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The Presidium of the Leopoldina has appointed Prof. Dr. Anke Weidenkaff as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences. The appointment is considered one of the most prestigious awards for natural scientists.

Dr. Emanuel Ionescu has been appointed Deputy Director of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Materials Recycling and Resource Strategy with effect from January 1, 2023. He will support Prof. Dr. Anke Weidenkaff, Director of the Institute in the fur-ther development of the institution.

As part of the 33rd Annual Conference of the GCCCD, Prof. Dr. Anke Weidenkaff, Director of Fraunhofer IWKS, was awarded the GDCh-GCCCD Award for Excellent Supervisors of Chinese PhD Students.

The German Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Construction has awarded the new buildings of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Materials Recycling and Resource Strategies IWKS. The location in Alzenau, Bavaria has been awarded with a gold certificate and the one in Hanau, Hesse with a silver certificate for sustainable building projects based on the Sustainable Building Rating System (BNB).