Technology Award for excellent performance goes to students of the Bayreuth Faculty of Engineering Science

Four Bayreuth students were awarded the Technology Prize in Selb.

02.06.2022

Technology Award 2021 ceremony (f. l. t. r.): Werner Gebhardt, Dr. Christian Münch, Martina Winterwerber, Andreas Bäumler, Prof. Gerhard Fischerauer, Sabrina Zetzsche, Torsten Müllner, Janina Rebhan, Herr Asperger, Christian Walberer, Prof. Ralf Moos, Norbert Pieper, Oberbürgermeister Uli Pötzsch

The awarding of the 14th technology prize took place in the summer semester of 2022 - as it had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic in autumn 2021. With this prize, the company Vishay, a global manufacturer of electronic components, emphasises how important the engineering profession is to them, and how necessary good engineers are for the region of Upper Franconia. Professors Gerhard Fischerauer and Ralf Moos confirmed this view, reassuring the audience that most former award winners had remained true to their path of becoming engineers.

Four students were honoured for their outstanding achievements with prize money totalling € 4,000, as well as with a certificate and an award.

Actually, first place was shared. It went to both Sabrina Zetzsche and Andreas Bäumler. Third place went to Christian Walberer, and Janina Rebahn received a special prize.

Martina Winterwerber and Torsten Müllner, managing directors of Vishay Electronic GmbH, presented the prizes at the ceremony.

In addition to the prize winners, the Head Mayor of Selb Uli Pötzsch, the representatives from Vishay, the Bayreuth professors Fischerauer and Moos, and members of the jury from the Faculty of Engineering Science also took part.

About the prize

The shortage of engineers in Germany is particularly affecting Upper Franconia. Vishay Electronic GmbH and the Faculty of Engineering Science at the University of Bayreuth aim to counteract this lack of engineers and put out a clearly visible signal.

To this end, Vishay Electronic GmbH has donated the Vishay Technology Award, which is endowed with € 4,000. Every year, prize winners are selected from students on the Bayreuth engineering science courses. The jury consists of a joint committee of representatives of the Vishay company - the CEO of this listed global corporation from Malvern in the USA is based in Selb in Upper Franconia, where the European headquarters are also located - and Bayreuth professors from the Faculty of Engineering, Fischerauer and Moos, who are particularly attached to "discrete semiconductor components" and "passive electronic components" the business fields of Vishay Electronic GmbH.

Potential award winners have to be among the best students of their year and must have achieved a balanced academic performance in a reasonable time for an award winner, with special emphasis on excellent performance in the subjects that are particularly important for Vishay.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Moos

Chair of Functional Materials

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