Dr. Ingo Barth is the Young Researcher of the Year 2012. He studied Physics at the Technical University, Berlin and graduated with his doctorate in theoretical Chemistry from the Free University of Berlin with summa cum laude. Now he is researching non-linear optics and time-resolved spectroscopy at the Max-Born-Institut also in Berlin. Alongside his work, Ingo Barth, who is deaf, endeavours to further promote sign-language and set up a "European DeafUniversity".
Since 2010, the physicist has done his work as part of a German Research Foundation project at the Max Born Institute, a member of the Berlin Research Association (Forschungsverbund) which is in turn a member of the Leibniz Scientific Community. The research entails examining how chemical reactions are affected when the dynamics of electrons are deflected by laser pulses. While doing his doctoral degree, Ingo Barth worked as a research assistant at the Free University of Berlin. He was awarded the Carl-Ramsauer-Prize by the Berlin branch of the German Physical Society (Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft) and the Wilhelm-Ostwald-Prize for young researchers. As well as his work at the MBI, he is also working on a project to set up a "European DeafUniversity". This initiative which was set up in March 2011 plans to start a university for European students, taught using sign-language. Ingo Barth was the first deaf person in Germany to receive a doctorate in Chemistry.
This is the sixth year of the academics Award for young researchers. The academics Award honours young researchers who have positively influenced science, research and development through outstanding commitment, innovative ideas and exemplary practice. The competition is open to scholars active in all fields of research up to the age of 35. The academics Award for Young Researchers is awarded every year with prize money of 2,000 euros. It is possible to send in your own application or to be nominated by someone else. The official presentation of the academics Award will be on 18th March 2013 as part of the "Gala of Science" ("Gala der Wissenschaft") at the German Universities Association (Deutsche Hochschulverband) in Leipzig.
Contact
| Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie (MBI) Max-Born-Str. 2A 12489 Berlin Dr. Ingo Barth barthmbi-berlin.de www.mbi-berlin.de |
