Jul 15, 2025
Teaching Award for the Day of the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering 2025
On June 28, 2025, almost 300 guests celebrated the Day of the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the Boulevardtheater Dresden. At this year's ceremony, over 60 graduates from the Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering and Natural Materials Technology and Material Science degree programs were given a ceremonial send-off into professional life, 9 doctoral graduates were congratulated on the successful completion of their dissertations and prizes worth a total of 13,500 euros were awarded.
The prize for innovation in teaching has been awarded to a lecturer at the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering since 2010. This year, for the first time, the prize for research and practice-oriented teaching was also awarded to a teacher at the Faculty. At this year's Faculty Day, Prof. Stefan Odenbach, Dean of Studies in Mechanical Engineering and for the Master's degree program Textile Machinery and High Perfomance Material Technology and Chair of Magnetofluiddynamics, Measuring and Automation Technology, received the award for innovation in teaching. Kiara Schwarz and Flora Üregi from the Faculty Student Council for Mechanical Engineering (FSR) praised his continuous support for students in preparing for their internships and his willingness to constantly improve courses.
The second teaching award went to Dr. Martin Kern, Research Associate and Teaching Organizer at the Chair of Textile Technology. The FSR representatives highlighted his infectious enthusiasm for his subject area, his individual and comprehensive support for students and his commitment to organizing and implementing school projects.