Falling walls engage pitches 2022
Meet OUR science breakthrough of the Year 2022 in Science Engagement and the 20 FALLING WALLS ENGAGE WINNERS
We are delighted to present the 20 Falling Walls Engage Winners who have been selected out of 50 outstanding Finalists and many more excellent applications. The 20 Winners presented their project in Berlin on 7 November during the Falling Walls Engage Pitches to compete for the title of Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year, Science Engagement.
On 9 November, the Breakthroughs of the Year in 10 categories – including in Science Engagement – was celebrated during the Falling Walls Science Summit.
The Science Breakthrough of the Year 2022 in Science Engagement is awarded to Anna Berti Suman and her project “Sensing for Justice”.
The special award for Inclusive Science Engagement is awarded to Carrie Boyce and her project “Science is a Drag”.
Discover the 20 Winners
1. Agnes Förster, REVIERa, Germany
2. Amber Abrams, Museum of Watery Relations/Water Map, South Africa
3. Anna Berti Suman, Sensing for Justice (SensJus), Italy
4. Carrie Boyce, Science is a Drag, Canada
5. Charles Philipp, MICRO museums, United States of America
6. Darshana Joshi, Rural STEM Champions Fellowship, India
7. Jaime Antonio Mendoza Gonzales, Tecnonautas – Héroes del Planeta, Bolivia
8. Jérôme Côté, Neuro-Show, Canada
9. Joshua Salazar Mejía, OfflinePedia, Ecuador
10. Laila Berchane, Empowering Girls in rural areas through STEM, Morocco
11. Laura Henderson, Frontiers for Young Minds, Switzerland
12. Laura Carolina Jaramillo, EAFIT Children’s University, Colombia
13. Michael Mumbo, Adventure in the Plants Kingdom, Kenya
14. Miki Igarashi, Dancing Science Show, Japan
15. Otuo-Akyampong Boakye, Climate Smart Tree Planting, Ghana
16. Sandor Kruk, Romanian Science Festival, Romania
17. Thabiso Mashaba, IDIN-SADC Consortium, Botswana
18. Theo Anagnostopoulos, EcosySTEM, Greece
19. Tim Rademacher, Witness Tree Project, United States of America
20. Vaishali Sharma, Young Tinker Academy, India
Discover the 50 Finalists
Please note: The numbers indicated do not count as ranking.
1. Thabiso Mashaba, IDIN-SADC Consortium, Botswana
2. Darshana Joshi, Rural STEM Champions Fellowship, India
3. Karen Verstraelen, Amai! What an amazing AI-dea!, Belgium
4. Nicole Rinehart, AllPlay: Making the World Fit for All Kids, Australia
5. Liesa Weiler-Wichtl, Junior research acadmey, Austria
6. Hannah Dalgleish, International Astronomical Youth Camp, United Kingdom
7. Jérôme Côté, Neuro-Show, Canada
8. Alfonso Olivera, STE(A)M ROOMS and LIDERS, Mexico
9. Laura Henderson, Frontiers for Young Minds, Switzerland
10. Helen Bridle, Let’s Do Engineering, United Kingdom
11. Hilary Webb, MOSAIC – Mission-oriented Swafs to advance innovation through co-creation, Belgium
12. Rosa Arias, OdourCollect: Co-creating collaborative odour maps, Spain
13. Neda Jafari, Starcup Competition, Iran, Islamic Republic of
14. Liat Ben David, Science Gap Year: enhancing equity through young science leaders, Israel
15. Otuo-Akyampong Boakye, Climate Smart Tree Planting, Ghana
16. Joshua Salazar Mejía, OfflinePedia, Austria
17. Sharon Unsworth, Kletskoppen child language festival / Kletskoppen kindertaalfestival, Netherlands
18. Yamilée Toussaint Beach, Empowering Girls through STEM and Dance, United States of America
19. Jie Geng, Science Drama videos, China
20. Jaime Antonio Mendoza Gonzales, Tecnonautas – Héroes del Planeta, Plurinational State of Bolivia
21. Sandor Kruk, Romanian Science Festival, Germany
22. Amber Abrams, Museum of Watery Relations/Water Map, South Africa
23. Andrea Remes, Erandi Aprende, Mexico
24. María Cristina Díaz, Chicas STEAM, Colombia
25. Theo Anagnostopoulos, “EcosySTEM”: Integrating Pomak students in Thrace through STEM environmental education., Greece
26. Anna Berti Suman, Sensing for Justice (SensJus), Italy
27. Tim Rademacher, Witness Tree Project, Canada
28. Vaishali Sharma, Young Tinker Academy, India
29. Chioma Ibiam Aja, Cafe Scientifique-Woman, Nigeria
30. Mark Peñalver, Citizen Science and Community-based Waste & Brand Audit and Water Quality Monitoring in Panigan-Tamugan Watershed in Davao City, Philippines, Philippines
31. Faqih Akbar Alghozali, Elasmobranch Project Indonesia, Indonesia
32. Carrie Boyce, Science is a Drag, Canada
33. Sally Snow, Sharks of the Sulu Sea Impact Media Campaign, Philippines
34. Miki Igarashi, Dancing Science Show, Japan
35. Charles Philipp, MICRO museums, United States of America
36. Guadalupe Díaz Costanzo, Ocean, Argentina
37. Brenda Noriega, Community Environmental Education Project, Guatemala
