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Wed, 29. April 2026
Pure Precision: PhD for Sara Schäfers Research on New Sensors to Safeguard the Quality of Ultra-Pure Water
Die Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg - einfach ausgezeichnet. Studieren Sie bei uns! Es erwartet Sie ein praxisorientiertes Studium auf der Basis aktueller Forschungsergebnisse.
Tue, 28. April 2026
Spot the Mistake before it happens: Successful PhD Defense for Santosh Thoduka in Robotics
From dropped objects to failed handovers, new research shows how robot vision can detect—and eventually prevent—mistakes in real time.Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS) celebrates the successful doctoral defense of Santosh Thoduka, whose research advances the reliability of robotic systems in everyday tasks. His dissertation explores how robots can use video from their own cameras to recognize when something goes wrong—an essential step toward safer and more intelligent human-robot interaction.
Fri, 17. April 2026
Ph.inally D.one! Congratulations to all 2025 PhD graduates
In 2025, ten PhD candidates at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) successfully completed their doctoral theses. The topics reflect the academic breadth of the university – ranging from artificial intelligence and innovative materials to sustainable development and health research.
Wed, 17. September 2025
From data to meaningful services - doctorate for Thomas Neifer
In his dissertation, Thomas Neifer has developed a framework that shows how data-driven business models and services are created that combine corporate goals, technological possibilities and the needs of users. Using practical methods such as the data science canvas and data storytelling, he provides companies with tools for successfully planning data strategies - and communicating them in an understandable way.
Tue, 02. September 2025
It's all in the mix: Julian Rech completed his doctorate on the development of durable plastic composites
Plastic composites are team players: only the right combination of fibres or particles makes them stable, versatile and durable. The decisive factor here is the interaction at the invisible boundary between the plastic and the filler - it determines whether the material breaks or holds. Mathematical models and experiments were combined in this doctoral thesis in order to better understand and predict this interaction. This resulted in a method that can be used to develop new materials faster and more cost-effectively.
Thu, 14. August 2025
Samer Chaaraoui: Doctoral examination passed with "very good"
On 13 August 2025, Samer Chaaraoui, former employee at the IZNE, passed his doctoral examination at the PK-NRW as the third graduate of the "Sustainability and Resources" department with the grade "very good". The project was supervised by Stefanie Meilinger and co-supervised by Sebastian Houben from the department of informatics and data science and was thus the first PK NRW doctorate carried out in two departments. The title of his dissertation is "Development of a predictive control model for grid-integrated photovoltaic-diesel battery systems in the context of the Ghanaian health sector".
Wed, 13. August 2025
PhD for Sandra Wrzeziono
The disputation took place on 18 June 2025 at the University of Cologne. The two supervisors/examiners Prof. (em.) Dr Frank Schulz-Nieswandt (pictured right, University of Cologne) and Prof. Dr Remi Maier-Rigaud (left, H-BRS) were present. The examination committee was chaired by Prof Dr Karsten Hank.
Thu, 12. June 2025
Iman Awaad successfully defends her PhD
The dissertation, completed at Osnabrück University, was titled "Towards Autonomous Object Substitution by Domestic Service Robots".
Wed, 13. August 2025
Emre Ünal and Matthias Muhr successfully defend their doctoral theses
Both doctoral students defended their doctorates on 17 February in cooperation with the LMU Munich and graduated magna cum laude. The photo shows the two with their examiners Prof Dr Peter Kaul (H-BRS) and Prof Dr Thomas M. Klapötke (Munich).
Thu, 20. March 2025
Clone of Iman Awaad successfully defends her PhD
Iman's dissertation, completed at Osnabrück University, was titled "Towards Autonomous Object Substitution by Domestic Service Robots"
Wed, 28. May 2025
Best PhD Poster Award at 30th anniversary of H-BRS
To mark the university's thirtieth anniversary, over 30 contributions from doctoral students competed for the Best Poster Award.
Wed, 07. May 2025
Ph.inally D.one! Die H-BRS gratuliert ihren frisch Promovierten
Sechs Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und -wissenschaftler haben im Jahr 2024 ihre Promotion an der H-BRS abgeschlossen. Am 6. Mai gratulierten Hochschulpräsidentin Marion Halfmann, Johannes Steinhaus, Vizepräsident Forschung und Transfer, sowie das Team des Graduierteninstituts fünf von ihnen persönlich zu diesem Erfolg.
Sat, 15. February 2025
Award ceremony for doctoral scholarships 24/25
The Institute for Safety and Security Research (ISF) and the Graduate Institute of the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) have each awarded two doctoral scholarships to support the research work of academics at the H-BRS at the beginning of their careers. At a ceremony, President Marion Halfmann and Rainer Herpers, Director of the Graduate Institute (GI), together with representatives of the departments and the ISF, presented the scholarship holders with their funding approval certificates.