Congratulations to Ronja Weidemann

The Forum Junge Spitzenforschung science competition takes place every year. Sponsored by the Industrial Research Foundation and in cooperation with the TU concept, 6 young scientists with practice-relevant ideas and solutions that emerge from innovative basic research in the Ruhr metropolitan region are awarded a total of €30,000. This year's award focused on resource-efficient recycling management.

Ms. Weidemann took part with her research idea PhosFad - a biotechnological approach to phosphate recycling from municipal wastewater using a filamentous bacterium. The competition consisted of a 10-minute pitch in which the participants had to convince the jury of their idea. They then had to face a 10-minute question session from the five-member decision-making committee.