the Urwald-Life-Camp at the edge of the National Park Hainich near Eisenach.

Model of a Radio Telescope
(Geo/Astro, 2012)

Matthias Schäfers

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Recklinghausen.

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  i.e. state champion
• Special Award "Radio, TV and Information Technology"

The Wheelchair Explores on My Behalf
(Math/Computers, 2012)

Adrian Lenkeit, Leonhard Decker

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Recklinghausen.
• Special Award of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Special Award "Communication and Data Transmission"

Model of a Scanning Electron Microscope
(Physics, 2012)

Leon Heinen, Lukas Trippe, Leon Yeghiazarian

• 2^nd Place Physics
• Special Award for Nondestructive Testing

Construction of a Walking Robot
(Engineering, 2012)

Daniel Gelbke, Finn Cyriax

• 3^rd Place Engineering

The Photon Counting Webcam
(Physics, 2011)

Cai-Oliver Thier, Tobias Kaufmann

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Kiel.

• Qualification

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

Timetable-Controlled Heating System
(Work Environment, 2011)

Yannick Haas, Anton Lang, Jochen Dierichsweiler

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
• Special Award Engineering

• 3^rd Place Engineering
• 1^st Special Award Environment

• Winner of the RWE-Contest "Energie mit Köpfchen" (Smart Energy)
  Der Award ist mit 4000 € dotiert.
• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

Hot Cooling
(Engineering, 2011)

Sebastian Klick, Katharina Springer, Sarah Meyer

• Special Award Environment

Impedance Spectroscopy of Selected Objects
(Engineering, 2011)

Daniel Reschetow, Bastian Diel

• Special Award Green Technology

The iPod Touch - A Teaching Revolution
(Work Environment, 2011)

Florian Büttner, Maurice Wald

• Special Award of the Stadtwerke Düsseldorf

Fake Check and the World's Most Inventive X-Ray Apparatus
(Physics, 2011)

Leon Heinen, Lukas Trippe

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
  I.e. the project was upgraded to the contest "Jugend forscht".
• Special Award for Nondestructive Testing

• 2^nd Place Physics
• Award of the Youth Jury
• Special Award of the Society for Nondestructive Testing

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

The Robotic School Assistant
(Engineering, 2011)

Matthias Schäfers, Adrian Lenkeit, Laurenz Walkowsky

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Recklinghausen.
• Special Award of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• 1^st Place Engineering
  i.e. state champion
• Special Award "Radio, TV and Information Technology"

Learning Easily - Unter Which Conditions do we Learn Best?
(Biology, 2011)

Romi Schmitz, Mariana Wiedenau, Charlotte Assenmacher

• 2^nd Place Biology

Study and Manipulation of the Communication of Bacteria
(Biology, 2011)

Kilian Günthner, Niklas Marx

• 2^nd Place Biology

Under Water Sensor
(Math/Computers, 2011)

Mattis Deisen

• 3^rd Place Math/Computer Science

Fundoscopy with a WebCam
(Engineering, 2011)

Luca Mennen, Matthias Zalfen

• 3^rd Place Engineering

Volcanic Eruption - Consequences for Farming
(Biology, 2011)

Jakob Assenmacher, Lorenz Assenmacher

• Special Award Environment

Graphene Sensoring
(Physics, 2010)

English version

Anleitung Graphenherstellung

Anleitung Kontaktierung von Nanostrukturen

Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
• Special Award of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Essen.
• Award for the Best Interdisciplinary Project
  This award is equivalent to a 1^st place, i.e. state champion, again.
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Essen

• Award of the Federal Minister for Education and Research for the Best Interdisciplinary Project
  This award is equivalent to a 1^st place, i.e. national champion. It is endowed with € 1700.
• 2 Weeks Research Internship at ThyssenKrupp AG

• European Union Contest for Young Scientists: 2^th Place
  This award is endowed with € 5000.
• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

The Redox Flow Cell 2.0
(Chemistry, 2010)

English version

Sebastian Klick, Jens Nettersheim, Michael Garzem

• 1^st Place Chemistry
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
• Special Award Environment

