PD Dr. Stefan Knecht was awarded the 2020 Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein-Prize of the German Bunsengesellschaft for Physical Chemistry. The award was given to him in recognition of his scientific achievements to the fundamental developments of efficient multi configurational ab initio theories that can be universally applied to electron structure problems for molecules composed of any elements of the periodic table. The "Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein Prize" is awarded annually to young scientists who have distinguished themselves through experimental or theoretical work.
The DBG award ceremony was held online for the first time.