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Römer Prizes 2024 awarded
5 Dec 2024
On November 29, Römer prizes were awarded and diplomas were presented to the graduates of the Master's degree courses in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Foto: Michael Till / Gene Center LMU | © (c) LMU, till@genzentrum.lmu.de
On November 29, the Römer Prizes for outstanding achievements by young scientists from the Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry were awarded for the 19th time. As part of a large ceremony, first, the diplomas were presented to the graduates of the Master's degree programmes in Chemistry and Biochemistry and then the Römer Prizes were awarded.
The following received Römer prizes totalling € 500 for outstanding achievements in their Master's thesis:
- Markus Frankenbach
- Jakob Hartmann
- Tobias Walter
In addition, the following were honoured with Römer Prizes of € 1,250 for their Phd thesis:
- Dr. Felix Heinz Bangerter
- Dr. Maximilian Bechtel
- Dr. Lennart Grabenhorst
- Dr. Franziska Kunert, who was unfortunately unable to attend
- Dr. Martina Pfeiffer
- Dr. Helena Singer
Finally, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter H. Seeberger from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces gave this year's keynote speech ‘Vaccines from sugar and drugs from plant waste’.