At a ceremony, 18 students and doctoral candidates were honoured with the Friedrich Wilhelm Prize 2023 for their outstanding achievements. Among them were nine Master's students and nine doctoral students, including Luca Banszerus. Congratulations!

The Friedrich Wilhelm Prize 2023 was awarded to Lukas Grunwald M. Sc., Michel Virgil Heinz M. Sc., Dominik Steden M. Sc., Lukas Frenzel M. Sc., Nico Dirkes M. Sc., Mathias Krämer M. Sc., Abdullah Tokmak M. Sc., Devi Janani Ramesh M. Sc, Natalja Stojanović M. Sc, Dr rer. nat. Luca Felix Banszerus, Dr Felix Martin, Dr Abedulgader Baktheer, Dr Lukas Konstantin Willi Berger, Dr Jannik Burre, Dr rer. pol. Christina Diana Florence Dienhart, Dr rer. pol. Nicole Janine Hartwich, Dr rer. medic. Cláudia Régio Brambilla and Dr rer. Medic. Yaoxian Xu.

Support for research and teaching

The Friedrich Wilhelm Prizes are awarded by the foundation of the same name, which was established in 1865 by the legal predecessor of today's Aachener und Münchener Beteiligungsgesellschaft. Its main aim is to promote research and teaching and to support students and academics at RWTH Aachen University. The name of the foundation goes back to the Prussian Crown Prince and later Emperor Friedrich Wilhelm III. In 1858, he received a donation of 5,000 thalers from the Aachener und Münchener Feuerversicherungs-Gesellschaft for the establishment of a polytechnic institute in the Rhine province. This donation formed the basis for the later Friedrich Wilhelm Foundation, which in turn laid the foundation for the RWTH Aachen University.