KomBioTa researchers from Hohenheim honored for their research in plant physiology and landscape ecology [17.05.22]
Prof. Dr. Andreas Schaller and Prof. Dr. Frank Schurr receive Gips-Schüle Award 2021
Winners of the "Gips-Schüle Award - Freedom for Research": Prof. Dr. Andreas Schaller (l.) and Prof. Dr. Frank Schurr. (Photo: Universität Hohenheim / Astrid Untermann)
Keeping your back free for research -– that is the idea behind the "Freiräume für die Forschung" award, which the Gips-Schüle Foundation has been awarding to researchers at the University of Hohenheim since 2016. This is associated with prize money of 150,000 euro. According to the jury, there were very impressive projects among the 2021 research papers submitted, so that the prize was awarded twice and a special prize "Gips-Schüle Special Award Economics 2021" was also offered. At the award ceremony on May 13th, 2022 in the Plieninger Zehntscheuer, the winners were officially announced in a festive setting. In addition to the livestock scientist Prof. Dr. Markus Rodehutscord and the economists Prof. Dr. Nadja Dwenger, KomBioTa researchers also received one of the coveted awards. Plant physiologist Prof. Dr. Andreas Schaller and landscape ecologist Prof. Dr. Frank Schurr received one of the two Gips-Schüle Awards 2021 for their research activities related to biodiversity.
What are the interactions between plants and insects? How is biodiversity created, how can we preserve it, and what can lead to its disappearance? Finding answers to these questions is important for making a responsible decision about the future of our ecosystems. Prof. Dr. Schaller, head of the Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, and Prof. Dr. Schurr, head of the Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology, are tackling this challenge with their activities, thus making a significant contribution to a sustainable future, which received special recognition with this award.
The two KomBioTa researchers intend to use the prize money to implement further projects, which should ultimately lead to the application for their own Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB). The two researchers cooperate closely with other scientists from the Center for Biodiversity and Integrative Taxonomy (KomBioTa), with other research teams at the University of Hohenheim and the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart.
Congratulations to both researchers for this award!
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