Tobias qualified for the state level with 2 of his 3 projects. Tobias, Daniel Schlich and Britta Pielen became state champions in work environment in 1996 for their project on saving energy at our school, which also won the special award rational energy use on the national level and the 3rd main award of the federal environment competition. In 1998, Tobias Plötzing, Britta Pielen and David Schnicke were recognized with the 3rd place geosciences and astronomy on the state level for their work on protecting the environment using satellite imaging. Another interesting work by Tobias is his study of Peters' elephantnose fish, which led to the development of a life tissue sensor.