Tobias Kaufmann in the Hall of Fame

Tobias Kaufmann

Tobias, Luca Banszerus and Michael Schmitz became national champions for the most creative project in 2008. They received this award, which is sponsored by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for the fabrication and characterization of graphene. Tobias and Cai-Oliver Thier developed a photon counting webcam in 2011, for which they were recognized as state champions in engineering.

Awards Summary for Tobias Kaufmann (2 Hits)

Project and Authors Awards

The Photon Counting Webcam
(Physics, 2011)

Cai-Oliver Thier, Tobias Kaufmann

Regional Contest "Jugend forscht" (Düsseldorf)
  • 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 Kiel.
National Contest "Jugend forscht"
  • Qualification
Hans-Hermann Franzke Foundation
  • 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

Pictures of Tobias Kaufmann (41 Hits)

2013

Florian Kotzur, Stephen Schulz, Tobias Kaufmann - State Contest "Jugend forscht" Jury members Florian Kotzur, Stephen Schulz and youth jury member Tobias Kaufmann

The Photon Counting Webcam (2011)

Tobias Kaufmann, Cai-Oliver Thier - Regional Contest Tobias Kaufmann, Cai-Oliver Thier - Regional Contest Walter Stein, Tobias Kaufmann, Cai-Oliver Thier - State Contest
Tobias Kaufmann and Cai-Oliver Thier at their exhibit at the regional contest Director of the regional contest Rainer Linden gives regional champions Tobias Kaufmann and Cai-Oliver Thier there certificates The quantum physics researchers with their supervisor Walter Stein
Tobias Kaufmann, Cai-Oliver Thier - State Contest Dieter Römer, Tobias Kaufmann, Cai-Oliver Thier - State Contest Tobias Kaufmann, Dieter Römer, Cai-Oliver Thier - State Contest
Tobias Kaufmann and Cai-Oliver Thier present their quantum camera at the state contest (source: Bayer AG) Tobias and Cai-Oliver become state champions in physics Our quantum physicists travel to the national competition in Kiel. Tobias Kaufmann and Cai-Oliver Thier together with State Contest Director Dieter Römer.
Tobias Kaufmann and Cai-Oliver Thier in front of their exhibit at the national competition Tobias Kaufmann, Cai-Oliver Thier - National Contest

Kindling Enthusiasm for Technology (Technikbegeisterung wecken) (2010)

Tobias Kaufmann - Kindling Enthusiasm for Technology (Technikbegeisterung wecken) Participants - Kindling Enthusiasm for Technology (Technikbegeisterung wecken)
Tobias Kaufmann (Jugend forscht national champion 2008) explains how he developed enthusiasm for technology Participants of the panel discussion: Walter Stein, Dr. Julia Imlau, Christoph Lanz, Dr. Ekkehard Schulz, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Woggon, German President Christian Wulff, Prof. Dr. Ursula Gather, Tino Fischer, Ines Nolte, Tobias Kaufmann

2009

Florian Kotzur, Tobias Kaufmann and Michael Schmitz visit the regional contest Michael Schmitz and Tobias Kaufmann visit the regional contest
Our national award recipients Florian Kotzur (2005) and Tobias Kaufmann and Michael Schmitz (2008) visit the regional contest Our students Michael Schmitz and Tobias Kaufmann speak about becoming national champions in 2008

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

Science on Stage (2008)

Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz - Science on Stage Michael Schmitz, Tobias Kaufmann, Sebastian Klick, Walter Stein, Florian Kotzur - Science on Stage Sebastian Klick, Tobias Kaufmann, Florian Kotzur, Walter Stein - Science on Stage
Tobias Kaufmann and Michael Schmitz at their graphene exhibit After three days the award recipients of the festival had been chosen The good atmosphere at the gala evening at Schöneberger Rathaus was not only due to the good food and wine...
Florian Kotzur, Tobias Kaufmann, Sebastian Klick, Michael Schmitz - Science on Stage ...but also due to the good international contacts

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
Tobias Kaufmann, Luca Banszerus, Federal Minister Annette Schavan, Michael Schmitz - National Contest Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz, Walter Stein, Nobel Laureate in Physics Prof. Dr. Peter Grünberg Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz, Peter Grünberg, Thomas Rachel
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, Michael and Walter meet Nobel Laureate in Physics Prof. Dr. Peter Grünberg Tobias and Michael explain their project to Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Peter Grünberg and BMBF State Secretary Thomas Rachel
Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz, Peter Grünberg, Thomas Rachel Michael Schmitz, Reporter Steffi Lingscheidt, Tobias Kaufmann - Radio Euskirchen
Tobias and Michael present their "Jugend forscht"-project in front of Nobel Laureate Peter Grünberg and State Secretary Thomas Rachel Radio Euskirchen selects our graphene researchers as people of the year 2008

Reception in the Federal Chancellery (2008)

Michael Schmitz, Tobias Kaufmann - Federal Chancellery Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz - Federal Chancellery Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz - Federal Chancellery
Michael Schmitz and Tobias Kaufmann are waiting for German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel at their exhibit Their exhibit is surrounded by the press even before the German Chancellor arrives German Chancellor Dr. Anglea Merkel gives Tobias and Michael a 1700 € check
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz - Federal Chancellery German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz - Federal Chancellery German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz - Federal Chancellery
Tobias and Michael give a picture of St. Michael-Gymnasium to the German Chancellor Tobias summarizes the research project Michael explains how to contact graphene
Walter Stein, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Tobias Kaufmann and Michael Schmitz speak to the press Walter Stein, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Tobias Kaufmann, Michael Schmitz - Federal Chancellery

The Intelligent Burglar Alarm (2007)

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

Tobias Kaufmann'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
Der nächste Sieg auf Landesebene

Der nächste Sieg auf Landesebene

Occasion State contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
Source Blickpunkt am Sonntag, 17.04.2011, page 5
Author Torsten Beulen
Photographer Bayer AG
Röntgenstrahlen vom Tesafilm

Röntgenstrahlen vom Tesafilm

Occasion State contest "Jugend forscht" in Leverkusen
Source Kölnische Rundschau Rheinland, 14.04.2011, page 33
Author Katharina Hamacher
Photographer Thilo Schmülgen
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
Leon und Lukas röntgen mit Tesafilm

Leon und Lukas röntgen mit Tesafilm

Occasion Regional contest "Jugend forscht" and "Schüler experimentieren"
Source Kölnische Rundschau, 10.03.2011, page 39
Author Peter W. Schmitz
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
Missverständnis mit Folgen

Missverständnis mit Folgen

Occasion Radio Euskirchen recognizes young scientists as "People of the year"
Source Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 05.12.2008, page 50
Author Thomas Schmitz
Photographer Thomas Schmitz
Mini-Forscher "erobern" Europa

Mini-Forscher "erobern" Europa

Occasion Award of the European Physical Society at "Science on Stage" in Berlin
Source Kölnische Rundschau, 28.10.2008, page 37
"Die wird einiges verstehen"

"Die wird einiges verstehen"

Occasion Our national champions explain their project to the German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel
Source Kölnische Rundschau, 16.09.2008, page 37
Author Peter W. Schmitz
Photographer Sandra Steins (Bundespresseamt)
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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