Notifications from the LVT

2024

• Best oral presentation price at the Jahrestreffen der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppe "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" to Julian Gerhäuser (28.02.2024)
• Dissertation defense of Benjamin Bindereif (15.02.2024)
• Dissertation defense of Thomas Hufnagel (26.03.2024)

2023

• Best poster price at the Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppe "Computational Fluid Dynamics" an Miguel Ballesteros (08.03.2023)
• Best oral presentation price at the Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppe "Trocknungstechnik" to Till Sickert (07.03.2023)
• Best oral presentation price at the Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppe "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" to Felix Ellwanger (15.03.2023)
• 2. Place poster price at the Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppe "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" to Désirée Martin (15.03.2023)
• First place for the participants of the LVT to the student contest „Trophelia 2023“ with their product ABNOBA (19.04.2023)
• Dissertation defense of Nico Leister (20.09.2023)
• First place for the participants of the LVT to the European food-innovation contest „Ecotrophelia 2023“ with their product ABNOBA (09.10.2023)

2022

• Dissertation defense of Anna Martin (14.01.2022)
• 1. Place oral presentation price in the Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppe "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" to Nico Leister (11.03.2022)
• 2. Place poster price at the Food Hydrocolloids Conference to Jasmin Reiner (13.04.2022)
• Third place for the participants of the LVT to the student contest „Trophelia 2022“ with their product Oatbreak (26.04.2022)
• Gabriela Saavedra receives the 2. Place EFCE Food Processing Award (11.05.2022)
• Dissertation defense of Felix Preiss (20.05.2022)
• Miguel Ballesteros receives a Best Paper Award, International Conference of Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (09.06.2022)
• Nico Leister receives an Oral Presentation Prize from the Organizers, European Student Colloid Conference (30.06.2022)
• Dissertation defense of Patrick Wittek (08.07.2022)
• Dissertation defense of Martha Taboada (29.07.2022)
• Gabriela Saavedra and Désirée Martin receive Best Poster Award 2022 at the 36th Conference of the European Colloid & Interface Society (ECIS) (09.09.2022)

2021

• Successful habilitation of Dr. Volker Gaukel (10.05.2021)
• Successful habilitation of Dr.-Ing. M. Azad Emin (26.05.2021)
• Dissertation defense of Vera Schmid (01.10.2021)
• Dissertation defense of Maria Gräfenhahn (19.11.2021)
• Dissertation defense of Gabriela Saavedra (01.12.2021)

2020

• 4th place in the competition Trophelia for Team Algelly (21.04.2020)
• Defense of the dissertation of Verena Wiedenmann (17.06.2020)
• Defense of the dissertation of Marc Wittner (26.06.2020)
• Solis TV is shooting a film (on IHM CN with interview LVT, Gaukel) for SWR for the series "Marktcheck: Preiswert, nützlich, gut?", Oven and microwave. First broadcast December 8th, 2020 (October 8th, 2020)
• ServusTV is shooting a film (report on meat substitute products) in the extruder technology center, broadcast probably in December 2020 (22.10.2020)
• The research project "Untersuchungen zur Stabilität von Schmelzemulsionen: Erhalt der Produktqualität nach der Herstellung, beim Transport und Lagerung" is the GVT project of the year 2021 (02.12.2020)

2019

• Benjamin Bindereif receives the doctoral scholarship of the Landesgraduiertenförderung Baden-Württemberg (01.01.2019)
• Awarding of the 2nd place lecture prize at the annual meeting of the ProcessNet specialist group "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" to Jasmin Reiner (05.03.2019)
• Awarding of the 1st place poster prize at the annual meeting of the ProcessNet specialist group  "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" to Gabriela Saavedra (05.03.2019)
• Awarding of the 3rd place poster prize at the annual meeting of the ProcessNet specialist group "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" toMartha Taboada (05.03.2019)
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heike P. Karbstein is appointed to the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities HAdW in recognition of her scientific merits (21.07.2019)
• LVT – Open Day 2019 and 80th birthday Helmar Schubert (26.07.2019)
• Defence of the dissertation of Valerie Pietsch (19.09.2019)
• Patrick Wittek receives the SCI Seligman APV Award, International Congress on Engineering and Food (26.09.2019)
• The Colombian Ambassador visits the LVT (28.10.2019)

