A look at the prizes and awards that our researchers and employees have received for their work to date.
UNESCO Award for distance learning program infernum (German press release) NRW Innovation Award for cost-effective production of aerogels
European Innovation Award EARTO 2023 for sustainable and cost-effective manufacturing process of aerogels Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize for building insulation with aerogels
Innovation Award for Climate and Environment goes to Fraunhofer UMSICHT and Volterion (German press release)
Interdisciplinary distance learning program in environmental sciences (infernum) is a role model for sustainable development (German press release) Jan Girschik achieves third place with "SpaceFlow" in the Europe-wide innovation competition "INNOspace Masters" (German press release) Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize for Redox flow batteries
Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize for innovative fire-resistant glazing European Innovation Award EARTO 2020 for innovative fire protection gel (German press release)
Micro Steam Turbine Receives Award infernum study program receives UNESCO award again (German press release)
European Innovation Award EARTO 2017 for leather tanning process NRW Environment Minister welcomes Fraunhofer UMSICHT spin-off as 100th Greentech.Ruhr partner company (German press release) UMSICHT trainee among the best (German press release) Micro steam turbine wins start-up competition (German press release)
tu>startup AWARD for Volterion (German press release) i-NOVO Award for SpeciMold® (German press release) infernum study program receives UNESCO "Education for Sustainable Development" award (German press release)
NRW Science Minister Svenja Schulze honors infernum degree program (German press release) Demonstration plant for the incineration and fermentation of spent grains is a "cross-country innovation" (German press release)
Pyrolysis technology wins Climate Week Award (German press release) Ferchau Innovation Award 2013 goes to team from Fraunhofer UMSICHT (German press release) Interdisciplinary distance learning program in environmental sciences is "Place of Progress 2013" (German press release) Dr. Stefan Kaluza receives Werner von Siemens' Young Talent Award (German press release) Svenja Benning awarded the 2013 study prize (German press release)
Fraunhofer spin-off wins double prize in start-up competition (German press release) Minister of Science Schulze presents Fraunhofer UMSICHT with award as "Place of Progress" Prize for best presentation on wastewater-free leather tanning (German press release) Award for outstanding Master's thesis and voluntary commitment (German press release)
Nicolaus August Otto Prize 2011 for environmentally friendly tanning (German press release) Fraunhofer UMSICHT receives award for research project: Using fragrances to detect microcracks at an early stage (German press release)
3rd place in BEST EXCELLENCE business plan competition 2009 (German press release) E.ON Research Award goes to Oberhausen (German press release)