Young scientist award for research into renewable energies
etit scientist Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering receives prestigious award
2023/12/07
On 13 December 2023, Dr. Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering, Athene Young Investigator at TU Darmstadt, will be honoured as a Young Scientist of the Werner von Siemens Ring Foundation. She receives the award, which is endowed with 10,000 euros, for her contribution to the development of a future energy distribution system for renewable energies. The award ceremony will take place in the Electoral Palace in Mainz.
The Werner-von-Siemens-Ring Foundation has been honouring talented individuals in the fields of technology and science since 1978 and offers them opportunities for interdisciplinary networking in a growing network. Dr. Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering is one of four young scientists honoured by the Werner von Siemens Ring Foundation for her outstanding achievements, particularly in combining the spirit of research, entrepreneurship and responsibility for society.
A brief portrait of Dr. Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering
Dr. Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering heads a junior research group at the Institute for Particle Acceleration and Electromagnetic Fields as well as a project as part of the German Research Foundation's Transregio 361 Collaborative Research Centre. As an Athene Young Investigator, the scientist is currently researching the technical feasibility of the energy transition and has set herself the goal of making products and systems safer and more reliable through mathematical modelling and field simulations. Through her collaboration with industry, Dr. Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering is making a significant contribution to Germany's technological leadership in the field of renewable energies and to social acceptance of the measures required to implement the energy transition. One concrete example is the availability of reliable extra-high voltage cables that can be laid underground. Späck-Leigsnering is also employed by Robert Bosch GmbH.
