As of: February 27, 2024, 4:00 p.m
By: Hans Moritz
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The “Jugend forscht” exhibits can be admired at Munich Airport for two days this week, in the multi-purpose hall at Nordallee 23. The winners will also be chosen there.
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This Wednesday and Thursday the airport will be transformed into a haven for young research minds.
Then Moos Airport will be partner and host of the regional competition “Youth Research – Students Experiment” for the 21st time.
Airport - Over 90 young scientists are presenting their work and research results this week in the multi-purpose hall of Flughafen München GmbH - from floating particles to gliders.
The FMG reports that 54 projects will have a stage at the airport.
According to its own statements, it has been specifically supporting young inventiveness in the fields of work, biology, chemistry, mathematics/computer science, earth and spatial sciences, physics and technology for two decades now.
“The airport company is also committed to attracting potential young talent to the airport,” explains a spokesman.
At the end, the innovative projects are assessed and awarded by 24 jurors.
The motto of this year's young talent competition is “Make a head of it”.
One of those who have thought about it is Felix Pätzold, who is just ten years old, from the Korbinian-Aigner-Gymnasium in Erding.
He developed a model airplane capable of flying long distances.
He experimented with the wingspan, weights and their distribution as well as attaching a tail unit.
And Vincent Engelbrecht from the Katharinen-Gymnasium in Ingolstadt devoted himself to physics.
He wanted to investigate acoustic levitation.
That is, using sound waves to levitate objects in the air by overcoming gravity.
The problem: the corresponding devices are expensive.
That's why Vincent designed and built his own device, which he will present at the airport at “Youth Research - Students Experiment”.
The public can also get an idea of the young talents: All of the ambitious students' works will be on display on Wednesday, February 28th, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursday, February 29, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the multi-purpose hall Munich Airport GmbH is shown at Nordallee 23.
The multi-purpose hall can be reached via S-Bahn in just a few minutes on foot via the visitor park stop.
The awards ceremony will take place on February 29th from 2:30 p.m.
Airport boss Jost Lammers is also expected to attend.