Our Custer Principal Investigator, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, has been awarded the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Professorship. He will join the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to research new materials and polymer-based systems, with a focus on next-generation materials. Barner-Kowollik’s work in photochemistry challenges long-held ideas and opens up new possibilities in fields such as phototherapy and materials development. He will also serve as director of the Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) at KIT, leading a new research direction in innovative materials.