Eric qualified for the state level with both of his projects. His patented novel lighting system for bicycles won the 3rd place engineering on the state level in 2001. Eric became the state champion for the best interdisciplinary project in 2003 for his work on pulsars, which also won the award of the German Aerospace Center on the national level for the best aerospace-related project. Furthermore, Eric ranked 16th in the Physics Olympiad (national level of Germany) and qualified for the state level competition of the Mathematics Olympiad in 2002.
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Pulsar Research and Data Organization
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Regional Contest "Jugend forscht" (Jülich)
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State Contest "Jugend forscht"
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National Contest "Jugend forscht"
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Novel Bike Lights for more Safety and Comfort
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Regional Contest "Jugend forscht"
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State Contest "Jugend forscht"
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Thermochromic and Infrared-reflecting Coatings for Roof Tiles
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Regional Contest "Jugend forscht" (Düsseldorf)
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State Contest "Jugend forscht" (Bochum)
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Wave Switches Wave: With Simulations and Experiments using Linear Components towards Optical Computing
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Regional Contest "Jugend forscht" (Düsseldorf)
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State Contest "Jugend forscht" (Leverkusen)
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National Contest "Jugend forscht" (Paderborn)
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Other Contests
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Study of Reflecting and Refracting Surfaces
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Regional Contest "Jugend forscht" (Düsseldorf)
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State Contest "Jugend forscht"
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Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
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Demonstration of Optical Activity in Metamaterials - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Chirality
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Regional Contest "Jugend forscht"
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State Contest "Jugend forscht"
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Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
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Eric Plum |
1999-2000 (11th grade) |
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2000-2001 (12th grade) |
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2001-2002 (13th grade) |
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2004-2005 |
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2005-2006 |
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2006-2010 |
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2010-2012 |
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2012-2018 |
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Note: Eric Plum has been the webmaster of the research activities at St. Michael-Gymnasium since 2001. |
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Our team of young researchers at IdeenPark: Benedikt Lorbach, Binia Neuer, Eric Plum, Walter Stein, Rainer Linden (Director of the regional contest Düsseldorf, visiting), Meike Spiess and Moritz Plötzing | The first visitors have arrived. Eric Plum helps with the design of a "mouse trap car" |
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Eric Plum presents his novel bike lights at the state competition |
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