• 1^st Place Chemistry
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Essen.
• Special Award Environment

• 2^nd Place Chemistry
  This award is endowed with € 1000.
• Future Technology Award of the German Federal Minister of Education and Research
  This award is endowed with € 1500.
• Award of the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (German Environment Foundation)
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

• Qualification for the semifinal of the student contest "Energie-Genies der Zukunft - Ideen für mehr Effizienz" of the Siemens Foundation
  One of the best 5 teams in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
• Winner of the semifinal of the student contest "Energie-Genies der Zukunft - Ideen für mehr Effizienz" of the Siemens Foundation
  One of the best 9 teams in Germany.
• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

Demonstration of Optical Activity in Metamaterials - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Chirality
(Physics, 2010)

Stefan Hück, Andreas Bülow, Jasmin Bentler

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
• Special Award for Nondestructive Testing

• 2^nd Place Physics

• Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

Photonic Liquid Crystals
(Engineering, 2010)

Katharina Springer, Sarah Meyer, Sebastian Klick

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
• Special Award of ThyssenKrupp

• Award of the Youth Jury
• Award for an outstanding engineering project by girls

Micro- and Nanostructuring with High Voltage
(Engineering, 2010)

Simon Roggendorf

• 3^rd Place Engineering

Simple Recognition of Vascular Disease
(Engineering, 2010)

Luca Mennen, Matthias Zalfen

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
  I.e. the project was upgraded to the contest "Jugend forscht".
• Special Award of the Stadtwerke
• Special Award Health

• 2^nd Place Engineering
• Special Award Innovation for the Disabled

• Federal Award 1^st Place
  Christian Blind Mission: Innovation for the disabled, category "Jugend forscht"
• 2^nd Place Rotary
  Second best student project on the Rotary-contest "Jugend & Technik" 2011. This award is endowed with € 1500.

The Marine Iguana of Galápagos
(Biology, 2010)

Eric Paßlick

• 2^nd Place Biology
• Special Award Environment

Automated Mapping of Graphene Flakes
(Math/Computers, 2010)

Kilian Günthner

• 2^nd Place Engineering

clever fish - How does the Keeping of Fish Influence their Behaviour
(Biology, 2010)

Charlotte Assenmacher, Romi Schmitz

• 3^rd Place Biology

Walking Leafs - We Examine Them Carefully!!!
(Biology, 2010)

Nina Zimmer, Mariana Wiedenau

• 3^rd Place Biology

Construction of a REM Model
(Physics, 2010)

Maurice Wald, Florian Büttner

• Special Award for Nondestructive Testing

Towards Terahertz Radiation
(Physics, 2009)

Andreas Bülow, Mike Schmidt, Niklas Trzaska

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Osnabrück.

• Qualification

• Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  This award is endowed with € 3000.

Self-Organization of Information
(Math/Computers, 2009)

Peter Schmitz

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
• Special Award of ThyssenKrupp

• 3^rd Place Math/Computer Science

The Redox Flow Cell
(Engineering, 2009)

Sebastian Klick

• Special Award Engineering

Construction of a Digital Reflecting Microscope
(Engineering, 2009)

Kilian Günthner

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum.
• Special Award of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• 1^st Place Engineering
  i.e. state champion

Can Earthworms Learn?
(Biology, 2009)

Charlotte Assenmacher, Marike Sammet

• Special Award Biology

Graphene
(Physics, 2008)

Tobias Kaufmann, Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Bremerhaven.

• 1^st Place for the Most Creative Project
  i.e. national champion, sponsored by the German Chancellor

Computing with a Graphics Adapter
(Math/Computers, 2008)

Heiko Burau

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
• Special Award of ThyssenKrupp
• Special Award of the Stadtwerke Düsseldorf

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Bremerhaven.
• Special Award of the Forschungszentrum Rossendorf in Dresden

• 3^rd Place Math/Computer Science
• Konrad-Zuse-Youth-Award of the Eduard-Rhein-Foundation

Little Spheres - Center Stage
(Physics, 2008)

