Young scientist Daniel Frank was awarded the LEWA prize for his achievements in the field of process engineering. The annual honor from the Leonberg-based company LEWA is awarded for excellent theses in the area of process engineering at the University of Stuttgart. Daniel Frank, who did his PhD at the Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP, carried out research into the manufacture of potassium fertilizer from liquid manure for his dissertation. In doing so he supplied the foundations for establishing for a new pilot plant at the IGB.