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Young Talents

Planet Research

In the Young Talents section you will meet emerging researchers who have already demonstrated remarkable research success – from award-winning master’s and doctoral theses to national and international research awards and grants as well as first authorships in renowned scientific journals.

Niklas Pontesegger steht in einem weißen Labormantel im Labor und hält eine Pipette. Vor ihm liegen drei Äpfel.

Niklas Pontesegger: Science in the Apple Orchard

Niklas Pontesegger visits apple trees for scientific reasons to investigate how climate change is affecting the fruit. For his work he has received a young talent award.   Read more 22. March 2021
Drei junge Männer.

Power grid: Stormy danger for the power grid

Electricity is omnipresent in our lives. So omnipresent that we no longer even consciously perceive it. Except when it's suddenly gone and we're aimlessly searching for a torch.   Read more 23. December 2020

Contact

Birgit BAUSTÄDTER
Science Communications
Rechbauerstraße 12/I
8010 Graz, Austria
Phone: +43 316 873 6064
birgit.baustaedternoSpam@tugraz.at

Samir Kopacic steht mit einem weißen Labormantel im Büro. In einer Hand hält er ein rundes, weißes Stück Papier, in der anderen ein Stück Plastikfolie.

Samir Kopacic: From crude oil to bioplastics

TU Graz researcher Samir Kopacic would like to contribute to less plastic and more biodegradable materials being used in the future. Meanwhile he is developing his own paper-based packaging.

18. November 2020
Ein Mann steht in einem Labor.

Experimental physics: inching closer to outer space

Peter Pichler from TU Graz’s Institute of Experimental Physics is researching liquid metal. At the moment, he is waiting for data from the ISS, which he will analyse in his dissertation.

5. August 2020
Markus Tranninger und Andrea Pferscher stehen unter einem Baum in der Inffeldgasse.

Young researchers making the Internet of Things safer

She investigates black-box-systems, while he predicts the state of networked systems. Andrea Pferscher and Markus Tranninger are two of 11 young researchers in the TU Graz project "Dependable Things".

24. June 2020
Elmar Pichl übergibt Ralph Stöckl eine Urkunde.

"I want to bring neural networks to building sites"

TU Graz PhD student Ralph Stöckl is working with artificial intelligence to predict events in construction. The goal is to take the construction industry a big step forward with neural networks.

25. May 2020
Anita Emmerstorfer-Augustin arbeitet mit Dissertanten Lukas Bernauer im Labor.

How a rejection gave rise to a career

Aged 18, Anita Emmerstorfer-Augustin had to say goodbye to her original career aspiration – and then found her vocation in biotechnology.

24. April 2020
Heidrun Gruber-Wölfler, Michael Leitner und Manuel Maier stehen im Freien vor dem Gebäude Inffeldgasse 11.

Using measuring instruments to protect against explosion

Doctoral student Manuel Maier from TU Graz’s Institute of Process and Particle Technology received the Anton Paar Research Award for a measuring instrument that controls reactions of highly reactive substances.

18. March 2020
Moritz Lipp, Michael Schwarz und Daniel Gruss stehen in einem Durchgang. Daniel Gruss hält einen Computer, auf dem weißer Text auf schwarzem Hintergrund zu sehen ist.

Michael Schwarz: Ideas not limited to working hours

Michael Schwarz is a security specialist at Graz University of Technology and, together with colleagues, generated a completely new field of research a few years ago. An interview with the researcher.

3. February 2020
Florian Lackner. Er trägt blonde kurze Haare und ein blaues Hemd mit Blumen. Er lächelt in die Kamera. Er steht neben einem Phototransmissionselektronenmikroskop.

From Lego to New Material Building Blocks

Materials researcher Florian Lackner "wraps" highly reactive alkali metal atoms in gold and examines them in his laser laboratory. A job he dreamed of when he was a child.

11. November 2019