Every second year, the GfÖ awards the Horst Wiehe Prize to a young scientist for an outstanding dissertation in the field of ecology. With this prize in particular, the GfÖ supports young scientists who have advanced the field of ecological research through their work. The winner of the award must have completed his or her doctoral thesis within the last three years and generally has no permanent employment at the time of nomination.
current award winner 2024:
Dr. Vera Sabine Wersebeckmann
Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany;
Julius-Kühn-Institut Braunschweig, Germany
... for her outstanding PhD thesis:
"Terracing in steep slope viticulture an its
potential for biodiversity in vineyard
ecosystems"
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Previous winners of the Horst Wiehe award
Award Winner 2022:
Dr. Julia Osterman
Award Winner 2020:
Dr. Julian Schrader
Award Winner 2019:
Dr. Christian Hof
Award Winner 2017:
Michael Staab
Award Winner 2015:
Ine Dorresteijn
Award Winner 2013:
Dr. Alexander Kubisch
Université Montpellier II, for his work with the title „Synthesizing range biology and the ecoevolutionary dynamics of dispersal".
Award Winner 2011:
Yann Clough
Award Winner 2007:
Dr. Christoph Scherber
for his dissertation: "Invertebrate herbivory, plant diversity and ecosystem processes in experimental grassland".