Sebastian Klick, Jochen Dierichsweiler

• 2^nd Place Physics
• Special Award of the Stadtwerke Düsseldorf

Evolutionary Programming
(Math/Computers, 2008)

Peter Schmitz

• 2^nd Place Math/Computer Science

Flood Protection
(Engineering, 2008)

Kilian Günthner

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum.
• Special Award Green Technology
• Quelle Innovation Award

• 2^nd Place Engineering

• Nicolaus August Otto Special Award of the City of Cologne for Innovation

The Egg Crash Helmet
(Physics, 2008)

Tjarko Rahlf, Benjamin Nöke

• 2^nd Place Physics

The Cow - The Overlooked Phenomenon
(Biology, 2008)

Wiebke Mauel, Anna Schmitz

• Special Award: Subscription "Geolino"

The Housing Market of Hermit Crabs
(Biology, 2008)

Eric Paßlick

• Special Award: Subscription "Natur und Kosmos"

Metamaterial
(Physics, 2007)

Stefan Hück, Andreas Bülow

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award: Balloon Flight over the Eifel

• 3^rd Place Physics

Stick-Computer
(Math/Computers, 2007)

Sebastian Klick, Jochen Dierichsweiler

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum.
• Special Award: Meal with the Software-Manager of ThyssenKrupp in Düsseldorf

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  i.e. state champion

The Safe Laser Pointer
(Engineering, 2007)

Cai-Oliver Thier

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum.
• Special Award of the Health Insurance

• 1^st Place Engineering
  i.e. state champion
• Special Award of the Eduard-Rhein-Foundation

Crayfish Research for their Reintroduction in the Eifel
(Biology, 2007)

Benedikt Broich, Hendrik Nettersheim, Philipp Wegener

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum.
• Special Award Environment
• Award of the Youth Jury

• 3^rd Place Biology

Generation and Use of Biohydrogen
(Biology, 2007)

Anne Bornkessel, Jiexia Chen

• 2^nd Place Biology
• Special Award Green Technology and Nature Conservation

The CO2-free Heating System
(Physics, 2007)

Sebastian Klick

• Special Award Environment

Adventure Near Field
(Physics, 2006)

Florian Kotzur, Stefan Hück

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen

• Award of the Youth Jury

Laser Safety Goggles
(Work Environment, 2006)

Sebastian Dederichs, Bastian Polaczek, Daniel Reschetow

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum.

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  i.e. state champion
• Award for the Project of Greatest Creative Value

Decentralized Intelligence
(Math/Computers, 2006)

Stefan Krumpen, Giugliano Wutschka

• 3^rd Place Math/Computer Science

The Cell Phone as Black Box
(Engineering, 2006)

Heiko Burau

• 3^rd Place Engineering

What Controls Paramecium?
(Biology, 2006)

Video: Pantoffeltierchen im E-Feld

Sebastian Benden, Veronika Unger

• Special Award Biology

A Picture Dictionary for the Internet
(Math/Computers, 2006)

Karlotta Schlösser

• 2^nd Place Math/Computer Science

Steering with the Mind
(Physics, 2006)

Sebastian Klick

• 3^rd Place Physics

Eco-Friendly Production of Hydrogen
(Biology, 2006)

Benjamin Nöke, Tjarko Rahlf, Benjamin Weigand

• Special Award Biology

Photonic Crystals
(Physics, 2005)

Pressemitteilung

Florian Kotzur, Stefan Krumpen

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Dortmund
• Award of the Minister for Schools, Youth and Children of North Rhine-Westphalia for the Project of Greatest Creative Value

• 5^th Place Physics
  amongst 18 participating physics projects
  ⇒ German Chancellor's Reception in autumn 2005 (see press release)

Physics Experiments with the Cell Phone
(Physics, 2005)

Heiko Burau

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
  I.e. the project was upgraded to the contest "Jugend forscht".

• 3^rd Place Math/Computer Science
  amongst 11 participating mathematics / computer science groups
• Award of the Eduard-Rhein-Foundation

Organic Electronics
(Chemistry, 2005)

Sebastian Benden

• 1^st Place Chemistry
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum.

