Student Award
The Section supports young scientists by awarding the Student Prize*). The following researchers have received the award for their outstanding Diploma, Bachelor or Master theses:
2025: Student Award
Presentation of the Student Award to Mimoza Dani (left) by Prof. Claudia Büchel. Photo: Janine Fürst-Jansen
Mimoza Dani (Duisburg-Essen): "Species delimitation within Achnanthidium minutissimum complex, based on morphological, molecular and ecophysiological approaches"
2023: Student Award
Nina Rittmeier (Innsbruck): „Control of cell division and chromosome countings in three strains of the filamentous green alga Zygnema (Zygnematophyceae, Charophyta)“
2020: Student Award
Anna Busch (Cologne): A UV-inducible sunscreen pigment found in the extracellular mucilage of aerophytic green algae (Zygnematophyceae)
2018: Algological Studies Student Award
Anh T. (Lina) Van: "Reconsidering the phylogenetic relationships of selected taxa within the Cymbellaceae (Bacillariophyta) with an integrative approach"
2016: Algological Studies Student Award
Manuela Trobej: "Islands in the landscape – travertin springs and the algal communities"
2014: Algological-Studies Student Award
Oliver Dautermann: "A VDL protein of the violaxanthin de-epoxidase superfamily catalyzes the formation of neoxanthin, an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the algal light-harvesting carotenoids fucoxanthin and peridinin"
2012: Biomaris Student Award
Steffen Storck: "Exploring the function of loroxanthin in light-harvesting complex II of green algae"
2010: Biomaris Student Award
Pia Steinbrücken: "Carotenoide in Rotalgen: Chemotaxonomie und Lichtschutzfunktion innerhalb der non-Florideophyceae"
2008: Biomaris Student Award
Karin Buchmann, Köln: "Buchmann: Mesostigma viride (Lauterborn): Dreidimensionale Rekontstruktion des Systems kontraktiler Vakuolen"
Manuela Görs, Rostock: "Görs: Untersuchung von Chlorella-Produkten anhand verschiedener Qualitätsparameter"
2006: Student Award
Sabine Ng Chin Yue, Konstanz: "Investigations on Photosystem II mutants in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum"
2005: Student Award
Eva Nowack, Köln: "Das 96-well Twin-layer-System: Neue Perspektiven in der Kultur von Algen"
Images of the award ceremony
Photos of the Awardees and the award ceremony can be retrieved from the Intranet.
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*) Formerly the award was named "Algological Studies Prize" (2013 - 2018), "Biomaris Prize" (2008 - 2012) and before that "Students Prize". See sponsors.