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VDI International Bionic-Award 2012
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Bionics often generates ideas and serves as stimulus for innovation with sustainable benefits for technology, economy and society. The award is endowed to support research and development oriented towards practical application and innovation by young scientists in the field of bionics. In 2012 the international Bionic-Award will be presented for the third time. The award ceremony will take place during the congress "Bionik-Wirtschaftsforum" in 2012.
Appropriate information will be communicated to candidates in good time and will be available on the website of the international Bionic-Award. The awardwinning work will also be presented during this congress.
Deadline for international submission of papers in English language 29 February, 2012
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- Photocredits: Head of a tick with barbed hook (photo: R. Foelix, Neue Kantonsschule Aarau); CAD drawing of a plug, green-red (source: die Bioniker)
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Conditions
What to submit
Review BionicAward 2010 & 2008
Endowment 2012
The international Bionic-Award is endowed with 10.000 by the Schauenburg-Foundation and will be awarded by VDI (Association of German Engineers) and DBU (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt). The award is endowed by the Schauenburg-Foundation. The Schauenburg-Foundation was established in 1986 by Hans-Georg Schauenburg, founder of the Schauenburg Group who has been doing business in the Rhein-Ruhr area for over 50 years. The focus of the Schauenburg-Foundation, which is administered by the independent Stifterverband fr die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Association of German Industry for the Promotion of Science and Humanities), reflects the close connection of the international Schauenburg Group to its roots and with scientific and technical innovation. The foundation mainly endorses academic projects in the areas of engineering, economics and social sciences, as well as supporting young people in their vocational training.
29.02.2012 Submission deadline
Conditions for participation
- International submissions of papers on the subject of bionics will be accepted. - The prize will be awarded for an outstanding work by a team of young scientists and researchers or a single young scientist/researcher, for example for the development of a bionic product or for a doctoral thesis/post doctoral thesis. - The work needs to be completed within the last two years before the deadline for submission of papers. - Only direct applications, made by a person or a team, will be accepted; those made by a third party are excluded. - Each person may only submit one paper as author or co-author. Multiple applications will not be accepted. - The candidate or team members may not be older than 40 years. - Legal recourse is excluded.
Application documents
What to submit
Statement of work, doctoral thesis or post doctoral thesis (20 DIN-A4 pages maximum), - abstract (max. 1 page DIN-A4) - ideas for the implementation and industrial application as well as market potential - CV/CVs of the author/group of authors - all documents must be submitted in English - please email these documents in the above order as one single PDF-file to: bionik@vdi.de - Subject line: International Bionic-Award 2012 - Contact: VDI-Society Technologies of Life Sciences, P.O.Box 101139, 40002 Dsseldorf, Germany, phone: +49/211|6214-266, bionik@vdi.de
The technique of a tick as a model
Bionic Award 2010 & 2008
Photo: Prof. Dr. Antonia Kesel; Felix Frster, Leipzig; Markus Hollermann, Kettenkamp; Marc-Georg Schauenburg (left to right) International BionicAward 2010: The technique of a tick as a model. Prize winner: Two young scientists of the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen/Germany have been awarded for their inspiring bionic work: Felix Frster and Markus Hollermann were honored for the development of bio-inspired mounting systems (plugs). Bionic-Award 2008: Subject: Bionische Anstze zur Entwicklung energieeffizienter Fluidsysteme fr den Wrmetransport" (Bionic based development of energy efficient fluid systems for the heat transport). Prize winner: Dr. Michael Hermann, Fraunhofer-Institut fr Solare Energiesysteme ISE, Freiburg/Germany.
Jury
- Prof. Dr. Jerme Casas, Universit Franois-Rabelais Tours
- Dr. Rainer Erb, BIOKON e. V.
- Markus Fischer, Festo AG & Co. KG
- Prof. Dr. Robert J. Full, University of California, Berkley
- Prof. George Jeronimidis, University of Reading
- Dr. Michael Herdy, INPRO GmbH
- Prof. Dr. Antonia Kesel, Bionik-Innovations-Centrum Bremen
- Marc Georg Schauenburg, Schauenburg-Stiftung
- Dr. Heike Seitz, BIOKON international
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck, Universitt Freiburg
- Dr. Ludwig Vollrath, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V.
- Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr. Zhengzhong Shao, Fudan University
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Technologies of Life Sciences
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