Conditions: The nominees' doctoral degrees must not have been awarded more than two years prior to September 15, 2026. Nominations may only be submitted by university professors under whom the nominees completed their doctorates.
Required nomination documents: A brief statement of reasons, a CV and list of publications, as well as a summary of the dissertation (maximum two pages) in English. The complete dissertation must also be submitted as a PDF file.
Deadline: September 15, 2026
To the nomination platform
Our member Prof. Dr. em. Manfred Schneider set up the prize for bioconversion of renewable raw materials. It is awarded to young doctors who received their doctorate no more than two years ago.
The 2025 Prize for Bioconversion of Renewable Resources goes to Dr. Daniel Eggerichs. In his doctoral thesis, he investigated the utilization of lignin monomers for the production of bioplastics using Rhodococcus jostii RHA1. He gained important insights into 4-phenoloxidases, which enable the conversion of lignin building blocks. He also made significant contributions to the metabolism of R. jostii RHA1 and developed a deep understanding of group E flavoprotein monooxygenases. The significant gain in knowledge in the utilization of lignin building blocks demonstrates a high degree of innovation.
| 2025 | Daniel Eggerichs; Ruhr University Bochum |
| 2023 | Philipp Demling, RWTH Aachen University |
| 2021 | Lukas Reisky, University of Greifswald |
Prof. Dr. Thomas B. Brück, Technical University of Munich (lead)
Prof. Dr. Johannes Kabisch, TU Darmstadt
Prof. Dr. Selin Kara, Aarhus University
Prof. Dr. Sonja Herres-Pawlis, RWTH Aachen University University (Division of Sustainable Chemistry)
Prof. Dr. Dörte Rother, Research Center Jülich GmbH
Prof. Dr. Anett Schallmey, TU Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. Siegfried R. Waldvogel, MPI for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim/Ruhr ( sustainable chemistry Research Group)
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