Luca Banszerus in the Hall of Fame

Luca Banszerus

Luca and Michael are our only twofold national champions. Together with Tobias Kaufmann they became national champions for the most creative project in 2008. They received this award, which is sponsored by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for fabricating and studying graphene. They also became national champions for the best interdisciplinary project for their work on graphene sensoring in 2010, which also won a 2nd award at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists.

Awards Summary for Luca Banszerus (2 Hits)

Project and Authors Awards

Graphene Sensoring
(Physics, 2010)

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Anleitung Graphenherstellung

Anleitung Kontaktierung von Nanostrukturen

Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz

Regional Contest "Jugend forscht"
  • 1st Place Physics
    ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
  • Special Award of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
State Contest "Jugend forscht"
  • 1st Place Physics
    ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Essen.
  • Award for the Best Interdisciplinary Project
    This award is equivalent to a 1st place, i.e. state champion, again.
    ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Essen
National Contest "Jugend forscht"
  • Award of the Federal Minister for Education and Research for the Best Interdisciplinary Project
    This award is equivalent to a 1st place, i.e. national champion. It is endowed with € 1700.
  • 2 Weeks Research Internship at ThyssenKrupp AG
Other Contests
  • European Union Contest for Young Scientists: 2th Place
    This award is endowed with € 5000.
  • Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
    This award is endowed with € 1000.

Graphene
(Physics, 2008)

Tobias Kaufmann, Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz

Regional Contest "Jugend forscht"
  • 1st Place Physics
    ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen.
State Contest "Jugend forscht"
  • 1st Place Physics
    ⇒ Qualification for the national contest "Jugend forscht" in Bremerhaven.
National Contest "Jugend forscht"
  • 1st Place for the Most Creative Project
    i.e. national champion, sponsored by the German Chancellor
 

Awards Summary for Projects Supervised by Luca Banszerus (2 Hits)

Project and Authors Awards

Nanowires
(Physics, 2013)

Walter Stein, Luca Banszerus

Regional Contest "Jugend forscht" (Düsseldorf)
  • 1st Place Physics
    ⇒ Qualification for the state contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
  • Special Award Environment
State Contest "Jugend forscht"
  • 2nd Place Physics
  • Award of the Youth Jury
Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  • Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
    This award is endowed with € 700.

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

Luca Banszerus, Walter Stein

Regional Contest "Schüler experimentieren" (Düsseldorf)
  • 1st 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
State Contest "Jugend forscht"
  • 2nd Place Physics
  • Award of the Youth Jury
  • Special Award of the Society for Nondestructive Testing
Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  • Michaels Award of the Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
    This award is endowed with € 1000.
 

Pictures of Luca Banszerus (28 Hits)

Regional Contest Düsseldorf (2011)

Stefan Hück, Michael Schmitz, Luca Banszerus - Regional Contest Düsseldorf Michael Schmitz, Luca Banszerus - Regional Contest Düsseldorf
Former research team members like Stefan Hück, Michael Schmitz and Luca Banszerus help Walter Stein with supervision of the young researchers Michael Schmitz and Luca Banszerus tell about becoming national champions and all the exciting events that followed this great success

2010

Our Award Recipients - National Contest Our successful teams are back at St. Michael-Gymnasium after the national contest

Graphene Sensoring (2010)

Michael Schmitz, Luca Banszerus - Regional Contest Düsseldorf Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz - State Contest Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz - State Contest
Michael Schmitz and Luca Banszerus present their project about graphene sensors at the regional contest "Jugend forscht" Our graphene researchers at the state contest (source: Bayer AG) Luca and Michael become state champions in physics
Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz, Walter Stein - National Contest Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz - National Contest Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz, Minister of Education Prof. Annette Schavan - National Contest
Luca and Michael with their supervisor Walter Stein at the national contest "Jugend forscht" Luca and Michael with their graphene sensors at the national contest "Jugend forscht" (source: Stiftung Jugend forscht e.V.) Federal Minister of Education Prof. Annette Schavan explains why the project of Luca Banszerus and Michael Schmitz makes them national champions
Luca Banszerus, Minister of Education Prof. Annette Schavan, Michael Schmitz - National Contest Michael Schmitz, Luca Banszerus - EUCYS Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz - EUCYS
National champions Luca and Michael share their joy with the Federal Minister of Education Michael Schmitz and Luca Banszerus at their exhibit at the "European Union Contest for Young Scientists" in Lisbon (source: EUCYS) Our "Jugend forscht" national champions Luca Banszerus and Michael Schmitz are also successful in Lisbon. They win the 2nd place which is endowed with € 5000.
Principal Paul Georg Neft, Jens Nettersheim, Luca Banszerus, Dr. Angela Merkel, Michael Schmitz, Michael Garzem, Sebastian Klick - Federal Chancellery Principal Paul Georg Neft, Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz, Prof. Annette Schavan, Jens Nettersheim, Sebastian Klick, Michael Garzem - Federal Chancellery
German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel with the successful young researchers of St. Michael-Gymnasium Federal Minister of Education and Research Prof. Annette Schavan with the national award recipients of St. Michael-Gymnasium

2008

Tobias Kaufmann, Heiko Burau, Walter Stein, Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz - State Contest State champions Jugend forscht NRW - State Contest Heiko Burau, Walter Stein, Michael Schmitz, Luca Banszerus, Tobias Kaufmann - National Contest
Our state champions Tobias Kaufmann, Heiko Burau, Luca Banszerus and Michael Schmitz with their supervisor Walter Stein at the state competition "Jugend forscht" State champions NRW (source: Bayer) Heiko Burau, Walter Stein, Michael Schmitz, Luca Banszerus and Tobias Kaufmann at the national competition

