Our scientific advisory board consists of the research initiative’s spokesman, twelve scientists, and permanent guests. The members represent the subject areas of the projects funded within FEdA. Among other things, the advisory board accompanies the scientific development of the research initiative, identifies research gaps, and advises the scientific projects.
Chairman of the Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Volker Mosbrugger
Spokesman of the BMBF Research Initiative for the Conservation of Biodiversity (FEdA)
Members of the Advisory Board
Dr. Christian Böhm
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Referat 617 – New Methods in Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Drug Development
Prof. Dr. Markus Fischer
University of Bern
Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS)
Prof. Dr. Christine Fürst
University of Halle-Wittenberg
Institute for Geosciences and Geography, Department of Sustainable Landscape Development
Prof. Patrick Mäder, Fachgebietsleiter Softwaretechnik für sicherheitskritische Systeme an der TU Ilmenau, erhält mit seinem Team den Thüringer Forschungspreis 2020.
Der Thüringer Forschungspreis 2020 im Bereich „Angewandte Forschung“ erhält das Projekt „Künstliche Intelligenz revolutioniert die Pflanzenbestimmung“, einer interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit der Technische Universität Ilmenau und des Max-Planck-Instituts für Biogeochemie in Jena.
Prof. Dr. Ing. Patrick Mäder
Technical University Illmenau
Lead Data-intensive Systems and Visualization Group
Guests of the Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Katrin Böhning-Gaese
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
Scientific Director
Prof. Dr. Angelika Brandt
Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
Department Head of Marine Zoology