• 1^st Place Physics
  i.e. state champion
• Special Award of RWE for the Best Interdisciplinary Project

Silence - Cheap and Comfortable
(Math/Computers, 2005)

Stefan Hück

• Special Award Green Technology

Agents in Bad Münstereifel
(Geo/Astro, 2005)

Katharina Nuß

• Special Award Geosciences/Astronomy

Carbon Nanotubes
(Chemistry, 2004)

Anleitung für Chemistrylehrer

Moritz Plötzing, Benedikt Lorbach, Meike Spiess

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen

• Award for the Best Interdisciplinary Project
  equivalent to a 1^st place, i.e. state champion
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Saarbrücken

• Award for the Best Interdisciplinary Project
  equivalent to a 1^st place, i.e. national champion

Microfluidics - A Journey into the World of Little Droplets
(Engineering, 2004)

Florian Kotzur, Stefan Krumpen

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum

• 1^st Place Engineering
  i.e. state champion
• Award für die Greatest Creative Value

An Ideal Toll Collection System
(Engineering, 2004)

Johannes Turinsky, Björn Schlüter

• Special Award for Timeliness and Creativity

Prevention Instead of Cure - Cost Explosion due to Fast Food and Lack of Exercise
(Work Environment, 2004)

Sophia Uhlmann, Frederik Vus, Rita Waldukat

• Special Award Health

• 1^st Place Health Award Euregio
  This award is endowed with € 1000.

Applied Electrorheology
(Work Environment, 2004)

Matthias Turinsky, Enrico Skoruppa

• Special Award Work Environment

Plasma Crystals
(Physics, 2003)

Moritz Plötzing, Binia Neuer, Benedikt Lorbach

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award Parabolic Flight

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Ludwigshafen

• 2^nd Place Physics

Pulsar Research and Data Organization
(Geo/Astro, 2003)

Eric Plum

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• 1 Week Internship at Forschungszentrum Jülich

• Award for the Best Interdisciplinary Project
  equivalent to a 1^st place, i.e. state champion
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Ludwigshafen
• Internship at GSI Darmstadt

• Award of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) for the Best Project in the Area of Aerospace

A Better Life for Superman
(Engineering, 2003)

Videopräsentation

Daniel Merget, Florian Merget, Robin Stein

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum

• 1^st Place Engineering

Overtaking Safely
(Engineering, 2003)

Florian Kotzur, Jens Ruland

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
  I.e. the project was upgraded to the contest "Jugend forscht".
• Award of the Youth Jury

• Special Award of the VDE
• Special Award: Kosmos Science Kit

Rapeseed - Local Energy for People and Engines
(Chemistry, 2003)

Gundula Broich, Sebastian Benden, Juliane Mielke

• Special Award Environment
• Special Award: Set of Traveling Bags

Inexpensive Digital Image Correction
(Math/Computers, 2003)

Johannes Turinsky, Michael Rieck

• Special Award: Computer Course

Automated Acoustic Production Control
(Work Environment, 2003)

Marcel Held, Maik Metzen

• Special Award: Kosmos Science Kit

Design and Programming of a Two-Legged Robot
(Math/Computers, 2003)

Heiko Burau

• Special Award: Subscription "Natur und Kosmos" (1 year)

From Accelerometer to GBS and IFS
(Engineering, 2002)

Henrik Krupp

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award for IT Systems Engineering
• Special Award: Flight to London

• 3^rd Place Engineering
  amongst 12 participating engineering projects
• Special Award Space Travel

Faster than the Fire Brigade
(Work Environment, 2002)

Benedikt Lorbach

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Special Award

• 3^rd Place Work Environment
• Award of the Youth Jury

Accomplishments are Fun?!
(Work Environment, 2002)

Sophia Uhlmann, Florian Dederichs, Frederik Vus

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum
• Special Award

• 2^nd Place Work Environment

Wave Physics Lab in a Box
(Physics, 2002)

Binia Neuer, Moritz Plötzing

• Special Award Physics

The Well-Rested Astronomer
(Geo/Astro, 2002)

