At this year’s Greifswald Research Award ceremony, Prof. Dr. Michael Rodi was honored in the “Senior” category. The Director and Scientific Director of the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) received the award for his many years of research work on climate law. The award is presented annually by the Greifswald University Club (GUC) and serves to highlight individuals who have made outstanding contributions to application-oriented research and its transfer.
Simon Schäfer-Stradowsky, Managing Director of IKEM, congratulates Prof. Dr. Rodi on his award: “Michael Rodi linked his research focus on tax law with the topics of sustainability and climate policy at an early stage and thus did real pioneering work. Through this interdisciplinary approach, he not only shaped climate law from the very beginning, but also created permanent structures for its further development with the founding of the IKEM. Rarely has the link between his primary discipline of financial governance and his passion for climate policy been more relevant than today. Congratulations on receiving the Greifswald Research Award.”
Dr. Friedrich-Wilhelm Hagemeyer, President of the Greifswald University Club, highlights the success of the IKEM, “which was the first research institution for climate law to focus on the broad context of energy and mobility issues. Hardly ever has the GUC been able to honor such a success story of a ‘start-up’ in applied research as with Prof. Rodi, the founder of IKEM, which has achieved outstanding national and international significance under his leadership.”
“Michael Rodi is an excellent example of a scientist who recognizes social challenges and addresses them successfully and purposefully with his expertise. He stands for teaching with practical relevance, research with great relevance for society, business and politics as well as successful transfer through the founding of IKEM. The linking of energy and mobility with the requirements of climate protection is more relevant than ever,” emphasizes Prof. Katharina Riedel, Rector of the University of Greifswald.
In addition to Michael Rodi, Dr. Neetika Nath, Institute of Bioinformatics at the University Medicine Greifswald, received the Greifswald Research Award in the “Junior” category for outstanding achievements in application-oriented research in the field of artificial intelligence-based biomarker identification and the association of genetic variants with specific diseases.
Background:
The Greifswald Research Award has been presented annually by the GUC for application-oriented cutting-edge research since 2013. The GUC is a non-profit organization that links application-oriented research in Greifswald with industry. The winners of the annual award can be honored in the Junior, Senior and Business Award categories. Established scientists as well as entrepreneurs are honored with the Greifswald Research Award in the “Senior” category.
