Hanns Voith Foundation awards prizes for outstanding master’s theses!

Hanns Voith Foundation awards prizes for outstanding master’s theses!

The Hanns Voith Foundation has once again expressed its role as a sponsor of young scientists. Four outstanding master's theses were awarded in a ceremonial setting. This year the awards ceremony took place for the 13th time and the jurors were spoiled for choice. The chairman of the jury, Dr. Dirk Jürgens, Vice President Design Technical Sales at Voith Antriebstechnik, was impressed by the high quality of the work submitted.

The winning works come from various important technological fields that make an important contribution to innovation. The following award winners were honored in the categories of drive technology, digitalization, paper and materials technology and hydropower:

Prize winners and their work

• Gregor Egger (Antriebstechnik): Masterarbeit an der Technischen Universität München über die Tragfähigkeit von Zahnradgetrieben, Note 1,0.
• Eva Nistler (Digitalisierung): Masterarbeit an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg über einen DMPC-Algorithmus, Note 1,0.
• Gesa Richter (Papier- und Werkstofftechnik): Masterarbeit an der Hochschule München über die Stippenmessung in der Altpapieraufbereitung, in Zusammenarbeit mit Voith Paper.
• Marvin Hengelsberg (Wasserkraft): Masterarbeit an der Leibniz Universität Hannover über elektrische Ersatznetzwerke für Schenkelpolsynchronmaschinen, Jahrgangsbester, Note 1,0.

The award ceremony not only reflects the success of the individual students, but also emphasizes the importance of the topics that address today's challenges in the areas of technology and the environment. For example, last year Florian Wirsing, another talented young scientist, was honored in the drive technology category. His master's thesis dealt with the development of an economical, structure-borne noise-based monitoring system for AI-supported detection of tribological damage in machines and systems.

Innovative approaches in drive technology

Florian Wirsing's research work, which was carried out at the Institute for Machine Elements and System Development at RWTH Aachen University, aims to reduce the costs of generating electricity from wind energy. A major problem in this area is sudden bearing damage in gearboxes, which causes significant downtime and repair costs. Its concept enables early warning of bearing damage, allowing timely and cost-effective repair measures to be taken.

A special feature of his work is the use of Acoustic Emission (AE) technology, which enables timely detection of wear and damage compared to traditional vibration monitoring methods. Despite high entry costs for general AE condition monitoring systems, Wirsing's specific AE-CMS offers significant cost advantages without sacrificing quality.

By awarding prizes, the Hanns Voith Foundation not only shows appreciation for academic success, but also supports innovative approaches to solving technical challenges. The award winners can be proud of their achievements and the importance of their work for the future of their respective industries. Those interested can find further information about the award-winning work on the online portals of the relevant universities and institutions. hz.de reports that ... and imse.rwth-aachen.de adds that ….