The Bremen Thesis Award is presented by the “unifreunde” Association of the Friends of the University of Bremen and Constructor University and honors outstanding dissertations, master's theses, and state examination theses. In addition, the company Bruker Daltonics GmbH & Co KG donates a special prize for a dissertation in the field of natural sciences and engineering at the University of Bremen. The prize for a dissertation is endowed with 1,000 euros, the prize for a master's or state examination thesis with 500 euros.

In welcoming speeches, Irene Strebl, State Councilor for the Environment, Climate, and Science, Professor Michal Kucera, Vice President for Research and Transfer, and Dr. Georg Mecke, Chairman of the unifreunde Association, praised the achievements of the laureates. “I am always impressed by the range of academic work produced at the University of Bremen. This is also shown by the winners of this year's Thesis Award. Today, we are honoring researchers from the cultural sciences, geosciences, health sciences, chemistry, and production technology, among others. It is a pleasure to see that the university is enabling many talented people in various faculties to develop and write excellent papers. This also shows me that the teaching staff members are doing a very good job,” said Irene Strebl.

Michal Kucera added: “Academic freedom is the basis for supporting researchers. We need early-career academics who are empowered and encouraged to develop freely, set their own research topics, conduct open-ended research, and critically engage with controversial topics. Only in an environment that allows for imaginative and innovative ideas can they fully develop their potential and become outstanding scientists of the next generation. So tonight, let's take a conscious look at what we are not usually aware of because it is always there. In addition to the outstanding achievements of the laureates, let us also celebrate academic freedom together on this occasion.”

Georg Mecke emphasized: “Academic success is never a coincidence. It is the result of hard work, determination, and a firm belief in one's own abilities. Today's laureates have shown exactly this – they have not only overcome obstacles, but also set standards in the process.”

The following people were honored:

Dr. Nicolas Angelo Stoll – Dissertation in the Faculty of Geosciences at the University of Bremen. Dissertation title: “Microstructure and impurities in polar ice”

Maylin Homfeldt – Master's thesis in the Faculty of Production Engineering at the University of Bremen. Thesis title: “Image-based analysis of component geometry throughout the binder jetting printing process" ("Bildbasierte Analyse der Bauteilgeometrie im Verlauf des Binder Jetting Druckprozesses”)

Dr. Rebecca Maskos – Dissertation in the Faculty of Human and Health Sciences at the University of Bremen. Dissertation title: “Wheelchair avoidance and wheelchair appropriation in the context of ableism. A qualitative study” ("Rollstuhlvermeidung und Rollstuhlaneignung im Kontext von Ableismus. Eine qualitative Untersuchung")

Anja Binkofski – Master's thesis in the Faculty of Cultural Studies at the University of Bremen. Thesis title: “Enduring the sea – planning for the future on the Halligen in the age of uncertainty” ("Das Meer (r)aushalten – Zukunftsplanung auf den Halligen im Zeitalter der Ungewissheit")

Dr. David Ernst – Dissertation at the Constructor University. Dissertation title: “A first approach to seawater gallium-aluminum systematics throughout Earth's history”

Tanuja Seervi – Master's thesis at Constructor University. Thesis title: “Domain Adaptation in Waste Quality Assessment”

Dr. Isabell Louise Grothaus – Dissertation in the Faculty of Production Engineering at the University of Bremen. Winner of the Special Prize from the company Bruker Daltonics GmbH & Co.KG. Dissertation title: “Conformational phase spaces of N-glycans under the computational microscope”

Dr. Sven Schultzke – Dissertation in the Faculty of Biology / Chemistry at the University of Bremen. Winner of the “Interdisciplinarity” Thematic Prize. Dissertation title: “Light Actuation: From Syntheses to Material”

Further Information:

https://www.uni-bremen.de/forschung/foerderangebote-service/ausschreibungen/zentrale-forschungsfoerderung-zf/bremer-studienpreis (in German only)

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