Research in Germany: "Green Talents" Competition 2009

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"Green Talents" Competition 2009

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"Green Talents" Video Diaries

In 2009, the German Federal Research Ministry’s "Green Talents" award was directed at 15 outstanding scientific minds in the field of  environmental technology. During the first week of September the winners were invited by Professor Annette Schavan, Federal Research Minister and the patron of the competition, to visit some of Germany’s  best-known environmental technology venues. The "Green Talents" were  shown around German universities, research institutions and companies involved in projects spanning various areas of technology.

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The international forum

During the “Green Talents Forum” the winners visit German universities, research institutes and companies and get to know exemplary projects from different fields of technology.

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Videos "Green Talents in Germany"

From 31 August to 5 September 2009, the Green Talents discovered Germany as an excellent research location in the field of environmental technologies. Watch all videos here and find out more about the outstanding research locations they visited on their tour.

1 September: Green Talents at the OSRAM Opto Semiconductors/Siemens AG

The winning scientists at a glance

15 young researchers from around the world have won the Environmental Technology Competition “Green Talents” of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Here you can find a short profile of all "Green Talents".

Professor Beate Jessel

Jury members

The 15 winners were selected by a jury of renowned German experts, whose members include Professor Martin Faulstich, Professor Thomas Hirth, Professor Beate Jessel, Professor Jürgen Mlynek, Professor Hermann Requardt and Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber.

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