Nina Schalk from the Montanuniversität Leoben is an enthusiastic experimental researcher. She works with tiny samples on huge devices and explores a world that was previously invisible: ultra-thin coatings on metal cutting tools. The results of her basic research then flow into the development of new products at the company's partner CERATIZIT. This is an outstanding implementation of the basic idea of the Christian Doppler Research Association, as Federal Minister Martin Kocher emphasized at the award ceremony: "Together with her company partner CERATIZIT, Nina Schalk shows how much science and industry can benefit from each other: The basic knowledge gained in the CD laboratory is used in the company for further and new developments. This increases quality and efficiency, secures jobs and strengthens Austria as a business location - today and in the future."
Photo: Award winner Nina Schalk with Federal Minister Martin Kocher and CDG President Martin Gerzabek.