The BTU Friends’ Association awards prizes for the best final-year projects

At the graduation held at the main campus on 18 September 2026, not only were the graduates from the Cottbus Campus bid farewell, but the best final-year projects were also awarded prizes with the kind support of the Friends of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg e.V. The faculties formed a panel to select the best Bachelor’s and Master’s theses in each case. The Friends’ Association and the entire BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg warmly congratulate the alumni on their outstanding theses. The awards were presented by the Vice-President for Internationalisation, Prof. Dr Wolfram Berger.

The best Bachelor’s theses were submitted by:

Max Zylla
: ‘Anomalies of NDVI (Normalised Differentiated Vegetation Index) as an indicator of vegetation changes in the south-eastern desert basin of southern California’

Caroline Stecklina
: Implementation of intended blade misalignment patterns in turbine and compressor wheels

Franziska Neuhauß
Instrument carousel for adults – developing a model for the Dahme-Spreewald District Music School

Polina Fedorova
: The influence of influencers’ follower counts on Generation Z’s credibility and purchase intent on Instagram

Julian Franz
A ride-pooling concept as an alternative to scheduled bus services – A study using the example of the municipality of Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf and Fredersdorf S-Bahn station

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The best Master’s theses were submitted by:

Philipp Wolf Schleicher
‘The Simultaneous Permutation Number: Structure, Complexity and Algorithms’

Björn Riedel
Heteroepitaxial growth of samarium oxide nanoislands on copper (111)

Fatemehsadat Toghraie
: Characterisation of cell-free and cell-based mutants of a non-specific peroxygenase from Aspergillus niger

Stefan Werner Luther
Concept and design of a test rig for investigating the operational behaviour of a liquid hydrogen tank under vacuum conditions for use in aviation

Sabine Krex
Understanding loneliness – researching loneliness: A critical examination of approaches to loneliness research

Jonas Sven Betz
Heteroscedastic Returns: How Risk-Taking Creates Performance Heteroscedasticity and Biases Selection Models in Entrepreneurship Research

Maximilian Alexander Risse
City hubs as trimodal logistics hubs – On the potential and design of sustainable urban logistics in Berlin

Joshua Leon Zacharias
City Hubs as Trimodal Logistics Hubs – On the Potential and Design of Sustainable Urban Logistics in Berlin

The award scheme for the best final-year dissertations is only possible thanks to funding from the BTU Friends’ Association. Anyone who would also like to encourage our students to produce outstanding final-year dissertations is welcome to join the Friends’ Association or make a donation.