Four Fachhochschule Dortmund alumni were honored with the Hans Uhde Prize for their outstanding academic achievements in engineering at a ceremony on 16 May 2023. The Hans Uhde Foundation also honored four graduates of TU Dortmund University and an employee of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG.
After welcoming speeches by Dr. Cord Landsmann (CEO, Uhde Business Unit, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG) and Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer (Rector of TU Dortmund University), Prof. Dr. Mario Botsch (TU Faculty of Computer Science) gave a keynote speech on the topic "How do I get into the metaverse? Virtual avatars using 3D scanning". Prof. Dr. Tamara Appel, Deputy Rector of Fachhochschule Dortmund, was also among the guests.
The 2023 Hans Uhde Award winners:
Fachhochschule Dortmund
TU Dortmund
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG
About the Hans Uhde Foundation
The purpose of the Hans Uhde Foundation is to promote science, education and training. To this end, special academic and school achievements are honored annually by awarding a gold medal, a cash prize and a certificate.
Group picture
The photo at the top of the page shows from left: Johann Jaeger and Guido Baranowski (Society of Friends of TU Dortmund University), with certificates the award winners Dr. Henning Geinitz (Uhde Business Unit), David Singh (FH), Marcel Ebbrecht (TU), Heiko Renz (TU), Katja Altenau (FH), Michael Johannes Rix (TU), Tobias Bücker (FH), Alexander Wuttke (TU), Lilli Riesenweber (FH), behind them TU Rector Prof. Dr. Dieter Bayer, Dr. Cord Landsmann (thyssenkrupp Uhde), Deputy Rector of the FH Prof. Dr. Tamara Appel and Wulf-Christian Bayer. Dr. Dieter Bayer, Dr. Cord Landsmann (thyssenkrupp Uhde), the deputy rector of the UAS Prof. Dr. Tamara Appel and Wulf-Christian Ehrich (Society of Friends of TU Dortmund University).