Graphene (2008)

Michael Schmitz, Luca Banszerus, Tobias Kaufmann - Regional Contest Michael Schmitz, Tobias Kaufmann, Luca Banszerus - Regional Contest Michael Schmitz, Luca Banszerus, Tobias Kaufmann - State Contest
Michael Schmitz, Luca Banszerus and Tobias Kaufmann present their project at the regional contest The graphene researchers at their exhibit at the regional contest "Jugend forscht" Michael, Luca and Tobias present their research at the state contest "Jugend forscht" (source: Bayer)
Luca Banszerus, Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz - State Contest Luca Banszerus, Michael Schmitz, Tobias Kaufmann - State Contest Michael Schmitz, Tobias Kaufmann, Luca Banszerus - National Contest
Luca, Tobias and Michael win the state contest in physics Our state champions with their certificates after the awards ceremony Michael, Tobias and Luca at their exhibit at the national contest
Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz, Luca Banszerus - National Contest Luca Banszerus, Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz - National Contest Tobias Kaufmann, Luca Banszerus, Federal Minister Annette Schavan, Michael Schmitz - National Contest
Our graphene researchers at their experimental setup Luca, Tobias and Michael (source: Jugend forscht) Our national champions Tobias, Luca and Michael receive their certificates from Federal Minister of Education and Research Annette Schavan
Our graphene researchers become national champions by winning the prize for the most creative project, which is sponsored by the German Chancellor and awarded by the Federal Minister of Education Annette Schavan Tobias Kaufmann, Luca Banszerus, Federal Minister Annette Schavan, Michael Schmitz - National Contest

The Intelligent Burglar Alarm (2007)

Tobias Kaufmann, Luca Banszerus - Regional Contest Tobias Kaufmann and Luca Banszerus present their project at the regional contest

Luca Banszerus's Press Coverage (14 Hits)

Junge, kreative Döner-Fans

Junge, kreative Döner-Fans

Occasion German-American exchange of young scientists
Source Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 21.09.2011, page 36
Author Claudia Hoffmann
Photographer Claudia Hoffmann
Kurstadt-Botschafter für Deutschland

Kurstadt-Botschafter für Deutschland

Occasion Goethe-Institut sends four young scientists to the USA
Source Kölnische Rundschau, 08.04.2011, page 39
Author Alice Gempfer
Miniforscher erobern Europa

Miniforscher erobern Europa

Occasion "European Union Contest for Young Scientists" in Lissabon
Source Blickpunkt am Sonntag, 10.10.2010, page 20
Photographer EUCYS
Bundeskanzlerin empfing Bad Münstereifeler Gymnasiasten

Bundeskanzlerin empfing Bad Münstereifeler Gymnasiasten

Occasion Young scientists meet Dr. Angela Merkel in Berlin
Source Rundblick Bad Münstereifel, 08.10.2010, page 12
Author Manfred Görgen
Erfolgreichste Schule im Land

Erfolgreichste Schule im Land

Occasion National contest "Jugend forscht" in Essen
Source Blickpunkt am Sonntag, 23.05.2010, page 15
Author Torsten Beulen
Photographer Stiftung Jugend forscht e.V.
Sieg in Physik und Chemie

Sieg in Physik und Chemie

Occasion State contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
Source Kölnische Rundschau, 25.03.2010, page 48
Author Peter W. Schmitz
Photographer Bayer AG
Die Miniforschergruppen räumten ordentlich ab

Die Miniforschergruppen räumten ordentlich ab

Occasion Regional contests Cologne and Düsseldorf
Source Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 05.03.2010, page 42
Photographer Ulrik Eichentopf
Stolze "Energie-Genies"

Stolze "Energie-Genies"

Occasion Student contest of the Siemens Foundation and Michael's Awards
Source Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 23.02.2010, page 33
Du willst es wissen

Du willst es wissen

Occasion National contest "Jugend forscht" and our young scientists
Source Bildung aktuell, Juli 2009, page 12-13
Author Anika Studenroth
Von der Grafikkarte bis zum Lackierroboter

Von der Grafikkarte bis zum Lackierroboter

Occasion National contest "Jugend forscht" in Bremerhaven
Source Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Juli 2008, page 80
Author Christoph Pöppe
"Dünner geht's nimmer": Bundessieg für Michelaner!

"Dünner geht's nimmer": Bundessieg für Michelaner!

Occasion National contest "Jugend forscht" in Bremerhaven
Source Wochenspiegel, 28.05.2008, page 3
Author WA
Photographer Jugend forscht
Preisgekrönte Miniforscher

Preisgekrönte Miniforscher

Occasion State contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
Source Blickpunkt am Sonntag, 06.04.2008, page 1 and 18
Author Torsten Beulen
Photographer Bayer AG
"Schule mit richtiger Forschungskultur"

"Schule mit richtiger Forschungskultur"

Occasion State contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
Source Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 04.04.2008, page 42
Author Heike Nickel
Photographer Krieger
Kilian rückt Hochwasser mit Windeln zu Leibe

Kilian rückt Hochwasser mit Windeln zu Leibe

Occasion Regional contest "Jugend forscht" and "Schüler experimentieren" in Düsseldorf
Source Kölnische Rundschau, 21.02.2008, page 44
Author Peter W. Schmitz
Photographer ThyssenKrupp
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