Pascal Friederich, our Cluster PI from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has been awarded the Manfred Fuchs Prize 2025 by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. The €10,000 prize recognizes early-career researchers in Baden-Württemberg who bridge disciplines and drive scientific innovation. Friederich’s research combines artificial intelligence with materials science to accelerate the discovery and simulation of new materials, which is crucial for green energy technologies and pharmaceutical innovations. His data-driven approach is helping redefine the design of future materials.