• Publication of the internship report of our research fellow Reynel Gomez on the topic of „Effect of emulsifier diffusion and interaction on the stability of interfaces formed in WOW double emulsions"

• Defence of the dissertation of Tim Siebert (25.11.2019)

2018

• Award of the Bernhard van Lengerich Forschungspreis (awarded by Berlin Brandenburgische Gesellschaft für Getreideforschung) to Valerie Pietsch (18.01.2018)
• Award of the poster prize at the annual meeting of the ProcessNet-specialist group "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" to Tim Siebert (06.03.2018)
• Award of the second poster prize at the annual meeting of the ProcessNet-specialist group "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" to Marc Wittner (06.03.2018)
• First place for LVT participants in the student competition „Trophelia 2018“with their product kof.co (24.04.2018)
• Award of the prize of the city of Karlsruhe for students at Karlsruhe universities to Frederik Link (supervised by Marc Wittner)
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heike P. Karbstein is appointed to the German National Academy of Science and Engineering acatech in recognition of her scientific merits (16.10.2018)
• Third place for LVT participants in the student competition „ecoTrophelia 2018“ with their product kof.co (22.10.2018)
• Award of the 3rd place GNT Young Scientist Award, 32nd EFFoST 2018, Nantes, France to Vera Schmid (8.11.2018)

2017

• Student-excursion 2017  (05.12.17)
• Benjamin Bindereif receives the doctoral scholarship of the Landesgraduiertenförderung Baden-Württemberg (27.11.2017)
• Award of the special prize for Communication, Strategy and Marketing to the participants of the LVT in the student competition „EcoTrophelia 2017“ (22.11.2017)
• Award of the KATech Prize 2017 to Dr.-Ing. Ulrike van der Schaaf (22.09.2017)
• Award of the Max-Buchner-scholarship to Dr.-Ing. Ulrike van der Schaaf (07.06.2017)
• Award of the lecture prize to Andreas Leiter at the annual meeting of the ProcessNet-specialist group Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik 2017 in Bruchsal (15.02.2017)
• First Place & Innovation Award for LVT participants in the Student Competition „Trophelia 2017“ with their product Mixcuit (14.02.2017)
• Second Place Award for LVT participants in the Student Competition „Trophelia 2017“ with their product Brost (14.02.2017)

2016

• First place & innovation award for the participants of the LVT at the student competition "Trophelia" (Teilnehmer der LVT) with the product „eatapple – more taste- less waste“ (11.05.2016)
• Award of the Lecture Prize to Dr.-Ing. M. Azad Emin at the annual meeting of the ProcessNet Food Process Technology Section 2016 in Erlangen (01.04.2016)
• SHM Technology at the Innovation Highlights of the KIT  SHM-Technologie bei den Innovations-Highlights des KIT (01.03.2016)
• Award of the Bernhard-van-Lengerich Research Prize 2016 to Dr.-Ing. M. Azad Emin (05.02.2016)
• FEI launches new film series: LVT's SHM technology is lighthouse project 2016 (25.01.2016)

2015

• Award of the KIT Doctoral Prize 2015 to  Dr.-Ing. Anna Schuch (21.12.2015)
• GNT Best Young Scientist Award 2015 to Lea Koch at the EFFoST 2015 in Athens (12.11.2015)
• Second place for Valerie Pietsch at the Best PhD Student of the Year Award in the EFFoST 2015 in Athens (12.11.2015)
• Our spray drying project is the project of the month November 2015 at the Forschungskreis der Ernährungsindustrie e.V. (Research Group of the Food Industry): Unser Sprühtrockung Projekt ist das Projekt des Monats November 2015 beim Forschungskreis der Ernährungsindustrie e.V. (09.11.2015)
• Our student, Lukas Poggemann, has taken 3rd place in the BGS Research Promotion Prize 2015 of the Baumann-Gonser Foundation. He was awarded for his bachelor thesis "Influence of process variables on the stability of pulpy fruit juices in high-pressure homogenization". (01.11.2015)
• Lecture Award for Lea Koch at the Annual Meeting of the ProcessNet Expert Group 2015 in Magdeburg (16.06.2015)

