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Dr. Sara Hetzel and Dr. Alexandra Quitmann | Photos: David Ausserhofer and Verena Brandt

30.10.2024

Forschungsverbund Berlin honours young female scientists with the Marthe Vogt Award

The awardees are bioinformatician Dr. Sara Hetzel and mathematician Dr. Alexandra Quitmann:

In 2024, the Forschungsverbund Berlin e. V. (FVB) will honor two early career researchers with the Marthe Vogt Award, endowed with €3,000. Both Dr. Sara Hetzel and Dr. Alexandra Quitmann have presented outstanding…

Dr. Andreas Fiedler, Project Manager of ‘All-GO-HEMT’ (left), Gallium oxide wafer (right)

28.10.2024

BMBF funds IKZ project for efficient power electronics with around 2 million euros

“All-GO-HEMT” project aims to make a significant contribution to sustainable energy generation:

Led by Dr. Andreas Fiedler, the “All-GO-HEMT” project aims to develop modulation-doped β-(AlₓGa₁₋ₓ)₂O₃/Ga₂O₃ heterostructures that exhibit high electron mobility. With total project funding of almost 2 million euros,…

Robert Habeck, Minister for Economic Affairs, and Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech © BMWK / Andreas Mertens

17.10.2024

Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech appointed to the Energy Research Advisory Council

HZB‘s Scientific Director will advise the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK) on the direction of its energy research policy:

The Federal Minister of Economics Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, has appointed an advisory board to advise the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK) on the energy research programme.…

Dr. Lisa-Marie Kern. Photo: Berit Kraushaar

16.10.2024

Complex research explained understandable

Dr. Lisa-Marie Kern receives the Klaus Tschira Foundation’s KlarText Award for Science Communication:

Dr. Lisa-Marie Kern (29), currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, was awarded the Klaus Tschira Foundation’s KlarText Award for Science…

11.09.2024

Kasra Amini awarded €2.5 million of funding from the European Research Council

The MBI researcher wants to develop a tool to better track atomic changes in molecules and condensed matter during a reaction:

Kasra Amini has been awarded the prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This highly competitive grant is given to exceptional early-career researchers with two to seven years of…

09.09.2024

European Research Council funds BAM scientist Janine George

Prof. George receives research funding of 1.5 million euros for her “Multibondes” project:

Janine George from the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) has been awarded a Starting Grant of around 1.5 million euros by the European Research Council (ERC). The prestigious grant will support…

Certificates DIN 14001 and DIN 50001 © LTB

15.07.2024

LTB receives certification for environmental management and energy management

Adlershof company's commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency honoured:

LTB Lasertechnik Berlin GmbH has been awarded the prestigious DIN 14001 and DIN 50001 certifications, marking a significant milestone in the company‘s commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency. The DIN 14001…

04.07.2024

LUM science prize Young Scientist Award 2024

M. Sc. Amin Said Amin was honored at the 11th International Conference on Dispersion Analysis and Materials Testing:

From June 10th to 11th, 2024, LUM GmbH hosted the 11th International Conference on Dispersion Analysis and Materials Testing. 70 participants from 14 countries around the world took part. Three candidates from France,…

21.06.2024

Black holes from the perspective of particle physics

Gustav Mogull receives the Karl Scheel Prize of the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin, endowed with 5,000 euros:

Gustav Mogull, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute/AEI) in Potsdam and at Humboldt University in Berlin, investigates mathematical methods and…

06.06.2024

DFG extends the Collaborative Research Centre FONDA

In the project, the HU Department of Computer Science is working on data analysis workflows for large scientific data sets:

The CRC ‘FONDA - Foundations of Workflows for Large-Scale Scientific Data Analysis’ has been extended by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for a funding period of four years. IRIS Adlershof member Prof Dr Ulf Leser…

Julia von Blumenthal © Philipp Plum / HU

06.06.2024

Julia von Blumenthal elected President of Circle U.

