Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation University Prize for Measurement Technology
SICK AG, founded by Dr. Erwin Sick, is a manufacturer of intelligent and innovative
innovative sensors in the fields of factory, logistics and process automation. The Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation donates three prizes each year to promote engineering and the natural sciences.
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Preisverleihung am 5. Mai 2023: Mathias Panicke (SICK AG), David Krause, Dr. Johannes Mersch, Wolfgang Bay (Gisela und Erwin Sick Stiftung), Prof. Dr. Jürgen Czarske (TU Dresden), v.l.n.r.
When awarding the University Prize of the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation, particular importance is
the progress for science and the relevance of the research results for practical
research results for practical measurement tasks, particularly in process, factory or logistics automation, biomedicine and environmental protection.
Jury
The jury is made up of representatives of SICK AG and the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation as well as representatives of the participating faculties.
University Prize for Measurement Technology
Eligible for submission are works produced at TU Dresden that have been awarded the grades
"very good" or "excellent / distinction". The prize is endowed with 5,000 euros and is awarded for an outstanding dissertation.
Prize winners
Dr. C. Bilsing, Preisträger 2026
2026
Dr. Clemens Bilsing, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
v.l.n.r. Wolfgang Bay (Vertreter des Stiftungsrats der Gisela und Erwin Sick Stiftung), Preisträgerin Dr. Sara Marchini, Prof. Dr. Ronald Tetzlaff (Mitglied des Erweiterten Rektorats)
2025
Dr.-Ing. Sara Marchini, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering,
Dr. Johannes Mersch
2024
Dr. Jiawei Sun, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
2023
Dr. Johannes Mersch, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Simon Binder, Preisträger 2022
2022
Dr. Simon Binder, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2021
Dr. Matthias Ratajczak, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering
Prize for Measurement and Sensor Technology of the School of Engineering Sciences
The Gisela and Erwin Siek Foundation's prizes for measurement and sensor technology are endowed with a total of 4,500 euros and are awarded for several outstanding works, such as dissertations, diploma or master's theses as well as student research projects or bachelor's theses. Eligible for submission are theses completed in the School of Engineering Sciences at TU Dresden that have been awarded the grades "very good" or "excellent / distinction".
Prize winners
2026
Dr. Simon Oster, Preisträger 2026
Dr. Simon Oster, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Maarten Mittmann, Preisträger 2026
Maarten Mittmann, Faculty of Physics
v.l.n.r. Wolfgang Bay (Vertreter des Stiftungsrats der Gisela und Erwin Sick Stiftung), Preisträger Dr. Robert Dauth
2025
Dr.-Ing. Robert Dauth, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, dissertation: Inductive angle sensors based on coupled coils with increased performance and linearity
v.l.n.r. Wolfgang Bay (Vertreter des Stiftungsrats der Gisela und Erwin Sick Stiftung) und Preisträger Robert Wendland und Prof. Dr. Ronald Tetzlaff (Mitglied im Erweiterten Rektorat)
Dipl.-Ing. Robert Wendland, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Diploma thesis: Optical control of the optogenetic activity of human cardiomyocytes
Dr. Giuseppe Ciccone
2024
Dr. Giuseppe Ciccone, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering
Dr. Kai Geißdörfer, Faculty of Computer Science
2023
Dr. Stefan Rothe, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jie Zhang, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Preisträgerin Dr. Natalie Haustein
2022
Dr. Natalie Haustein, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering
Nils Wieja, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering
2021
Dr. Hannes Radner, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dipl.-Ing. Qian Zhang, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Young Talent Award for Measurement and Sensor Systems Technology
The young talent awards have a total endowment of 500 euros and can be awarded to one or more outstanding diploma, master's, study, research or bachelor's theses of the Chair of Measurement and Sensor System Technique (MST) of the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at TU Dresden.
Prize winners
2026
Dipl.-Ing. Bowen Yang,Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
v.l.n.r. Wolfgang Bay (Vertreter des Stiftungsrats der Gisela und Erwin Sick Stiftung) und Preisträgerin Jiali Sun
2025
Dipl.-Ing Jiali Sun, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2024
Dipl.-Ing. Yuan Sui, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2023
Dipl.-Ing. David Krause, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2022
Dipl.-Ing. Tijue Wang, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2021
Dipl.-Ing. Clemens Matthias Bilsing, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Current calls for applications can be found at
Current calls for applications