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Falling Walls: Scientists nominated for Breakthroughs of the Year”!
Professors from the University of Bremen on the Falling Walls Foundation’s “Science Breakthroughs of the Year” shortlist for outstanding research projects.
Falling Walls: Scientists nominated for Breakthroughs of the Year”!
The Falling Walls Foundation has published the shortlist for the “Science Breakthroughs of the Year” 2023, which includes three researchers from the University of Bremen. Loud uni-bremen.de Professor Rita Groß-Hardt, Professor Jens Beckmann and Professor Rolf Drechsler are nominated. This award is given to scientific projects that have the potential to fundamentally change disciplines or solve pressing societal challenges.
The Falling Walls Foundation, which promotes exchange between science, business, politics and society, organizes various initiatives, including the Falling Walls Science Summit and the Falling Walls Lab. The partners include the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the Berlin Senate. The winners will be announced and present their research during the Falling Walls Science Summit, which will take place in Berlin on November 9, 2023.
The nominations from Bremen
Professor Rita Groß-Hardt was nominated for her project “Breaking the Wall of Hybridization in Crops,” which pursues innovative approaches to improving plant breeding. Professor Jens Beckmann receives recognition for his research “Breaking the Wall of Stable & Crystalline Nitrene”, which is important in inorganic and physical chemistry. Finally, Professor Rolf Drechsler is recognized for his project “Breaking the Wall of Safer Digital Devices,” which deals with the challenges of digital device development.
This year's award winners
The Falling Walls Foundation announced the inaugural Science Breakthrough of the Year honorees on September 13, 2023, selected from over 1,000 applications. The award winners are:
- Chuan He (University of Chicago): Forschung zu RNA-Modifikationen zur Entwicklung widerstandsfähiger Pflanzen.
- Libor Šmejkal (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz): Identifizierung von Altermagneten für nachhaltige Nanoelektronik.
- Cao Thang Dinh (Queen’s University): System zur gleichzeitigen Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -umwandlung mit verbesserter Energieeffizienz.
- Pumla Dineo Gqola (Nelson Mandela University): Untersuchung der Schnittstelle von Geschlecht und Angst im öffentlichen Raum.
- Elaine Chew (King’s College London): Modelle zur Analyse des Einflusses von Musik auf das Herz.
- Robert Kaczmarczyk, Jenia Jitsev und Christoph Schuhmann (LAION e.V., Deutschland): Gründung zur Demokratisierung der KI-Forschung durch offenen Zugang zu Modellen und Werkzeugen.
The final winners in the Science Start-Ups, Science Engagement and Emerging Talents categories will be announced on November 7, 2023. These events highlight the important role of science and research in solving global challenges and creating innovations. This is also illustrated by the large number of projects submitted and the high quality of the research, which can have a profound impact on various disciplines.