For the 11th time, the Fraunhofer UMSICHT Sponsors' Association awards the UMSICHT Wissenschaftspreis 2020, which is funded with a total of 10,000 euros. The jury has decided: The ORF 2 "konkret Spezial" of 27.12.2019 on the topic "Batteries - A look behind the scenes" is on the shortlist in the category journalism. In their interviews AIT battery researcher Dr. Katja Fröhlich and Dr. Marcus Jahn talk about progress in battery materials research and in the in-house cell production of stacked pouch cells.
The award ceremony of the 11th UMSICHT-Wissenschaftspreises 2020 will take place virtually on 2 October 2020 from 13:00 - 13:30. Participation in the virtual award ceremony is possible without prior registration. The link to the event will be announced in advance.
We are keeping our fingers crossed for Dr. Fröhlich & Dr. Jahn and ORF editor Judith Langasch!
Short introduction of Judith Langasch in the UMSICHT-Wissenschaftspreis 2020 podcast
Batteries: They are in notebooks, in cell phones, in drills. What do you have to do to make them last for a long time? What happens after disposal? Where do the raw materials come from? Judith Langasch answers these and other questions from consumers in her ORF television special, which she talks about in this episode.
Judith Langasch: She studied journalism, communication sciences and psychology at the University of Vienna. The editor at ORF will be rewarded on October 1, 2020 with the Austrian State and Promotion Prize for Science Journalism.