In 2025, the Lions Sponsorship Award was presented for the eleventh time. The 13 submissions from six faculties at TU Wien were evaluated by a jury consisting of representatives from the Lions Club (Dr Martin Riester, Dr Johannes Rosner and Dr Herbert Hochegger) and TU Wien (Prof. Franz Winter, Prof. Azra Korjenic and Dr Gudrun Weinwurm).

The Lions Sponsorship Award 2025 was awarded to Ms Laura Kronlachner from the Research Group Surface Analytics, Trace Analytics and Chemometry for her dissertation topic ‘Advanced characterisation of engineered materials using laser ablation in combination with dedicated detection methods

Award winner A portrait of Laura Kronlachner

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Laura Kronlachner has been awarded the Lions Prize 2025 for her dissertation on ‘Advanced characterisation of engineered materials using laser ablation in combination with dedicated detection methods’.

Award ceremony Foto über ein Urkunde

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Ceremony for the 11th Lions Sponsorship Award.