Publication date: 
2022/05/19
Eduard Palíšek, CEO of Siemens ČR, and Eva Zažímalová, President of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, announced the results of the prestigious Werner von Siemens Prize at a press conference in the building of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on Thursday, 19 May. In the 24th edition, the most successful turned out to be CTU in Prague with six awards, followed by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic with four awards and the Brno University of Technology with three bronze awards; as 568 entries were received. The conference was attended by four winners from CTU (pictured from the left): Roman Lavička, Petr Hauschwitz, Nikola Pokorný and Martin Hodek.

The first prize in the Werner von Siemens Prize 2021 for the best dissertation was awarded to Ing. Petr Hauschwitz, Ph.D. from the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague, for his thesis entitled "Large-scale functionalization of surfaces using laser-created micro and nanostructures". The award-winning work describes unique methods of laser micromachining and opens up new possibilities of creating functional surfaces, bearing properties such as superhydrophobic, antibacterial, ice-phobic, self-cleaning or anticorrosive. 

In the same category, the third place went to Ing. Roman Lavička, Ph.D. from FJFI with the paper entitled "Ultraperipheral collisions on the ALICE experiment".

In the category of the best diploma thesis, the third place went to Ing. Martin Hodek from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering for his thesis "Optimization of photovoltaic system for household needs".

The best paper on Smart Infrastructure and Energy was awarded to Ing. Nikola Pokorný, Ph.D. from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The thesis is entitled "Glazed liquid photovoltaic-thermal collector".

 

About the Werner von Siemens Prize

The Werner von Siemens Prize is organised by Siemens together with important representatives of universities and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, who are also the guarantors of the individual categories and participate in the evaluation of the best works. This year, 56 experts and representatives of the academic community and non-profit organizations, including the Rector of the CTU Vojtěch Petráček, sat on the independent juries.


The 24th annual awards were held under the auspices of The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The Werner von Siemens Prize is one of the most important independent initiatives of its kind in the Czech Republic in terms of its scope, the amount of financial rewards and its history.

Independent juries selected the best theses, projects and personalities in the fields of engineering and science in eight categories: best basic research result, best thesis, best dissertation and best teaching staff member. Along with the students, the supervisors and mentors of their theses are also rewarded. Awards were again given this year for overcoming barriers to study, for excellence in women's scientific work, for a graduate thesis on Industry 4.0 and for a graduate thesis on smart infrastructure and energy. 

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