Name: Anh Banh Thi-Mai
Project title: Regulation of leaf carotenoid metabolism under stress conditions

Research Group: Shoot Dynamics
Supervisors: Shizue Matsubara, Ingar Janzik, Björn Thiele, Sigi Jahnke, Robert Koller

Name: Archis Pandya
Project title: Harnessing genetic diversity in quinoa for modern breeding by a phenotypic and genetic characterization of growth and seed compositions

Research Group: JPPC
Supervisors: Dr. Fabio Fiorani, Dr. Kathryn Dumschott, Dr. Björn Thiele, Dr. Prof Björn Usadel, Dr. Nathalie Wuyts, Prof. Dr. Michelle Watt.

Name: Charlotte Dietrich
Project title: Process understanding and usage of residues for a sustainable plant biomass production

Research Group: Alternative Biomass
Supervisors: Silvia Schrey, Anke Schickling, Robert Koller, Björn Usadel

Name: Carsten Hinz
Project title: Accurate quantitative and dynamic PET imaging with the phenoPET scanner for plant studies

Research Group: Enabling Technologies
Supervisors: Daniel Pflugfelder, Jürgen Scheins (INM-4), Matthias Streun (ZEA-2), Ralf Metzner, Uwe Pietrzyk (INM-4)

Name: Dzahner Emin
Project title: Exploring the influence of canopy structural parameters and leaf chlorophyll content on passive sun induced fluorescence

Research Group: Shoot Dynamics
Supervisors: Anke Schickling, Mark Müller-Linow, Uwe Rascher

Name: Fang He
Project title: Effects of root temperature on the food quality of horticultural crops

Research Group: Root Dynamics
Supervisors: Arnd Kuhn, Björn Thiele, Thorsten Kraska (Uni Bonn), Andreas Ulbrich (Uni Osnabrück), Michelle Watt

Name: Felix Frimpong
Project title: Characterizing the resilience of seed-set and seed filling in cereals exposed to heat and drought

Research Group: JPPC
Supervisors: Carel W. Windt, Dagmar Van Dusschoten, Fabio Fiorani

Name: Janka Widzgowski
Project title: Lipid metabolism in the genus Chlorella

Research Group: Alternative Biomass
Supervisors: Christian Pfaff, Ladislav Nedbal, Dominik Behrendt, Björn Usadel

Name: José Correa
Project title: Within-plant phenotypic plasticity of root system architecture of cereal crops under vertical soil factor gradients - An integrative approach to study the effects of soil compaction

Research Group: Root Dynamics
Supervisors: Tobias Wojciechowski, Johannes Postma, Michelle Watt

Name: Kelvin Acebron
Project title: Mechanistically linking sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to leaf physiology

Research Group: Shoot Dynamics
Supervisors: Christoph Jedmowski, Shizue Matsubara, Uwe Rascher

Name: Lisa Mau
Project title: The effects of algae fertilizer on wheat root morphology

Research Group: Root Dynamics
Supervisors: Josefine Kant, Christina Kuchendorf, Ladislav Nedbal, Holger Klose, Ute Roessner and Michelle Watt

Name: Lu Gao
Project title: Investigation of the nutrient storage pools in microalgae by Raman microscopy and by other non-invasive optical techniques

Research Group: Alternative Biomass
Supervisors: Ladislav Nedbal, Peter Mojzeš, Oliver Ebenhöh, Tabea Mettler-Altmann, Gregor Huber, Shizue Matsubara

Name: Luka Olbertz
Project title: Quantitative 3-d characterization of wind driven wheat ear movement under field conditions via stereo videogrammetry

Research Group: Shoot Dynamics
Supervisors: Mark Müller-Linow, Sigi Jahnke, Uwe Rascher

Name: Maria Paola Puggioni
Project title: Acclimatory responses of Arabidopsis to photo-oxidative stress

Research Group: Shoot Dynamics
Supervisors: Shizue Matsubara, Peter Jahns (Düsseldorf), Andreas Weber (Düsseldorf)

Name: Marie Theiß
Project title: In-field wheat phenotyping approach - Using a stereo imaging system for canopy characterization and subsequent modeling of light interception

Research Group: Shoot Dynamics
Supervisors: Mark Müller-Linow, Fabio Fiorani, Uwe Rascher

Name: Martino Schilacci
Project title: The impact of beneficial microbes on root architecture and metabolism of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon grown under non optimal temperatures

Research Group: Root Dynamics
Supervisors: Michelle Watt, Borjana Arsova, Penelope Smith, Ute Rössner (University of Melbourne)

Name: Nicolas Zendonadi dos Santos
Project title: Light-induced fluorescence transient (LIFT) as a field-based high-throughput method for photosynthesis phenotyping of crop plants under drought stress

Research Group: Shoot Dynamics
Supervisors: Onno Muller, Fabio Fiorani, Uwe Rascher

Name: Norman Wilke
Project title: Multispectral UAV remote sensing for the spatial differentiated assessment of crop yield

Research Group: Shoot Dynamics
Supervisors: Bastian Siegmann, Johannes Postma, Uwe Rascher

Name: Philipp Norf
Project title: Dynamic photobioreactor management for automated microalgae production

Research Group:Alternative Biomass
Supervisors: Christina Schreiber, Ladislav Nedbal, Bärbel Ackermann, Jonas Bühler, Gregor Huber

Name: Sascha Heinemann
Project title: Algorithms to retrieve land surface temperature in areas of highly dynamic emissivity using thermal infrared data from satellites and drones

Research Group: Shoot Dynamics
Supervisors: Uwe Rascher, Laura Junker, Bastian Siegmann, Gregor Huber

Name: Sophie Weber
Project title: Holistic valorization of algal biomass

Research Group: Alternative Biomass
Supervisors: Philipp M. Grande, Holger Klose, Ladislav Nedbal, Shizue Matsubara, Björn Usadel

Name: Vera Krieger
Project title: Predicting the dynamics of photosynthesis by combining solar-induced fluorescence, canopy reflectance and surface temperature

Research Group: Shoot Dynamics
Supervisors: Uwe Rascher, Laura Junker, Bastian Siegmann, Gregor Huber

Name: Vitalij Dombinov
Project title: Investigation of the plant availability of the nutrients in modified ashes and slags

Research Group: Alternative Biomass
Supervisors: Nicolai Jablonowski, Silvia Schrey, Hendrik Poorter, Michelle Watt