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Dr.-Ing. Laura König-Mattern will be awarded the 2025 Deutscher Studienpreis by the Körber-Stiftung
Dr.-Ing. Laura König-Mattern is an alumna of the Process Engineering Department at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Magdeburg. She was awarded second prize in the German Study Award for her doctoral thesis on "Systematic Solvent Screening and Design for Biomass Fractionation Processes."
Honorary Doctorate from Sofia University for Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern
CDS member Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (UCTM) in Sofia, Bulgaria, on November 25th, 2025.
Prof. Peter Benner admitted to acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering
CDS Director Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Peter Benner was elected as a member of acatech, the German Academy of Science and Engineering, by the General Assembly in October 2025. Prof. Peter Benner is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Magdeburg and Head of the Department of Numerical Methods in Systems and Control Theory.
Latest findings on cell death mechanisms in focus at the 31st ECDO Conference
From October 7th to 10th, 2025, around 250 researchers, clinicians, and students from 22 countries met in Berlin for the ECDO conference. The 31st annual meeting of the European Cell Death Organisation (ECDO) was held under the motto "Classic Meets Modern – Functional Specificity and Crosstalk of New and Old Types of Cell Death".
Honorary Doctorate from Sofia University for Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Sundmacher
CDS spokesperson Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Sundmacher, Professor at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Magdeburg, was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (UCTM) in Sofia, Bulgaria, on November 5th, 2025.
Chemical energy storage made possible with the help of innovative catalysts
Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler am Max-Planck-Institut Magdeburg entwickelten CoSeCats, ein skalierbares, lastflexibles Katalysator-Reaktor-System für die chemische Speicherung von erneuerbarer Energie.
University of Magdeburg shows what is possible
Vom 10. bis 12. September 2025 waren im Rahmen der Veranstaltung PerspektivForum Karrierewege: „Energiewende neu denken: von der Theorie zur Praxis" „Jugend forscht“ 40 ehemalige Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer des bundesweiten Nachwuchswettbewerbs „Jugend forscht“ zu Gast in Magdeburg.
SmartProSys Symposium
The third SmartProSys Symposium took place at the Festung Mark from September 29th to October 1st, 2025. Over 120 participants, including researchers, industry partners, and interdisciplinary experts, gathered to exchange ideas on sustainable chemical production and circular carbon strategies.