The universities and the supporting employers, the Composite Technology Center Stade (CTC) Stade and Airbus, were equally delighted. The trophies were presented on the occasion of the 56th Hamburg Aviation Forum at the Hotel Hafen, Hamburg. The forum was focused on how the use of artificial intelligence is changing the industry.
The CTC has been behind a Young Talent Prize winner for three years in a row now. RWTH Aachen University graduate Dominik Pridoehl took out the award in the bachelor’s thesis category. His thesis involved the development of a method for optimising composite fibre materials produced in 3D printing. The software developed by Pridoehl produces a structure which is optimised in terms of design and fibre orientation based on the requirements entered; this structure serves as the basis for the 3D printing process.
First prize in the master’s thesis category was won by Christoph Schrock of the Hamburg University of Technology for a concept developed in collaboration with Airbus. Innovative calculation methods are investigated in the master’s thesis, making it possible to forecast the probable service life of metal aircraft components produced using additive manufacturing techniques. The use of such methods in the design of a component renders individual finishing steps unnecessary, thus reducing the production effort.
The Young Talent Prize is Hamburg Aviation’s way of giving committed and promising university graduates the opportunity to present their ideas and innovations to the region’s aviation industry. Submissions were received from 16 universities for the seventh iteration of the prize. What unites them all is that the theses have a direct connection with aerospace in Hamburg.
