12.02.2026

"Jugend forscht"

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Th. 12.02.2026
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15:00
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Humboldtbau TU Ilmenau
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Jugend forscht is Germany's best-known competition for young talent. The aim is to get young people interested in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology and to find and promote talented young people. There are more than 100 competitions nationwide every year. Young people up to the age of 21 can register for the competition. Pupils from the 4th grade up to the age of 14 compete in the "Schüler experimentieren" junior division. The 15 to 21-year-olds compete in the "Jugend forscht" category. The TU Ilmenau, the Universitätsgesellschaft der TU Ilmenau e.V. and LINDIG Fördertechnik have been sponsoring the Jugend forscht competition since 2013 and jointly organize the regional competition in the West Thuringia region.

   

Regional winner of "Jugend forscht" 2024

Regionalsieger in der Kategorie Technik Xuancheng Zhao und Maria MaternikTU Ilmenau | Pavel Chatterjee
Die Regionalsiegerin in der Kategorie Biologie Jasmina GösselTU Ilmenau | Pavel Chatterjee
Die Regionalsieger in der Kategorie Arbeitswelt Clara Schug und Ronja SchnorrTU Ilmenau | Pavel Chatterjee

Technology category

Youth research:

  • "Building and testing a rocket nozzle" (Xuancheng Zhao, Marie Maternik I Private / at home)

Category Biology

Pupils experiment:

  • "Our teeth in an experiment" (Jasmina Gössel I Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium Ruhla)

Category Working world

Pupils experiment:

  • "Juri's and Pivo's Katzomat made from Lego" (Clara Schug, Ronja Schnorr I Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium Ruhla)

Youth research:

  • "The forest floor can breathe a sigh of relief 2.0 - A tilt control for forestry machines" (Max Walter I Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium Ruhla)

Die Regionalsieger in der Kategorie Chemie Leonie Wiebel und Klara FischerTU Ilmenau | Pavel Chatterjee
Der Regionalsieger in der Kategoriie Mathematik/Informatik Jos Constantin HeinemannTU Ilmenau | Pavel Chatterjee
Die Regionalsiegerin in der Kategorie Mathematik/Informatik Janina LeistritzTU Ilmenau | Pavel Chatterjee

Category Chemistry

Youth research:

  • "Release of microplastics into the environment when washing textiles" (Leonie Wiebel, Klara Fischer I Student Research Center Rudolstadt)

Category Mathematics/Computer ScienceYouth research:

  • "The mathematics behind map projections" (Jos Constantin Heinemann | Goetheschule Ilmenau)

  • "Various methods for calculating the coordinates of the center of the inscribed circle in a triangle" (Janina Leistritz | Goethe School Ilmenau)

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