Winners of the EFCE Student Mobility Award 2011
On the occasion of the 8th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE-8) in Berlin, Germany, on 25-29 September 2011, for the fourth time the Federation presents the biennial EFCE Student Mobility Award. The award consists of three prizes and seeks to promote mobility amongst European chemical engineering students. The prizes are awarded to the best European students of chemical engineering who have spent one or more semesters studying outside their home country.
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1st Prize: Mr José Carlos Pardo-Torre, Spain
José Pardo-Torre obtained his degree at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, after also studying at Imperial College London, UK, and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany.
In his essay he wrote: "Studying abroad is certainly something that makes a student learn more and better, and in my opinion any institution that looks to give the best to its students should offer and encourage this possibility."
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2nd Prize: Ms Anne-Lise Rousseau, France
Anne-Lise Rouseau studied at ENSIC, Nancy, France, where she obtained her degree, after also studying at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, and preparing her diploma thesis at the Air Liquide Research & Technology Center, Frankfurt, Germany.
She stated: "I realized how research and projects can bring cultures together. Having something in common helps to minimize prejudices against each other and are undeniable assets for the advancement in science and technology."
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3rd Prize: Mr Uwe Zang, Germany
Uwe Zang obtained his degree at TU Darmstadt, which included studying at The University of California, Berkeley, USA, and a research project at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
He wrote: "Going abroad truly enriched my life and changed me for the better in so many ways. I am sincerely grateful for all the people who supported and accompanied me on this journey and I am extremely glad that I took those chances. Studying and living in different countries and with so many exceptional people was a great gift for me."
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Award presentation in Berlin, D, 28 September 2011
From left to right: Dr. Hermann Feise (EFCE Scientific Vice-President), José Pardo-Torre, Anne-Lise Rousseau, Uwe Zang, Prof. Martin Pitt (Chair - EFCE Working Party on Education)
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An international jury selected this year's prize-winners from 18 applicants representing 10 European countries on account of their excellent academic performance and a one-page essay about their experiences of studying in different countries. They were invited to attend ECCE-8 as guests of EFCE.
Winners of the EFCE Student Mobility Award 2009
On the occasion of the 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering in Montréal, Canada, from 23 to 27 August 2009, for the third time the Federation presented the biennial EFCE Student Mobility Award. The award consists of three prizes and seeks to promote mobility amongst European chemical engineering students. The prizes are awarded to the best European students of chemical engineering who have spent one or more semesters studying outside their home country.
An international jury selected this year's prize-winners from 20 applicants representing 8 European countries on account of their excellent academic performance and a one-page essay about their experiences of studying in different countries. They were invited to attend the WCCE-8 as guests of EFCE.
1st Prize: Ms Natacha Bitinis, France
Ms Bitinis has studied at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques, France; Imperial College London, UK; and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Universidad Menéndez Pelay, Spain, alongside a student placement with GlaxoSmithKline in Cork, Ireland.
2nd Prize: Mr Gerhard Landschützer, Austria
Mr. Landschützer completed courses of study at Polytechnic Universities of Cartagena and of Catalonia, Spain; Avans University, The Netherlands; and Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, during his Bachelor studies in industrial engineering and Master studies in chemical engineering and bioengineering.
3rd Prize: Mr Xavier Mesnier, France
Mr Mesnier has studied at Wageningen University, The Netherlands; University College Cork, Ireland; AgroParisTech, France; and Lund University, Sweden, during his European Master Degree in Food Studies.
More information can be obtained from the EFCE Press release 5/2009 "2009 Student Mobility Award winners announced "
Winners of the EFCE Student Mobility Award 2007
On the occasion of the 6th European Congress of Chemical Engineering in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the second time the EFCE presented the Student Mobility Award. Three prizes are awarded to the best European students who have successfully studied chemical engineering in first or second cycle study programmes for at least one semester in each of two or more different countries.
The award jury selected this year's prize-winners from 42 applicants representing 10 European countries on account of their excellent academic performance and a one-page essay about their experiences of studying in different countries. They were invited to attend ECCE-6 as guests of EFCE.
1st Prize: Mr Daniel Weber, Germany
Mr Weber obtained his degree at TU Braunschweig, Germany, after also studying at ENS Paris, France, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and MIT Cambridge, USA.
2nd Prize: Ms Stefanie Demming, Germany
Ms Demming studied at TU Braunschweig, Germany, where she obtained her degree, after also studying at CPS Zaragoza, Spain, and UT Compiègne, France.
3rd Prize: Ms Ana Isabel Carvalho, Portugal
Ms Carvalho obtained her degree at IST Lisbon, Portugal, which included studying at DTU Lyngby, Denmark.
More information can be obtained from the EFCE press release 2/2007 "Winners of the EFCE Student Mobility Award 2007 "
Winners of the EFCE Student Mobility Award 2005
On the occasion of the 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering including ECCE-5 in Glasgow, UK, on 14 July 2005, for the first time the European Federation of Chemical Engineering presented the EFCE Student Mobility Award.
An international jury selected this year's prize-winners from 44 applicants representing 13 European countries for their excellent academic performance and for their account, in a one-page essay, of the experiences while studying in different countries. They were invited to attend ECCE-5 as guests of EFCE.
1st Prize: Tobias Kraus, Germany
Tobias Kraus studied at TU Munich, Germany, where he obtained his degree, and also at Cambridge, MA, USA and Neuchatel, Switzerland.
2nd Prize: Laura Diaz Anadon, Spain
Laura Diaz Anadon obtained her degree at UMIST, Manchester, UK;
she also studied in Stuttgart, Germany.
3rd Prize: Lyonel Ehrl, Germany
Lyonel Ehrl studied at TU Munich, Germany, where he obtained his degree, and also at Santiago de Chile and Novocherkassk, Russia.
More information can be obtained from the EFCE press release 3/2005 "Presentation of the EFCE Student Mobility Award 2005 "
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