Other award winners at the University of Duisburg-Essen
Other award winners at the UDE in 2007
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Frey
receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Tübingen.
Professor Gerhard Frey of the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, has been presented with an honorary doctorate from the University of Tübingen for his groundbreaking discoveries in the number theory of elliptical curves and for his decisive contributions to the solution of the “problem of the century”: Fermat’s Last Theorem. Impressive understanding of his field, high creativity and mathematical ideas that range from the solution of a fundamental mathematical problem to applications in safety engineering are all characteristic of the mathematician, according to the speech in his honor, as is his forward-looking influence on the landscape of German science..
Other Awards and Honors:
1998 Acceptance into the Academy of Sciences
Awarded the Gauß Medal
Prof. Dr. R. Zellner
receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Athens.
For his groundbreaking contributions to the study of ozone depletion, chemist Prof. Dr. Reinhard Zellner has received an honorary doctorate in the Department of Physics from the National and Kapodistrian University in Athens. Professor Zellner is Chairman of the Board of the Center for Microscale Environmental Systems (CME) at the University of Duisburg-Essen and coordinates the German Research Foundation focus program for research into the effects of nanoparticles. The scientist has also made a name for himself in publications on the microphysics and chemistry of atmospheric aerosols. The honor from the Athenian university underscores the Zellner’s international importance and also enhances the scientific work at CME.
PD Dr. Nils Hartmann
receives G. D. Baedeker Prize.
The €5,000 Euro Gottschalk Diederich Baedeker Prize in 2007 went to chemist and assistant professor Dr. Nils Hartmann for his professorial dissertation at the University of Duisburg-Essen. In his work, the nano-researcher developed new laser procedures that enable the creation of functional structures that are a multiple smaller than the current laws of optics allow. This makes it possible to build microscopic structures from components that are no larger than a few millionths of a millimeter.