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Dr Samuel Sutiono awarded with highly endowed Chorofas Prize

Dr Samuel Sutiono awarded with highly endowed Chorofas Prize

Dr. Samuel Sutiono (30) recently received the prestigious Chorafas Prize, endowed with 5,000 US dollars, for his outstanding research achievement as part of his doctoral thesis at the TUM Straubing Campus. The native Indonesian completed his dissertation at the Department of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Volker Sieber. Dr. Sutiono developed valuable biocatalysts for the production of fine chemicals.

Long distance defense

Long distance defense

Edilberto Medina Cabrera successfully defended his thesis entitled “Investigation and Optimization of Exopolysaccharide (EPS) Production by Microalgae” today. The examination took place with a time difference of seven hours and a distance of 11,200 km as the crow flies between Arequipa, Peru and Straubing via Zoom. Congratulations Edi!

Summa cum laude

Summa cum laude

Christoph Schilling not only successfully completed his doctorate at our chair, but was also awarded the highest distinction “summa cum laude” for his thesis entitled “Metabolic Engineering of Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365”. The Chair congratulates him and wishes him all the best for his furhter path.