Florian Merget, Daniel Merget, Sebastian Osterspey

• Award of the Youth Jury
• Special Award

Bird Life in Bad Münstereifel
(Biology, 2002)

Gundula Broich, Anna Wendel

• Special Award Environment

Novel Bike Lights for more Safety and Comfort
(Engineering, 2001)

Arbeit (pdf)

Eric Plum

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
• Award of the Youth Jury
• Special Award Green Technology

• 3^rd Place Engineering
  amongst 9 participating engineering projects

The Intelligent Toothbrush
(Engineering, 2001)

Meike Spiess

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
  I.e. the project was upgraded to the contest "Jugend forscht".
• Award of the Youth Jury
• Special Award Health

• Award for the Project of Greatest Creative Value
• Award for a Special Engineering Achievement of a Girl
• Award of the Youth Jury

Physics Experiments in the Microwave Oven
(Physics, 2001)

Moritz Plötzing, Robin Stein

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum

• 2^nd Place Physics
  amongst 11 participating physics projects

Recycled Paper, Why Not?
(Work Environment, 2001)

Anna Schweinem, Sophia Uhlmann

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren" in Bochum
• Special Award Environment

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  i.e. state champion
• 3^rd Special Award Environment
  ⇒ Reception by Bärbel Höhn, Minister for the Environment and Nature Conservation

Everything for the Cat
(Work Environment, 2001)

Ronja Stein

• Special Award Work Environment
  (a cell phone)

Spectroscopic Experiments with Inexpensive Tools
(Physics, 2001)

Stefan Hück, Julian Merget

• Special Award Physics
  (a Kosmos science kit)

Mobile Home Monitoring through the World Wide Web
(Engineering, 2000)

Annika Baron, Philip Siefer

• Special Award of SEGA

3D Printing at Home
(Engineering, 2000)

Meike Spiess

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren"
• Special Award of Siemens

• 2^nd Place Engineering
• 1^st Award of the Metal and Electrical Industries for the Best Engineering Project of a Girl

Cooling with the Sun
(Engineering, 2000)

Daniel Merget, Florian Merget, Sebastian Osterspey

• Award of the Youth Jury
• Special Award Green Technology

• Environmental Award of the District Euskirchen
  This prize was awarded in 2001.

Getting Rid of the Dirt - The School must get Clean!
(Work Environment, 2000)

Ronja Stein, Jennifer Ulrich

• Special Award Environment

The Footmouse
(Work Environment, 1999)

Moritz Plötzing

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht".
  I.e. the project was upgraded to the contest "Jugend forscht".

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht"

• Qualification

Do Traffic Signs Have to be Stupid?
(Physics, 1999)

Daniel Merget, Meike Spiess

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren"

• 2^nd Place Physics
• Special Award Girls and Engineering

Maps through the Ages: Bad Münstereifel
(Geo/Astro, 1999)

Robin Stein

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren"

• 2^nd Place Geosciences/Astronomy
• Special Award of the Eduard-Rhein-Foundation

Inexpensive Networks for Schools
(Engineering, 1999)

Andreas Bednarz, Mathias Krüger, Tim Albers

• 2^nd Place Engineering

EPSI - Environmental Protection via Satellite images and Internet
(Geo/Astro, 1998)

Britta Pielen, Tobias Plötzing, David Schnicke

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"
• Special Award Environment

• 3^rd Place Geosciences/Astronomy
• Special Award Environment

• 3^rd Main Award of the BundesUmweltWettbewerb (Federal Environment Competition)

Popcorn - An Eco-Friendly Packaging Material
(Work Environment, 1998)

Ronja Stein

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren"
• Special Award Environment

• 3^rd Special Award "Youth Study the Environment" of North Rhine-Westphalia

Digital Biology
(Biology, 1998)

Annika Baron, Mathias Krüger, Philip Siefer

• Special Award Biology

The Virtual Radio Sky
(Geo/Astro, 1997)

Daniel Schlich

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• 2^nd Place Geosciences/Astronomy
• Research Internship at Daimler-Benz-Aerospace-AG

Stress Factor School?
(Work Environment, 1997)

