Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
With five million euros, the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Professorship is the most highly endowed research award in Germany and attracts top international researchers to German universities.
Information on applying for an AvH professorship and the procedure is available from the Research Management Division.
Current AvH professors at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences are:
Prof. Dr. Bart Thomma
Wageningen University, Phytopathology (2021–2026)
Bart Thomma from Wageningen University & Research is an expert in phytopathology. His work focuses on the interaction between plants and microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria in the rhizosphere. He heads the "Centre for Microbial Interactomics" at the University of Cologne.
Prof. Dr. Malte Gather
University of St Andrews, Schottland, Nanobiophotonics (2019–2026)
Malte Gather is an internationally recognized expert in the field of biological lasers ("biophotonics") for real-time imaging of cells in motion.