Teaching Award
Since 2010, the teaching award of the teaching unit Applied Geosciences of RWTH Aachen University is awarded by the student council Fachschaft GeoRes. The awardees are chosen yearly by students and traditionally announced on the GeoTag. The award is financed through the quality improvement fund.
The award generally consists of the following three categories:
- Best teaching
- Best innovations in teaching / Teaching foster award
- Outstanding perfomances
The awardee may use the prize money as they like. However, the general rules and regulations concerning the use of the quality improvement fund must be observed.
Overview of all past teaching awards
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Year |
Category |
Awardee |
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| 2019 | Outstanding performances for his commitment and support of student interest in examination boards, the commission for quality improvement funds distribution, and as dean of studies as well as constantly adapting his courses so that every student understands the basics of organic geochemistry. | Prof. Dr. Jan Schwarzbauer |
| Best teaching for his interactive approach in teaching Optical Microscopy I and II and his patience in making sure every student understands the topic at hand, making each lecture a pleasure to visit. | Hannes Claes, Ph.D. | |
| Best teaching for his well conceived and skilful combination of the contents of his lectures General Geology and Petrology including the "staircase field trips" to the Aachen Blaustein, and for his appreciation of student's opinion when improving his lecture concepts. | Dr. Christoph von Hagke | |
| 2018 | Outstanding performances for his illustrative teaching concepts, which maintain a healthy balance between comprehensible instruction and scientific challenge, as well as the constant search for new and innovative teaching ideas. | Prof. Florian Wellmann, Ph.D. |
| Best teaching for his bustling way of inspiring students, his interactive way of lecturing, as well as his sophisticated explanations, which all together allow student understanding and interest to grow. | Dr. Lars Peters | |
| Teaching foster award as a sign of student appreciation of his enthusiasm during lectures and with the hope that this drive is not lost in future semesters. | Prof. Dr. Thomas Wagner | |
| 2017 |
Outstanding performances for her cheerful way of teaching, her engagement at the Crystallographic Institute, in the geo-magazine Kompass, and at the examination board AGW. |
Antje Hirsch (M.Sc.) |
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Best teaching for his enthusiastic way of inspiring and motivating students and teaching geology in the field. |
PD Dr. Stefan Back | |
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Best innovations in teaching for his course "Numerical Reservoir Engineering", where he manages to convey a complex topic in a vivid and passionate way. |
Prof. Florian Wellmann, Ph.D. | |
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2016 |
Outstanding performances for his unremitting commitment to the interests of students in examination boards, the Division and the quality improvement fund committee. |
Prof. Dr. Thomas R. Rüde |
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Best teaching for the field course "Structural Geology" in Oman |
Prof. Dr. Janos Urai, Dr. Christoph von Hagke, and Arne Grobe (M.Sc.) | |
| 2015 |
Outstanding performances in the field of supervising students during classes, field courses, and theses. |
Dr. Tomas Fernandez-Steeger |
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Best teaching for the course "Reservoir Quality Prediction Modelling" |
Anett Hufe (M.Sc.) | |
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Best innovations in teaching in the field of using digital microscopy during classes |
Prof. Dr. Janos Urai | |
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2014 |
Best teaching for the course "Applied Geophysics I/II" |
Dr. Norbert Klitzsch |
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Outstanding performances for his commitment for student needs as head of the examination board for the bachelor's degree Georesources Management. |
Prof. Dr. Thomas R. Rüde |
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2013 |
Best teaching for the course "Well Log Analysis" |
Dr. Lars Reuning |
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Teaching foster award for the course "Rock and Mineral Description" |
Dr. Barbara Mösle |
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2012 |
Best teaching for the course "Geological Mapping" |
PD Dr. Stefan Back |
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Best innovations in teaching for his use of sandbox models in different courses |
Prof. Dr. Janos Urai |
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Outstanding performances |
Prof. Dr. Thomas R. Rüde |
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2011 |
Best teaching for the course "Geology of Oil and Natural Gas I/II" |
Prof. Dr. Ralf Littke |
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Best innovations in teaching for his course "Acid Mining Waters" |
Prof. Dr. Thomas R. Rüde |
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Outstanding performances for his exceptional commitment to students during the course "Geological Mapping" |
PD Dr. Stefan Back |
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2010 |
Best teaching |
Prof. Dr. Thomas R. Rüde |
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Outstanding performances |
Prof. Dr. Klaus Reicherter |
Past teaching awardees
Teaching awardees 2019
The 2019 teaching awardees together with student council representatives.