DFG Review Board election 2023: Preliminary result is fixed
A total of 54,068 academics took part in the election. There were 1,631 candidates for the 649 places on the 49 review boards. Around 150,000 eligible researchers were able to choose from the list of candidates to represent their chair on the DFG's review boards over the next four years.
The review board members have the task of scientifically evaluating proposals for funding research projects and ensuring that the same quality standards and comparable criteria are applied in all DFG funding procedures.
According to the preliminary election results published by the DFG on November 24, the following scientists were elected by BTU:
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Katja Trachte
Chair of Atmospheric Processes, Faculty 2
Review Board: 3.45 Geography
Subject: 3.45-01 Physical Geography
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Nolte
Chair of Distributed Systems / Operating Systems, Faculty 1
Review Board: 4.43 Computer Science
Subject: 4.43-03 Security and Reliability, Operating, Communication and Distributed Systems.
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Lars Enghardt was also elected to review board 4.22 Fluid Mechanics, Technical Thermodynamics and Thermal Energy Technology, subject 4.22-03 Fluid Mechanics, via the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Prof. Dr. Lars Enghardt took over the professorship for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Systems at BTU's Faculty 3 of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Energy Systems on 1 May 2023 in a joint appointment with DLR.
Congratulations to all the elected scientists!
The DFG President is expected to announce the final election results in February of next year. The newly appointed review boards will then be constituted at their first meetings in spring 2024.
Further information and the provisional election results can be found on the DFG's election portal and on the BTU website.