Each year, the Association for the Promotion of Students at Technische Universität Dresden (Verein zur Förderung von Studierenden der Technischen Universität Dresden) recognizes three outstanding academic works written by students at TU Dresden with the Georg Helm Prize. Each Faculty and Central Academic Unit at TU Dresden may nominate one dissertation and one Diplom thesis or comparable academic work (master’s thesis, State Examination).

Georg Helm was born in Dresden in 1851 and, following his studies in Dresden, Leipzig and Berlin, he taught at TU Dresden from 1888 to 1920. He served as Rector from 1910 to 1911 and Vice-Rector from 1911 to 1912. His function in research and teaching is documented in a number of monographs in the fields of mathematics and science. He was also the first person in Germany to hold seminars in actuarial science. Georg Helm died in 1923 in Dresden.

Medal, Certificate and Prize Money
The prize comprises a medal, a certificate and a reward of 2,500 euros.

The Jury
The prize jury that assesses the submissions comprises representatives of the donor, the Association for the Promotion of Students at Technische Universität Dresden, the Rector and other representatives of the University Executive Board.

Award Ceremony
The Rector and representatives of the Association for the Promotion of Students at Technische Universität Dresden present the Georg Helm Prize at an award ceremony.

Applications
The works should have been completed and successfully defended between July 1 of the previous year and the submission deadline at the end of June of the current year. Please send nominations along with an expert opinion on the work to the University Executive Board, Office of the Rector / Academic Committees. The application deadline is June 30^th of each year.

2021 Winners

• Tilman von Strauwitz, Ph.D., Faculty of Medicine “Carl Gustav Carus,” dissertation: Bioprinting of Functionalized Bone Grafts.
• Dr. Max Gmelch, Faculty of Physics, dissertation: From Quantum Mechanical Restrictions to Everyday Applications: Programmable Tags using Organic Phosphorescence.
• Nina Böhme, Faculty of Education, State Examination thesis: Prevention of sexual violence in primary school – development of a teaching concept using the picture book ‘Das kummervolle Kuscheltier’ (Prävention von sexueller Gewalt in der Grundschule – Entwicklung eines Unterrichtskonzepts anhand des Bilderbuchs ‘Das kummervolle Kuscheltier’)
• Paula Santos Otte, CMBC, master’s thesis: Biophysical characterization and nanotechnological application of microtubule severing by spastin.

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