Colding Award
The Colding Award is an important annual event in honour of the founder of our Department, Ludvig August Colding (1815-1888). The Colding Award is awarded each year to the best Master Thesis presented at the Department and this year the award for the best Bachelor Thesis is introduced.

The 2012 winner(s) will be announced at a public reception to be held on the 25th of September 2013 at 12:00 -13:00 p.m. in building 113 room 011. The public is invited to participate and celebrate with the winner(s). 


Colding Award Winners - Title & Photo-overview / Why they won

• 2012: Christian Kjær Jensen (BSc) & Sacha Laruelle (MSc) 

• 2011: Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen
• 2010: Mikolaj Owsianiak
• 2009: Julie Marie Clavreul
• 2008: Sara Maria Lerer
• 2007: Helle Ugilt Sø
• 2006: Mads Troldborg and Gitte Lemming
• 2005: Anna Warberg Larsen
• 2004: Gitte Marlene Jansen
• 2003: Martine Reinhold Kildeby
• 2002: Jesper Damgård and Frands Søbjerg Hansen 

Who can be nominated?
Master Theses and bachelor thesis completed and evaluated at the Department of Environmental Engineering during the period September 2012 to August 2013.


Criteria for the Colding Award
The thesis was conducted at the Department.

Candidates will be judged on the following criteria:

• Quality of the science and/or engineering
• Degree of originality
• Technical quality and clarity
• Attractiveness of the lay-out and graphical presentation of results

Questions regarding the academic criteria, can be addressed to your supervisor or Philip Binning.

How can I become a candidate for the Colding Award?
If you believe that you meet all the academic requirements, then send a reasoned approach to our Study Administrator Marianna Harder Olsen. Your supervisor (s) may also set their best candidates, and you may want discuss your options for setting with supervisor (s).

Supervisors may also nominate their candidates for the Colding Award.


The final deadline is the 8th of September 2013.
The Committee responsible for the selection of the best thesis will be comprised of two faculty members and a graphic designer from the Department.

The winner(s) of the prize will be contacted by the Evaluation Committee in September 2013.


The Reception will be held 25th of September 2013
The prize of DKK 5000 & a certificate for the best master thesis will be presented at an award ceremony held on the 25th of September 2012 at 12:00-13:00 p.m. in building 113 011. Correspondingly for the best bachelor thesis is the prize DKK 3000 and a certificate presented at the same award ceremony.

This is a public event and we very much hope to see you there.

If you have any questions about the award, nomination process or event, please contact Philip Binning.