Otto-Hahn-Medal for Katharina Kitzinger
On June 22nd 2021, Dr. Katharina Kitzinger receives an Otto-Hahn Medal, with which the Max Planck Society honours its best doctoral students. Kathi was supervised during her dissertation by Michael Wagner together with Hannah Marchant and Marcel Kuypers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany. She investigated in her work key nitrogen cycling microorganisms: the ammonia and nitrite oxidizers and provided novel insight into their ecology, activity and physiology. Kitzinger's approach was was strongly interdisciplinary, ranging from sea-going research to cutting-edge single cell techniques.“I am very excited about being awarded an Otto Hahn medal – a really nice surprise that gives you a lot of tailwind for future research!", says Kathi. Congratulations Kathi!