Novel Detection Techniques for Ion Beams - Awards

2024

• Rebekka Kirchgässner: Dietrich-Harder Award for the best Master's Thesis entitled "Detection of anatomical changes in an anthropomorphic phantom during carbon-ion radiotherapy by tracking of charged nuclear fragments

2023

• Luisa Schweins: Christoph-Schmelzer Award for the best Master's Thesis entitled "Implementation and Evaluation of Monte Carlo Simulations for Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy Monitoring", Heidelberg University
• Margareta Metzner: Travel Fellowship to the International Workshop on Radiation imaging Detectors (IWoRID) in  Olso, Norway from „Verein zur Förderung der Tumortherapie mit schweren Ionen"
• Rebekka Kirchgässner: Travel Fellowship to the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Madrid, Spain from „Verein zur Förderung der Tumortherapie mit schweren Ionen"
• Margareta Metzner: Travel Fellowship to the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Madrid, Spain from „Equal Opportunity Funding" at the Physics Faculty of Heidelberg University
• Luisa Schweins: Travel Fellowship to the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Madrid, Spain from „Verein zur Förderung der Tumortherapie mit schweren Ionen"

2022

• Pamela Ochoa Parra: Travel Fellowship to the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Miami, USA from „Verein zur Förderung der Tumortherapie mit schweren Ionen"
• Pamela Ochoa Parra: Travel Fellowship to the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Miami, USA from „Equal Opportunity Funding" at the Physics Faculty of Heidelberg University
• Laurent Kelleter: Travel Fellowship to the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Miami, USA from „Verein zur Förderung der Tumortherapie mit schweren Ionen"
• Renato Félix Bautista: Travel Fellowship to the European Conference of Medical Physics (ECMP) in Dublin, Ireland from „Verein zur Förderung der Tumortherapie mit schweren Ionen"
• Margareta Metzner: Dietrich-Harder Award for the best Master's Thesis entitled "Helium-beam radiography using thin silicon pixel detectors: Establishment of calibration curves and quantitative imaging of an anthropomorphic head phantom", Heidelberg Univesity

2021

• Laurent Kelleter: Travel Fellowship of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium / Medical Imaging Conference in Yokohama, Japan (online)
• Margareta Metzner: Travel Fellowship of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium / Medical Imaging Conference in Yokohama, Japan (online)

2020

• Laura Ghesquière-Diérickx: Trainee Fellowship of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium / Medical Imaging Conference in Boston, USA (online)

2019

• Laura Ghesquière-Diérickx: Young Fellow Travel Award of the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Manchester, UK
• Renato Félix Bautista: Trainee Fellowship of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium / Medical Imaging Conference in Manchester, UK
• Laura Ghesquière-Diérickx: Poster Prize of the Helmholtz International Graduate School for Cancer Research 2019

2018

• Tim Gehrke and Ghesquière-Diérickx: Prize of Science-Slam Competition, FSE  General Assembly, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany

2016

• Tim Gehrke: Young Fellow Travel Award of the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Prague, Czech Republic
• Raya Gallas: Otto-Haxel Award for the best Master's Thesis entitled "A Novel Method for Assessment of Beam-Tissue Interactions in Helium Ion Radiotherapy", Heidelberg University
• Tim Gehrke: Poster Prize of the Helmholtz International Graduate School for Cancer Research 2016 

2015

• Tim Gehrke: Travel Fellowship to an ESTRO Course in Paris from „Verein zur Förderung der Tumortherapie mit schweren Ionen“
• Tim Gehrke: Traineel Award of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium / Medical Imaging Conference in San Diego, CA, USA
• Merle Reinhart: Christoph-Schmelzer Award for the best Master's Thesis entitled "Secondary Particle Track Yield Measurements and 3D Reconstruction Techniques", Heidelberg University

2014

• Kathrin Spindeldreier: Young Fellow Travel Award of the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Shanghai, China
• Giulia Aricò: Japan Society for Promotion of Science: Funding of a 5-months scientific stay in the National Institute of Radiological Sciences in Chiba, Japan

2013

• Mária Martišíková: Awarded as one of the Top 20 Referees (from 1283 active referees) of the journal Physics in Medicine and Biology in 2013
• Giulia Aricò: Young Fellow Travel Award of the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Essen, Germany
• Bernadette Hartmann: Young Fellow Travel Award of the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Essen, Germany
• Bernadette Hartmann: Young Fellow Travel Award of the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Essen, Germany
• Mária Martišíková: Klaus-Georg und Sigrid Hengstberger Prize for Young Scientists at the Heidelberg University

2012

• Mária Martišíková: Excellence Initiative of the Heidelberg University: Admission to the 'Olympia Morata Programm'
• Mária Martišíková: Travel Grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to AAPM in Charlotte, USA
• Bernadette Hartmann: Travel Grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to AAPM in Charlotte, USA
• Julia Telsemeyer: Student Award of the International Workshop on Portal Imaging (EPi2kx) in Sydney, Australia
• Bernadette Hartmann: Trainee Award of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium / Medical Imaging Conference in Anaheim, CA, USA
• Bernadette Hartmann: ”Student Paper Award” - First prize at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS) in Anaheim, CA, USA

2011

• Julia Engelke: Travel Grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to AAPM in Vacouver, Canada

2010

• Julia Engelke: Young Fellow Travel Award of the Particle Therapy COoperative Group (PTCOG) symposium in Chiba, Japan
• Julia Engelke: Young Investigator Award of the International Workshop on Portal Imaging (EPi2kx) in Leuven, Belgium
  Julia Engelke: Trainee Award of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium / Medical Imaging Conference in Knoxville, Tennesse, USA
• Mária Martišíková:  Young Scientist Award - The Best Oral Presentation at the International Conference on Solid State Dosimetry in Sydney, Australia