The “unifreunde” association has been honoring outstanding final theses since 1983.

Laureates of the Bremen Thesis Award 2019 are:

• Dissertation from the field of natural and engineering sciences: Dr.-Ing. Saeideh Shirinzadeh from the Faculty of Mathematics/Computer Science on the topic “Synthesis and Optimization for Logic-in-Memory Computing using Memristive Devices”
   
• Master’s thesis from the field of natural and engineering sciences: Andreas Folkers from the Faculty of Mathematics/Computer Science on the topic: “Controlling an Autonomous Vehicle with Deep Reinforcement Learning”
   
• Dissertation from the field of social sciences and humanities: Dr. Sarah Lentz from the Faculty of Social Sciences on the topic: “Wer helfen kann, der helfe! Deutsche SklavereigegnerInnen und die atlantische Abolitionsbewegung, 1780 – 1860” (Those who can help, help! German anti-slavery activists and the Atlantic abolitionist movement, 1780 – 1860)
   
• Master’s thesis from the field of social sciences and humanities: Anna-Luise Rehm from the Faculty of Pedagogy and Educational Sciences on the topic: “‘Weil er sich angestrengt hat‘ – Konstruktionsprozesse schulischer Leistungen in Zeugniskonferenzen” (‘Because he made an effort' – Processes of constructing school achievements in school report conferences)
   
• Special Award bestowed by Bruker Daltonik GmbH in the field of natural and engineering sciences: Luisa von Albedyll from the Faculty of Physics/Electrical Engineering for her master’s thesis on the topic “Structure and Variability of the Circulation at Tidal to Intra-Seasonal Scales Near the 79 North Glacier”
   

Contact:

Julia Pundt

University of Bremen

Administrative Unit for Presidential Affairs

Phone: +49 421 218-60116

Email: julia.pundt@vw.uni-bremen.de