38. Hanna Rasper, Crowd-Science for the Med Sea – how crowdfunding can enable small-scale research projects, Italy
39. Michael Mumbo, Adventure in the Plants Kingdom, Kenya
40. Archie Forpoh, STEM After School Encroachment Program, Liberia
41. Pranjal Garg, Project Encephalon, India
42. Heike Wendt, Rethink Education and Science in Iraq: Student Conference on Sustainability, Austria
43. Agnes Förster, REVIERa, Germany
44. Ana Maria Londoño, EAFIT Children’s University, Colombia
45. Ana Karen Ramirez Tellez, STEM PARTY by Epic Queen, Mexico
46. Laila Berchane, Empowering Girls in rural areas through STEM, Morocco
47. Grace Kibui Kago, Youtube Channel That Discusses Cell Biology Topics In Gikuyu Language, United States of America
48. Victoria Kasprowicz, Using the internet as a communications tool to
facilitate scientific engagement projects with local communities in the COVID-19 social-distanced era, South Africa
49. Tatiana Rincón Bello, Environmental georeferencing as a strengthening strategy in STEM+A training, Colombia
50. Oluwafunke Akinbule, Nutritional Evaluation of Home-made Complementary foods using diversities of staples commonly consumed in Nigerian households, Nigeria
Review: Highlights of the Falling Walls Engage Pitches 2022
Thank you for your applications!
Thank you to all the applications and nominations for the Falling Walls Engage Pitches 2022, we received a stunning 193 applications from 66 countries with participatory and interactive formats of all kinds – from co-productive research over public panels towards arts-driven or entertaining approaches.
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Information about the competition
Find out more about the competition’s process and the next steps below.
NEXT STEPS
- 193 Applications will be thoroughly screened by a selection committee to receive an answer in July 2022 if they are selected as one of the 50 Finalists to be featured on the Falling Walls website and other channels.
- Digital Welcome Session with 50 Finalists, Falling Walls Engage and guests on 19 July 2022
- 20 Winners, selected by an Advisory Board, will receive an answer latest in August 2022 if they were selected as one of the 20 Winners, who will be invited accordingly to pitch their project on stage on 7 November 2022 in front of an international audience.
- Digital Welcome Session with 20 Winners, Falling Walls Engage and guests on 21 August 2022
- To prepare for the pitches, all Winners will receive a dedicated pitch training by Pascal Heymann (Berlin Speaking) before the summit
- The Science Breakthrough of the Year, Science Engagement will be selected by an international jury and announced on 7 November 2022, and present their project on the Breakthrough stage on 9 November 2022 together with other Science Breakthroughs of the Year
BENEFITS FOR THE 50 FINALISTS
- Unique networking-opportunities with Science Engagers and peers around the world.
- Increased reach and visibility for you and your initiative on a global level.
- Participation in multiple professional workshops with other Finalists.
- Access to the global Falling Walls Engage Community, to join regular physical and virtual events such as the Falling Walls Engage Hubs.
- Access to a digital and global community platform, to connect and collaborate with community members.
- Inclusion of your Science Engagement project on the World Engagement Map.
- And much more.
EXTRA BENEFITS FOR THE 20 WINNERS
- Win a trip to Berlin and showcase your project to an international audience and a distinguished jury on stage on 7 November.
- Have the chance to become the Breakthrough of the Year 2022 in the category Science Engagement.
- Become a Falling Walls Engage Science Engagement Ambassador, an exclusive part of the Falling Walls Engage Community, with exclusive learning and development opportunities
- In depth co-learning and peer exchange with Falling Walls Community members, partners and global leaders.
- Your live pitch published on our growing Falling Walls media library.
EXTRA BENEFITS FOR THE SCIENCE BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
- Pitch your project in front of a physical and virtual audience of global leaders, award-winning professionals and industry-experts on 9 November at the Falling Walls Science Summit
- Become a jury member in the category Science Engagement at Falling Walls 2023.
Contact & Questions
For further information about Falling Walls Engage Pitches 2022, please consult our FAQ here.
If you have further questions, please reach out to: engage@falling-walls.com.
We are proudly supported by our founding partner the Robert Bosch Stiftung.