2014

• Second place & innovation award for the participants of the LVT in the student competition "Trophelia" with their product "Kiamo - the cup everyone loves!" Teilnehmer der LVT,   „Kiamo – der Becher den alle lieben!“ 
• Our Students at the Trophelia Competition (26.8.2014) Tropheliatreffen am 26.08.2014
• Poster award at the conference DynaCaps2014 for Tobias Merkel Posterpreis auf der Konferenz DynaCaps2014 für Tobias Merkel (22.07.2014)
• 15. Food Colloids Konferenz (21.05.2014)
• Defense of the dissertation of Anna Schuch Verteidigung der Dissertation von Anna Schuch (04.04.2014)
• Poster Awards of the Annual Meeting of the ProcessNet Division Multiphase Flow 2014 for Agnes Kleinhans and Philipp Stähle Posterpreise des Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppe Mehrphasenströmungen 2014 für Agnes Kleinhans und Philipp Stähle (12.05.2014)
• Poster Award of the Annual Meeting of the ProcessNet Division Food Process Technology 2014 for Lea Koch Posterpreis des Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppe Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik 2014 für Lea Koch (28.02.14)

2013

• From 09. to 11.9.13 the  meeting of the scientific committee and the annual meeting of the research group of the FEI e.V. took place in cooperation with our institute in Karlsruhe. Impressions and further information can be found hier.
• Award of the Helmholtz Doctoral Prize 2013 to Dr.-Ing. Lena Hecht: Verleihung des Helmholtz-Doktorandenpreis 2013
• Julius-Maggi Reserach Award 2013 (Best PhD Award of EFCE Food Section) to Dr.-Ing. M. Azad Emin
• Studenten-Exkursion 2013 (03.06.2013)
• Second place for the participants of the LVT at Trophelia - the team & your product "Cookie-to-Go" - certificate - video Zweiter Platz für die Teilnehmer der LVT an Trophelia - das Team & Ihre Produkt "Cookie-to-Go" - zur Urkunde - zum Video (16.04.2013)
• Poster Award of the annual meeting of the ProcessNet-Fachgruppe Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik 2013 for Anna Schuch Posterpreis des Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppe Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik 2013 für Anna Schuch (04.04.13)
• ChemCar competition (PAAT) in Bruchsal from 18.11.2013 to 19.11.2013 ChemCar-Wettbewerb (PAAT) vom 18.11.2013 bis 19.11.2013 in Bruchsal (31.01.13)
• LVT's new internet address is as of now http://lvt.blt.kit.edu (23.01.13)

2012

• Poster Award of ProcessNet Annual Conference and 30th DECHEMA Annual Meeting of Biotechnologists 2012 for Richard Bernewitz Posterpreis der ProcessNet-Jahrestagung und 30. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen 2012 für Richard Bernewitz (14.09.12)
• Posterpreis der 26. Konferenz der European Colloid and Interface Society 2012 für Ulrike Schmidt Posterpreis der 26th conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society 2012 für Ulrike Schmidt (14.09.12)
• On 12.11.2012 the Joint Lab Symposium on "Nanostructures in disperse systems" will take place at KIT Am 12.11.2012 findet das Joint Lab Symposium zu "Nanostrukturen in dispersen Systemen" am KIT statt (10.09.12)
• Environmental Award 2011 of the Sparkasse Karlsruhe Ettlingen for Karsten Köhler Umweltpreis 2011 der Sparkasse Karlsruhe Ettlingen für Karsten Köhler - Fotos (15.08.12)
• Poster Award of the 11th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Food (Wageningen/NL) for Richard Bernewitz Posterpreis der 11th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Food (Wageningen/NL) für Richard Bernewitz (03.07.2012)
• Premeeting for the Trophelia Wettbewerb 2012/2013 on 13.07.2012 at 16 o'clock at the MRI (26.06.2012)Trophelia Wettbewerb 2012/2013
• Food Future Day on 22 May - Prices for final theses Food Future Day am 22. Mai - Preise für Abschlussarbeiten (09.05.2012)
• Third place for the participants of the LVT at Trophelia Dritter Platz für die Teilnehmer der LVT an Trophelia -to the certificate  zur Urkunde (02.05.12)
• Volker Gaukel at "Planet Wissen" on the subject of "Food Conservation" Volker Gaukel bei "Planet Wissen" (WDR, SWR, BR-Alpha, 13.03.12)
• University Course Emulsification Technology 2012 - Impressions Hochschulkurs Emulgiertechnik 2012 - Impressionen (07.-09.03.12)
• 3-day Soft Skill Seminar for students from May 17th from the Competence Network Process Engineering Pro3  3-tägiges Soft Skill Seminar für Studenten ab 17. Mai vom Kompetenznetz Verfahrenstechnik Pro3 (23.02.12)
• The Microwave Researchers at SWR "Frag Odysso" Die Mikrowellenforscher bei SWR „Frag Odysso“ (03.02.12)
• Defense of the dissertation of Kerstin Frank Verteidigung der Dissertation von Kerstin Frank (30.01.12)