Iris Anczikowski

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• 3^rd Place Work Environment

Tunneling Experiments
(Physics, 1997)

Alexander Goth

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• 3^rd Place Physics

Remote Control of a Radio Telescope and Data Transmission via the Internet
(Math/Computers, 1997)

Reinhold Gau, René Kermis

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• Qualification

Detection of Radioactive Radiation with Homemade Devices
(Engineering, 1997)

Elektr. Kühlung der Nebelkammer

Felix Giepmann, Christian Plötzing, Wenzel Schoroth

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren"

• 2^nd Place Engineering

Catching the Energy Thief
(Work Environment, 1997)

Stefan Maibücher, Alexander Solms

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren"
• Special Award Power Engineering

• 2^nd Place Work Environment
• 1^st Special Award Energieeinsparung

Are Cobblestones Radioactive?
(Physics, 1997)

Robin Stein

• Special Award Physics

Renaturation of a Forest Stream
(Biology, 1997)

Andreas Bednarz, Nadine Lilienthal, Nadja Mayer, Thilo Waasem

• Environmental Award

Saving Energy at St. Michael-Gymnasium
(Work Environment, 1996)

Britta Pielen, Tobias Plötzing, Daniel Schlich

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"
• Special Award Environment
• Special Award "Youth Study the Environment"
• Special Award Power Engineering

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht"

• Eta - Special Award of the German Electricity Providers for Rational Energy Use

• Environmental Award of the District Euskirchen
• 3^rd Main Award of the BundesUmweltWettbewerb (Federal Environment Competition)

Keyboard Expression and the Response of Organ Pipes
(Physics, 1996)

Axel Wilberg

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• 2^nd Place Physics

Music from the Chaos
(Math/Computers, 1996)

Daniel Schlich, Mario Simons, Axel Wilberg

• 1^st Place Math/Computer Science
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• Award of the Youth Jury

A Remote-Controlled Shopper for the Disabled
(Engineering, 1996)

Michael Henninghaus, Gerd Nolden

• Special Award Engineering

A Swimming Pool without Chlorine
(Engineering, 1996)

Stefan Maibücher, Alexander Solms

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren"
• Special Award Green Technology

• 1^st Place Engineering
• 3^rd Special Award Environment

Acoustic Experiments with a Sound Card
(Physics, 1996)

Hermann Hoever

• 1^st Place Physics

• Special Award Physics

The Bicycle-Forward-Mirror
(Engineering, 1996)

Felix Giepmann, Wenzel Schoroth

• Special Award Engineering

Saving Energy at Schools
(Work Environment, 1995)

Daniel Schlich

• 1^st Place Work Environment
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"
• Special Award Energy
• Award of the Youth Jury

• 2^nd Place Work Environment
• 2^nd Award "Energy Saving"

• Special Award of the BundesUmweltWettbewerb (National Environment Competition)

Influence of Different Solutions on the Growth of Lichens
(Biology, 1995)

Nadine Lilienthal, Anna Schumacher

• Special Award Biology

The World's Smallest Radio Telescope
(Geo/Astro, 1994)

Silke Kremer, Gerd Nolden, Mario Simons

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• 3^rd Place Geosciences/Astronomy

Diatom Studies at the Erft River in Bad Münstereifel
(Biology, 1994)

Jan Behrend, Christian Bornkessel

• Special Award Biology

Design and Construction of a Brake Light for Bicycles
(Engineering, 1993)

Stephan Giernich

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Schüler experimentieren"

• Qualification

Study of Leech and Planarian Polulations
(Biology, 1993)

Christian Bornkessel, Dennis Schneider

• Special Award Biology

How does our Psychological Wellbeing Influence the Appearance of our Hair?
(Biology, 1993)

Sarah Prygotzki, Dorothee Schlich

• Special Award Biology

Solar Storms and Solar Oscillations
(Geo/Astro, 1992)

Alistair Göpffarth, Andreas Goris, Rudolf Scheuren

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• 2^nd Place Geosciences/Astronomy

Feeding Behaviour and Orientation of the Red Wood Ant away from its Nest
(Biology, 1992)

Thorsten Brangenberg, Alexander Neubauer

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht".
  I.e. the project was upgraded to the contest "Jugend forscht".

