The jury members of the three partner universities RWTH Aachen, TU Berlin and TU Munich had examined and evaluated all submissions before inviting the best candidates to the semi-finals at their universities. The teams competed with great enthusiasm and did their best to present their work convincingly. The day was a huge success for all participants. In the end, though, some had to be eliminated. The seven best teams were rewarded with €3,000 and an invitation to the national finals. The departments of the supporting teachers each received €2,000. A team from Chemnitz was awarded a special prize for creativity – €3,000 for the team and €2,000 for the upporting teacher – for its work on the multifunctional use of biodiesel.
Project: “Model for a sustainable urban automobile”
Pius Gymnasium Aachen
upporting teacher: Markus Bischof
Project: “How to keep the lights burning”
Carl Duisberg Gymnasium Wuppertal
Supporting teacher: Veronika Greiff
Project: “Heating with a cooling effect”
Cusanus Gymnasium St. Wendel
Supporting teacher: Dr. Hans Gerd Adolph
Project: “Rapeseed peel and other uses for rapeseed”
Marie-Curie-Gymnasium Wittenberge
Supporting teacher: Bärbel Henning
Project: “Using a graphical information system to analyze and plan the infrastructure of the inner city of Waren (Müritz)”
Richard-Wossidlo-Gymnasium Waren
Supporting teacher Andreas Liedtke
Project: “Opportunities to modernize and develop cities”
Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd
Supporting teacher: Othmar Kuhner
Project: “Supplying energy to a megacity of the future”
Wilhelm-Ostwald-Gymnasium Leipzig
Supporting teacher: Joachim Brucherseifer
Project: “Multifunctional use of biodiesel – reducing pollutants in our cities”
Solaris FZU Chemnitz
Supporting teacher: Matthias Schnerr
Project: “Youth-friendly, ecological Federal Horticultural Show Koblenz 2011”
Kurfürst-Balduin-Gymnasium Münstermaifeld
Supporting teacher: Michael Veit
Project: “Underground maglev trains instead of gridlock”
Gymnasium Schloß Neuhaus Paderborn
Supporting teacher: Eva Nicolin-Sroka
Project: “Reducing particulate matter in modern cities”
Wilhelm-Erb-Gymnasium Winnweiler
Supporting teacher: Doris Bertleff-Lutz
Project: “Maynard – the road to recovery!”
Max-Steenbeck-Gymnasium Cottbus
Supporting teacher: Matthias König
Project: “Orbital solar power plants and energy transfer via laser”
Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Springe
Supporting teacher: Sven Heineken
Project: “Multi-aqua-usage house”
Gymnasium Meckelfeld Seevetal
Supporting teacher: Thomas Dieskau
Larissa Marsell, Erik Hupke, Rene Knorr
Project: “GEO-HYSOLAR city”
Staatliches Berufsschulzentrum Ilmenau
Supporting teacher: Prof. Dr. Berthold Bley
Gregor Beier, Florian Schwarzer, Benjamin Stolze
Project: “Development and implementation of a climbing robot to replace human workers on tall structures with a high risk of accidents”
Goetheschule Ilmenau
Supporting teacher: Dörthe Moll