2011

• 50th anniversary of the institute and alumni meeting 2011 50-jähriges Institutsbestehen und Ehemaligentreffen 2011 (28.11.11)
• ProcessNet Mentoring Program for Career Success for Career Starters ProcessNet-Mentoringprogramm zum beruflichen Erfolg für Berufseinsteiger (25.11.11)
• Akademika 11 job fair with free bus shuttle from KIT and back Jobmesse Akademika 11 mit kostenlosem Busshuttle vom KIT und zurück (18.11.11)
• Strategy Seminar Fall 2011 Strategieseminar Herbst 2011
• Announcement of the student exchange program via nuthri.net Ankündigung des Studentenaustauschprgramms über nuthri.net (24.10.11)
• LVT company outing on 21.09.2011 Betriebsausflug der LVT am 21.09.2011
• Student Excursion 2011  Studenten-Exkursion 2011  (25.09.11)
• Defence of the dissertation of Frédéric Robin Verteidigung der Dissertation von Frédéric Robin (01.09.11)
• Engineering summer university in Bremen from 29.08.2011 - 09.09.2011 Ingenieurinnensommeruni in Bremen von 29.08.2011 - 09.09.2011 (14.06.11)
• Report from the innovation competition Trophelia 2011 Bericht vom Innovationswettbewerb Trophelia 2011 (03.05.11)
• Students produce healthy snack prototypes Studenten produzieren gesunde Snack-Prototypen (BNN, 10.03.11)
• Short report on the nutrhi.net block event Kurzbericht zur nutrhi.net Blockveranstaltung (08.03.11)

2010

• holiday childcare Kinderferienbetreuung 03.11.2010
• Second Strategy Seminar 2010 Zweites Strategieseminar 2010
• Children's University Workshop "Ice Cream" Sep 2010  Kinderuni Workshop "Eiskrem" am 1.09.2010
• Article about the extruder team from BNN, No. 117, May 25, 2010 Artikel über das Extruder-Team aus der BNN, Nr. 117, 25. Mai 2010
• Girls' Day 2010
• Invitation of the LVT-Trophelia-Team to the presentation in Bonn  Einladung des LVT-Trophelia-Teams zur Vorstellung nach Bonn (28.04.10)
• First Strategy Seminar 2010 - Erstes Strategieseminar 2010
• Impressions of the university course "Emulsification Technology" 2010 Impressionen zum Hochschulkurs "Emulgiertechnik" 2010

2008

• Verleihung des Food Engineer of the Year Award 2008 des Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) for [PDF]
• We mourn the loss of our long-time employee Silvia Rösner. Wir trauern um unsere langjährige Mitarbeiterin Silvia Rösner.
• Honouring of the participants of the trophyliate at the awarding of the foundation prize 2008 Ehrung der Tropheliateilnehmer im Rahmen der Verleihung des Stiftungspreises 2008
• Reporting on the Children's University 2008 Berichterstattung zur Kinderuniversität 2008
• EFCE Excellence Award in Recognition of an Outstanding PhD Thesis on CAPE 2008 (Dr.-Ing. Kai Knörzer)
• Presentation of the Julius Maggi Research Award 2008 to Dr.-Ing. Kevin Pardey Verleihung des Julius-Maggi Research Award 2008 an Dr.-Ing. Kevin Pardey

2007

• Award of the scientific promotion price of the federation of German Grossbäckereien registered association 2007 to Dr.-Ing. Kai Knörzer Verleihung des Wissenschaftlichen Förderpreises des Verbandes Deutscher Grossbäckereien e.V. 2007 an Dr.-Ing. Kai Knörzer
• Award of the Georg Carl Hahn Prize 2007 to Dr.-Ing. Kai Knörzer Verleihung des Georg-Carl-Hahn-Preis 2007 an Dr.-Ing. Kai Knörzer