• Special Award Biology

Determination of the Water Quality Class of the River Erft around Bad Münstereifel using Biological and Chemical Methods
(Biology, 1992)

Markus Gleitz, Markus Hergarden, Martin Schwarz

• Special Award Environment

How Fast do Flies Fly?
(Physics, 1992)

Oliver Büser, Thilo Kazmierczak

• Special Award Physics

Interferometric Measurements of Plants
(Biology, 1991)

Nicole Held, Sven Hendricks, Heiko Moors

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• Qualification

Construction of a CD-Spectrometer
(Physics, 1991)

Andreas Goris

• Special Award Physics

The Orchid Flora of the Calcareous Meadows around Bad Münstereifel
(Biology, 1990)

Alexandra Ofer, Markus Assenmacher, Bernd Schumacher

• 1^st Place Biology
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"
• Special Award Environmental Protection

• Special Award Environmental Protection

3D-Music
(Engineering, 1990)

Nico Hamacher, Michael Mittelstaedt, Thomas Weiler, Michael Winter

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• Qualification

Changes of Earth's Rotation due to Solar Influences
(Geo/Astro, 1990)

Johanna Kolassa, Michael Mittelstaedt, Michael Winter

• Special Award Geosciences/Astronomy

Construction of an Inexpensive Solar Oven for the Third World
(Engineering, 1990)

Alistair Göpffarth, Rudolf Scheuren

• Special Award Environmental Protection

Drinking Water out of Thin Air
(Physics, 1990)

René Dormann, Sven Tögemann

• Special Award Engineering

Geomorphology using Electronic Data Processing
(Math/Computers, 1990)

Markus Tondorf

• Special Award Computer Science

Construction of an Automated Tracking System for a Radio Telescope
(Engineering, 1990)

Jörg Spilles

• 1^st Place Engineering
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht".
  I.e. the project was upgraded to the contest "Jugend forscht".

• Special Award Engineering

A Program that Helps Understanding the Development of Ecosystems
(Math/Computers, 1990)

Roland Schlierf

• 2^nd Place Math/Computer Science

Construction of a Capacitive Voltage Converter
(Physics, 1990)

Marcus Schramm

• 2^nd Place Physics

Construction of a Solar Collector with Long-Term Heat Store
(Chemistry, 1990)

• 2^nd Place Chemistry

Construction of a "Telephone" for Deaf-Mutes
(Work Environment, 1990)

Tobias Goris

• 2^nd Place Work Environment

Thermodynamics Lab in a Box
(Physics, 1989)

Jens Beissel

• 1^st Place Physics

Study of Relativistic Beta-Particles
(Physics, 1989)

Janosch Recker

• 2^nd Place Physics

Construction of an Automatic Tracking System for Solar Cells
(Engineering, 1989)

Björn Prigge, Jörg Spilles

• 2^nd Place Engineering

Why do Babies Fall Asleep in Moving Cars?
(Biology, 1989)

Thomas Köhn, Oliver Kissling

• Special Award Biology

Radio-astronomical Observations of the Sun at 2.7 GHz
(Geo/Astro, 1988)

Susanne Schell, Michael Mittelstaedt, Michael Winter

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• 2^nd Place Geosciences/Astronomy

Detection of the Differential Solar Rotation
(Geo/Astro, 1988)

Andreas Goris

• 1^st Place Geosciences/Astronomy

Surface Structures and Growth Processes in a Modified Eden Growth Model
(Physics, 1987)

Daniel Nitsch, Claus Schumacher, Bernd Zettel

• 1^st Place Physics
  ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht"

• 3^rd Place Physics

Soil Erosion and Pollutant Erosion by the River Erft
(Geo/Astro, 1987)

Markus Kaspari, Michael Mittelstaedt

• Special Award "Clean Experimentation"

Mathematics Software for Primary School Students
(Math/Computers, 1986)

