Gerhard Schulze Young Talent Award

The Working Group Archaeometry (AKA) of the GDCh Division of Analytical Chemistry awards the Gerhard Schulze Young Researcher Prize in even-numbered years to recognize outstanding theses in the field of archaeometry. Bachelor's, Master's, diploma, or comparable theses or dissertations from all areas of archaeometry are considered, with a focus on innovative and impactful work. The prize, endowed with 500 euros, will be presented for the first time as part of the analytica conference 2026 in Munich. The prize commemorates Professor Gerhard Schulze, who played a key role in establishing archaeometry research in the analytical chemistry community. The aim is to support young researchers, give them opportunities to network, and increase external visibility for the field of archaeometry .

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The Gerhard Schulze Young Researcher Award was presented to Dr. Antonia Malissa on March 26, 2026, at the analytica conference – in recognition of her dissertation entitled “DECODE – Development of a Multi-Analytical Strategy for the Biocodicological Study of Parchment Degradation”, which she completed in the working group of Prof. Dr. Martina Marchetti-Deschmann at the Vienna University of Technology.

"In her doctoral thesis , Dr. Malissa developed a multimodal approach to damage analysis in parchment paper. The combination of spectroscopic techniques, proteomics, and lipidomics analyses she established enables a comprehensive characterization of aging and damage effects at the molecular level. Her outstanding and innovative work demonstrates the potential of multi-omics analyses in the field of cultural heritage research."

• 2026: Dr. Antonia Malissa, Vienna University of Technology, AT
  Dissertation: “DECODE – Development of a Multi-Analytical Strategy for the Biocodicological Study of Parchment Degradation”