Photo: Forschungszentrum Jülich, v.l.n.r Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Patermann, Dr. Michael Wustmans, Prof. Dr. Ingar Janzik; Photo: Forschungszentrum Jülich
At the BioSC Forum on 11 May 2022, Christian Patermann personally awarded the prize jointly to Prof. Sandra Venghaus (RWTH Aachen/Forschungszentrum Jülich) and Dr Till Tiso (RWTH Aachen).
Sandra Venghaus studied Environmental Science and Public Policy at Harvard University and was a DFG fellow in the Interdisciplinary Environmental History Research Training Group at the University of Göttingen before she completed her doctorate at the University of Hanover's Institute of Marketing and Management in 2011. Further stations in her scientific career were the Potsdam Institute for Climate Research, the University of Bielefeld and the Institute for Energy and Climate Research at the Research Centre Jülich, where she became group leader in the area of Systems Research and Technological Development in 2014. In 2021, she was appointed junior professor for Decision Analysis and Socio-Economic Assessment at RWTH Aachen University. Till Tiso studied bioprocess engineering at the University of Dortmund. From 2011 to 2016, he was a PhD student at the Institute of Applied Microbiology (IAMB) at RWTH Aachen University, with research stays at Imperial College London and CSIC Madrid, as well as international research collaborations in Canada, Brazil and South Korea, for example. After completing his doctorate, he became group leader at the IAMB in 2016. His research interests include synthetic biology, metabolic engineering and the recombinant production of secondary metabolites in various microorganisms.
Both award winners were nominated by doctoral students and the heads of their institutes. Prof. Ingar Janzik quoted several times from the personal letters of support in her laudation. The letters for Sandra Venghaus highlighted the composition of her team, with doctoral students from economics, political science, engineering and mathematics. This reflects the interdisciplinary approach required for research into the societal transformation to a sustainable bioeconomy. This is complemented by the exchange with international partners in order to not only overcome disciplinary boundaries, but also to think in a global context. In the letters of support for Till Tiso, the close cooperation with external partners from academia and industry in all doctoral projects was acknowledged, which led the doctoral students to work with experts from completely different fields - from process engineering to ecotoxicology and structural biology to social and economic sciences. He also supports the doctoral students in participating in interdisciplinary conferences, workshops and summer schools. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Patermann personally presented the award at this year's BioSC Forum.
Photo: Forschungszentrum Jülich, v.l.n.r Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Patermann, Dr. Michael Wustmans, Prof. Dr. Ingar Janzik; Photo: Forschungszentrum Jülich
The BioSC Supervision Award was presented for the first time as the Christian Patermann Prize on March 5, 2021. The namesake, who is considered the founder of the knowledge-based bioeconomy in Europe, personally presented the award to Dr. Michael Wustmans from the Chair of Technology, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bonn. The laudatory speech was given by Prof. Dr. Ingar Janzik.
Since 2014, the BioSC Supervision Award, endowed with € 25,000, has been awarded regularly to young scientists for outstanding achievements in supervising PhD students in the BioSC. At the 5th BioSC Symposium on March 5, 2021, it was awarded for the first time as the Christian Patermann Prize. The recipient of the award is Dr. Michael Wustmans from the University of Bonn.
Michael Wustmans studied Industrial Engineering in Siegen before specializing in the field of innovation management during his PhD at the University of Bremen. In 2018, he joined the Chair of Technology, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bonn, where he established a research group. In the BioSC FocusLab greenRelease, he leads the work package on technology transfer and market potential.
Michael Wustmans was nominated by current and former PhD students as well as the head of the chair, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Bröring. In about 20 personal letters of support, one could read how he promotes the scientific self-confidence and visibility of his doctoral students, Prof. Dr. Ingar Janzik reported in her laudation. He encourages them to actively contribute to conferences, organize workshops independently, and present to experts and non-specialists, she said. With a "Scientific Jour Fixe" at the chair, he promotes thinking outside the box. With creative concepts such as "design thinking" and "science fiction prototyping", he guides successful interdisciplinary project development. His outstanding project management skills and his ability to pass them on were also highlighted. In addition, the award winner is active in the area of start-up support as a mentor and coach. With his expertise and activities, he moves at the interfaces between different scientific disciplines and between science and application, which are crucial for establishing a sustainable knowledge-based bioeconomy.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Patermann personally presented the award to Michael Wustmans during the 5th BioSC Symposium. Christian Patermann was Head of the Directorate for Research at the European Commission from 1996 to 2007 and was in charge of the concept of a "Knowledge-based Bioeconomy (KBBE)", which the Commission first formulated in 2005. From fall 2007 to 2014, he advised the North Rhine-Westphalian state government on the emerging future field of bioeconomy. From 2009 to 2012, he was a member of the first German Bioeconomy Council. He is the most important pioneer for the modern knowledge-based bioeconomy in Europe.
