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On Wednesday, March 2, 2011, Starmind awarded a prize for the best diploma thesis of the Kantonsschule Zürcher Unterland in Switzerland. The prize money of CHF 500., donated by a private Starmind patron,  went to Fahim Mozaffari for his thesis entitled „Erdölabbauende Bakterien: Auf der Suche nach der Turbo-Bakterie” (“Biodegradable bacteria: looking for the turbo-bacterium”). With great applause of all the high school students, Fahim Mozaffari received the prize from Robin Guldener, himself a high-ranking Starmind and year 2010 graduate from the Kantonsschule Freudenberg.

Two excellent Starmind: Robin Guldener (right) congratulating Fahim Mozaffari

“For me, this prize is the reward for all the effort I put into this project”, the proud Fahim Mozaffari said. His thesis was inspired by an oil stain on the school premises. In his work, he describes how to reproduce the bacteria that he found in this oil stain in a test tube. According to Fahim Mozaffari, the bacteria produce a biodegradable substance that can shrink an oil stain – or even an entire oil spill in the sea.

In addition to the rewarded prize money, Starmind CEO Pascal Kaufmann will assist the young winner with his career and study choices, act as a reference and publish his diploma thesis as e-book. “This will display the know-how and talent of Fahim Mozaffari and increase his visibility at a globale scale”, Pascal Kaufmann underlines.

Starmind congratulates Fahim Mozaffari to this prize and his outstanding diploma thesis!

Read the full thesis here or got to shortlink:   http://starm.in/VH
An article about the Starmind ceremony was released in a local newspaper on March 3, 2011 “Zürcher Unterländer”

High Quality picture 1: The two Starminds Fahim Mozaffari and Robin Guldener 1 (Short: http://starm.in/VI )
High Quality picture 2: The two Starminds Fahim Mozaffari and Robin Guldener 2 (Short:  http://starm.in/VR )
(Credits: Sibylle Meier)