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

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)

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)

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)

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)

Katharina Springer

• Special Award Chemistry

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

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)

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)

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)

Leon Heinen, Lukas Trippe, Leon Yeghiazarian

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

Construction of a Walking Robot
(Engineering)

Daniel Gelbke, Finn Cyriax

• 3^rd Place Engineering

• Award "IdeenMacher" (Creator of Ideas)
  at IdeenPark (Park of Ideas) in Essen (€ 2500)
• School Award of the Siemens Foundation (Semifinal)
  € 1500 for the chemistry lab (Veronika Stein)
• School Award of the Siemens Foundation (European Final)
  € 1000 for the chemistry lab (Veronika Stein)