Gabriele Wunnenberg
SEMIKRON Foundation
Sigmundstraße 200
90431 Nuremberg
gabriele.wunnenberg@semikron-stiftung.com
Phone: 0049-(0)911-6559-829
SEMIKRON Innovation and Young Engineer Award
Nuremberg, 29 Februar 2012. In co-operation with the European Center for Power Electronics (ECPE e.V.), the SEMIKRON Foundation will be handing over the SEMIKRON Innovation Award and the SEMIKRON Young Engineer Award for the first time ever at this year’s conference on Power Electronics PCIM in Nuremberg. Dirk Heidenreich, CEO of SEMIKRON International GmbH, and Prof. Dr. Leo Lorenz, President of the European Center for Power Electronics (ECPE), will be presenting the awards at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, 8 May in the forum of the power electronics fair PCIM in Nuremberg.
The SEMIKRON Innovation Award merits outstanding project, product and service innovations, as well as innovative concepts in the area of power electronics in Europe. The SEMIKRON Foundation merits innovations with considerable potential to deliver social benefits, such as the improvement of energy efficiency, conservation of resources, sustainability and environmental protection.
In future, these awards will be presented annually at the European power electronics fair held in Nuremberg, “PCIM Europe”. The award-winners are selected in conjunction with the European Center for Power Electronics (ECPE). The award carries EUR 10,000 in prize money. The Foundation will also be awarding is the Young Engineer Award, which carries EUR 3,000 in prize money and goes to young engineers under the age of 30 for excellence in the area of power electronics. The criteria for the Young Engineer Award are the same as those for the SEMIKRON Innovation Award.
The winners are chosen by an independent 5-man jury comprising well-known representatives from the areas of research and industry. Entrants may be individuals or entire development teams. Entries must include a description of the innovation and set down the social benefits the innovation will deliver.