At the end of the forum, the BioSC Supervision Award 2019 was awarded to Dr. Thomas Drepper from the Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology (IMET) at HHU Düsseldorf and Dr. Stephan Noack from the IBG-1 Biotechnology at Forschungszentrum Jülich. With this award, the BioSC honours junior scientists and group leaders for excellent achievements in the supervision of doctoral candidates. It is endowed with 25,000 € each and is awarded in the frame of the NRW strategy project BioSC. Both nominations were supported by letters of recommendation from current and former doctoral students, who paid tribute to the outstanding commitment of the two prize winners.
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Dr. Thomas Drepper |
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Dr. Stephan Noack IBG-1: Systems Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich |
Photo: Forschungszentrum Jülich, from left to right: Prof. Dr. Jörg Pietruszka, Dr. Thomas Drepper, Dr. Stephan Noack, Prof. Dr. Ingar Janzik
The Supervision Award 2018 went to the young researcher Dr. Anita Loeschcke. Dr. Loeschcke is a member of the Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf and is the leader of the BioSC FocusLab CombiCom. Dr. Loeschcke was nominated by three of her current PhD students and the nomination was supported by a couple of recommendation letters of former PhD students. Thus, because of her excellent and committing engagement for the interdisciplinary training of her PhD students, the referees decided to grant Dr. Anita Loeschcke this year’s Supervision Award. She received the award, which is endowed with 25.000 €, during the 5th BioSC Forum.
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Dr. Anita Loeschcke |
Photo: Forschungszentrum Jülich, from left to right: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schurr, Dr. Anita Loeschcke, Prof. Dr. Ingar Janzik
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Dr. Markus Schwarzländer |
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Dr. Ulrich Krauß Institute for molecular enzyme technology, Heinrich-Heine Unversity Düsseldorf |
Photo: Forschungszentrum Jülich, from left to right: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwaneberg, Dr. Markus Schwarzländer, Dr. Ulrich Krauß, Dr. Heike Slusarczyk
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Supervision Award |
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Thiemo Zambanini Institute of Applied Microbiology (iAMB), RWTH Aachen |
Dr. Nick Wierckx Institute of Applied Microbiology (iAMB), RWTH Aachen |
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Dr. Ljubica Vojcic Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen |
Photo: Forschungszentrum Jülich, from left to right: Dr. Nick Wierckx, Dr. Ljubica Vojcic, Prof. Dr. Georg Groth
The development and implementation of a sustainable bioeconomy requires new interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches in which the training of young scientists plays an important role. With the BioSC Supervision Award, the Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC) is thus awarding young scientists for special achievements with regard to the quality of their supervision of doctoral students in the BioSC Core Groups.
The award [1] will be granted within the framework of the NRW Strategy Project BioSC. The applications are evaluated based on scientific excellence and the quality of supervision by an expert panel. The award is intended to improve the starting conditions for an excellent career development of young scientists. In case of equal qualifications and performance, young female scientists will be preferentially awarded.
[1] The use of the fund is subject to the requirements of a project funding according to LHO. Proof of expenses for staff (for example, postdoctoral position after end of doctoral studies under supervision of the awardee), conferences, travel expenses, ,materials and consumables.
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Alexander Gruenberger Institute for Biotechnology (IBG-1), Forschungszentrum, Jülich |
Dr. Dörte Rother Institute for Biotechnology (IBG-1), Forschungszentrum, Jülich |
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Thorsten Sehl Institute for Biotechnology (IBG-1), Forschungszentrum, Jülich |
Dr. Kerstin Schipper Intitute for Microbiology, HHU Düsseldorf |
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Heiner Giese Aachen Chemical Engineering (AVT), RWTH Aachen |
Photo: Forschungszentrum Jülich, from left to right: Prof. Dr. Georg Groth, Thorsten Sehl, Dr. Kerstin Schipper, Dr. Dörte Rother, Alexander Gruenberger
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