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Susanne Albers (*1965 Georgsmarienhütte) received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize for her work in the area of Theoretical Computer Science. Prof. Dr. Susanne Albers has made a significant impact on computer science, and in particular research into efficient algorithms, over the last 15 years. She is one of the leading researchers in this field…

Peter Gumbsch (*1962 Pforzheim) received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize for his work in the area of Mechanics of Materials. Prof. Dr. Peter Gumbsch works in the field of materials science, at the intersection between physics and engineering. In addition to his research on deformation in thin films, he has focused particularly on the dynamics o…

Joachim Ullrich (*1956 Edenkoben) received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize for his work in the area of Experimental Physics. Joachim Ullrich studied experimental physics at the University of Frankfurt am Main, where he also went on to earn his PhD at the Institute of Nuclear Physics in 1987 and his habilitation in 1994. He was appointed to his…

Jonas Grethlein (*1978 Munich) received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for his work in the area of Classical Philology. Jonas Grethlein, a classicist and ancient historian, throws new light on ancient texts. His doctoral thesis was entitled Asylum and Athens. The Construction of a Collective Identity in Greek Tragedy (Asyl und Athen. Die Konstrukti…

Pieter Samyn (*1978) received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for his work in the area of Production Engineering. Dr. Pieter Samyn’s research is concentrated on the sustainable use of natural materials. The materials scientist received the prize for his research on the sustainable use of biomaterials from forestry as nanoscale components for functio…

Soeren Lienkamp received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for his work in the area of Medicine. The nephrologist Soeren Lienkamp deals with the small tubes in the kidney, the tubules, in which urine is produced. If the tubules are disturbed by a cystic disease, molecular processes similar to those in embryonic development may take place. Lienkamp use…

Nikolaus Pfanner (*1956 Simmerberg im Allgäu) received the Max Planck Research Prize for his work in the area of Molecular Cell Biology. Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Pfanner, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, received the research prize for his seminal findings concerning the functioning of cells. The inside of cells, the smallest units of an…

Klaus Josef Palme received the Max Planck Research Prize for his work in the area of Plant Physiology. Prof. Dr. Klaus Josef Palme, Institute of Biology II – Cell Biology, received the research prize for his seminal work on the mechanism of action of auxin, a key plant growth factor.  As a central transmitter of signals for elongational growth, aux…

Rolf Stürner (*1943 Stuttgart) received the State Research Prize for his work in the area of German and International Civil Procedure Law. Prof. Dr. Rolf Stürner from the Faculty of Law of the University of Freiburg has received the State Research Prize for fundamental research for his development of new international procedural principles. Globali…

Franz-Josef Leithold received the State Teaching Award for his “Multimedia Teaching and Learning Program: Literature and Film – Effi Briest,” Dr. Leithold received the award for the “Multimedia Teaching and Learning Program: Literature and Film – Effi Briest,” which he developed together with the director of the media lab, Mr. Sentilo Rieber, and p…