The President of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin will lead the strategic development of the European university alliance:

At the General Assembly held on 31 May 2024 at UCLouvain in Brussels, Julia von Blumenthal, President of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, was elected as new president of Circle U. Succeeding Vincent Blondel, then…

Nathalie Picqué at the award ceremony during the CLEO conference on 7 May 2024. © Optica

27.05.2024

Nathalie Picqué receives the 2024 William F. Meggers Award

The MBI Director and Professor of Physics at HU Berlin was honored for her path-breaking work on broadband molecular spectroscopy using interfering frequency combs:

The Meggers Award of OPTICA (formerly the Optical Society) was established in 1970 to honour the memory of William F. Meggers, an American physicist specialising in spectroscopy. It is awarded annually in recognition…

23.05.2024

Prof. Dr. Joachim Sauer receives the Blaise Pascal Medal 2024 in Chemistry

European Academy of Sciences (EURASC) honours the renowned chemist for his outstanding research in the field of catalytic reactions:

Professor Joachim Sauer is honored with the Blaise Pascal Medal in Chemistry for his exceptional contributions to understanding catalytic reactions on the basis of quantum chemistry at all levels and through his…

23.04.2024

EPIC Lifetime Achievement Award for Viacheslav Artyushenko

The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) honored the founder of art photonics GmbH:

Viacheslav Artyushenko, CEO & Founder of the Adlershof art photonics GmbH, has been honored with the EPIC Lifetime Achievement Award by the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) at the EPIC AGM & SUMMIT 2024…

Dr Sebastian Keckert (l.) received the DPG award, presented by Prof. Dr Kurt Aulenbacher, Head of the Working Group on Accelerator Physics. © HZB/A. Meseck

28.03.2024

Sebastian Keckert wins Young Scientist Award for Accelerator Physics

The physicist developed new superconducting thin-film material systems at HZB that enable significant energy savings at accelerator facilities:

Dr Sebastian Keckert has been awarded the Young Scientist Award for Accelerator Physics of the German Physical Society (DPG). The prize is endowed with 5000 euros and was presented to him on 21.03. during the spring…

26.03.2024

Prof. Clara Saraceno is honored with the International Fellowship Award 2024

The IKZ researcher receives the award for achievements in the field of oxide and fluoride dielectrics and laser crystals:

Oxide and fluoride crystals are pivotal in many different areas of photonics. They are well-suited host materials for laser-active ions, can serve in optical Faraday insulators and also for non-linear frequency…

Dr. Kern with the certificate and DPG President Prof. Dr. Joachim Ullrich © MBI

21.03.2024

SKM Dissertation Prize 2024 of the DPG for Lisa-Marie Kern

The physicist has been awarded the Dissertation Prize of the Condensed Matter Section of the German Physical Society:

In recognition of her outstanding scientific work and its excellent presentation, Dr. Lisa-Marie Kern has been awarded the Dissertation Prize of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM) of the German Physical Society…

20.03.2024

IKZ researcher Ta-Shun Chou receives DGKK Young Scientist Award and wins INAM startup competition

The young scientist was honored for his outstanding scientific achievements in the field of crystal growth:

This year, the German Association of Crystal Growth (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kristallzüchtung und Kristallwachstum, DGKK) honors IKZ postdoctoral researcher Dr. Ta-Shun Chou with the Young Scientist Award for his…

14.03.2024

ERC Consolidator Grant for HZB researcher Robert Seidel

The project is investigating nanoparticles that are used as catalysts in the production of "green" hydrogen:

Physicist Dr Robert Seidel has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). Over the next five years, he will receive a total of two million euros for his research project WATER-X. Seidel…

The research group led by Dr Michael Kathan (2nd from left) © Michael Kathan

29.02.2024

NanoMECHs project at HU Berlin receives 1.5 million euros in funding

Research group at the Department of Chemistry wants to develop molecular machines that produce new materials:

Three young researchers at Humboldt-Universität (HU) have been accepted for Emmy Noether funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). Dr Michael Kathan, who conducts research in the field of synthetic chemistry…

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