Professor Michal Kucera, Vice President for Research and Transfer at the University of Bremen, warmly congratulated the laureates. “Your curiosity and dedication have paid off: You all wrote high-quality master’s theses or dissertations. For this, you have been awarded the Bremen Thesis Award today,” he emphasized at the award ceremony at the town hall.
The Association of the Friends of the University of Bremen and Jacobs University has been recognizing exceptional graduation achievements since 1983. The vice president thanked the unifreunde for their long-standing commitment. He also expressed his heartfelt thanks to Bruker Daltonics GmbH und Co. KG as the donor of a special prize. “The University of Bremen is research-driven and invests in early-career academics. The figures illustrate this clearly: Last year, we saw 300 completed PhDs at our university. In addition, there were more than one thousand master’s theses. These students and doctoral candidates write their theses with such creativity and competence and are supported by dedicated professors. The presentation of the Bremen Thesis Award today highlights particularly outstanding work and gives reason to celebrate the academic prowess of our university,” said Bremen’s Senator for Environment, Climate, and Science, Kathrin Moosdorf.
The winners of the Bremen Thesis Award 2023 are:
Dissertation in the field of natural sciences and engineering: Dr.-Ing. Alireza Mahzoon, Faculty of Computer Science: “Formal Verification of Structurally Complex Multipliers”
Master thesis in the field of natural sciences and engineering: Katharina Roß from the Faculty of Biology: “Network – Coral Reef – To What Extent Can the Mystery of the 'Coral Reef Network' Contribute to the Promotion of Systems Competence?”
Dissertation in the field of social sciences and humanities: Dr. Irina Zakharova from the Faculty of Cultural Studies “Understanding Data Studies – A methodological and Conceptual Inquiry into Research on Datafication”
Master’s thesis in the field of social sciences and humanities: Phil Kahrs from the Faculty of Social Sciences: “Forced Labor at the Zeven Army Ammunition Plant 1941-1945”
Special prize from Bruker Daltonics GmbH & Co. KG in the field of natural and engineering sciences for Dr. ShokoufehFaraji from the Faculty of Physics: “Physics of Quadrupolar and Accelarated Compact Astrophysical Objects”
Further Information:
Https://www.uni-bremen.de/forschung/foerderangebote-service/ausschreibungen/zentrale-forschungsfoerderung-zf/bremer-studienpreis (in German only)