Michael Mittelstaedt

• 2^nd Place Math/Computer Science

• Award for particularly engaged supervisors 2024
  awarded to Dennis Nebe at the regional competition in Düsseldorf
• "Jugend forscht" School Award North Rhine-Westphalia 2023
  for the best "Jugend forscht" school in North Rhine-Westphalia awarded at the state competition "Jugend forscht" in Bochum
• Award for Dedicated Fosterers of Talent 2019
  awarded to teacher Dennis Nebe at the regional competition "Jugend forscht" in Düsseldorf
• cts School Award 2018
  awarded at the regional competition "Jugend forscht" in Bonn (€ 1000)
• Award for Dedicated Fosterers of Talent 2015
  won by Walter Stein at the regional competition "Jugend forscht" in Bonn
• Düsseldorf's Sympathy Prize 2015
  won by Walter Stein at the regional competition "Jugend forscht" in Düsseldorf
• "Jugend forscht" School Award of North Rhine-Westphalia 2015
  awarded at the state competition by Sylvia Löhrmann, Minister for Schools and Continuing Training
• 2nd Award of the Acoustical Society of America 2015
  for school ($ 200) and mentor ($ 100) at the Intel ISEF 2016 in the USA
• School Award of the State Contest "Jugend forscht" NRW 2014
  sponsored by TÜV NORD GROUP (€ 1000)
• School Award of the Ministry for Schools NRW 2014
  on the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen (€ 600)
• Federal Cross of Merit (Knight's Cross) 2013
  awarded to Walter Stein by German President Joachim Gauck at Bellevue Palace
• School Award of the Ministry for Schools NRW 2013
  on the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen (€ 600)
• School Award of the Siemens Foundation (Semifinal) 2013
  € 1500 for the chemistry lab (Veronika Stein)
• School Award of the Siemens Foundation (European Final) 2013
  € 2000 for the chemistry lab (Veronika Stein)
• Award "IdeenMacher" (Creator of Ideas) 2012
  at IdeenPark (Park of Ideas) in Essen (€ 2500)
• School Award of the Siemens Foundation (Semifinal) 2012
  € 1500 for the chemistry lab (Veronika Stein)
• School Award of the Siemens Foundation (European Final) 2012
  € 1000 for the chemistry lab (Veronika Stein)
• Award for the Best School 2011
  of the Rotary contest "Jugend und Technik" (€ 2500)
• Special Award of the Heinz and Gisela Friedrichs Foundation for Committed Talent Developers 2011
  for Veronika and Walter Stein
• School Award 2011
  for the best school of the regional contest Düsseldorf (€ 1000)
• School Award 2010
  for the best school of the regional contest Cologne (€ 1000)
• Jugend forscht Schule 2010
  Award of the Standing Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the states for the best German Jugend forscht school (€ 3141.59)
• Award of the European Physical Society 2008
  for Walter Stein and the young researchers awarded at Science on Stage in Berlin (€ 1000)
• School Award NRW 2008
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• School Award NRW 2007
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Award "IdeenMacher" (Creator of Ideas) 2006
  at IdeenPark (Park of Ideas) by ThyssenKrupp AG
• Teacher award of the Helmholtz Association 2006
  Award for Walter Stein (€ 500)
• School Award NRW 2006
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• School Award NRW 2005
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 2003
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 2002
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Teacher of the Year 2001
  Award for Walter Stein at the national competition "Jugend forscht" in Chemnitz
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 2001
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht (500,- DM)
• Person of the Year 2001
  awarded to Walter Stein by Radio Euskirchen
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 2000
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1999
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1998
  for the successful participation in the contest BundesUmweltWettbewerb (Federal Environment Competition)
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1997
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Award of the Minister for Schools NRW 1997
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1996
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1996
  for the successful participation in the contest BundesUmweltWettbewerb (Federal Environment Competition)
• Award of the Minister for Schools NRW 1996
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1995
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1995
  for the successful participation in the contest BundesUmweltWettbewerb (Federal Environment Competition)
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1994
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1993
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1992
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1991
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1990
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1989
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1988
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht
• Special Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1987
  for the successful participation in the contest Jugend forscht