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StM Markus Blume with Prof. Röder - © STMWK/ Thomas Riese

Minister of Science Markus Blume has honored BayBatt member Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fridolin Röder from the University of Bayreuth for his exceptional achievements in teaching. With this award, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts recognizes the work of teaching staff at Bavarian state universities.

Fridolin Röder has been a junior professor at the University of Bayreuth and BayBatt since November 2020. His research focuses on the development of modern battery management methods, taking into account cross-scale interactions from the material to the system. In teaching, Röder also supports the theoretical approaches with practical elements. For example, he has restructured undergraduate courses such as "Electrical Energy Storage", including a practical course, and set up in-depth courses on battery management. In his practical modules, he specifically selects experiments that promote student interaction and thus learning success. He also encourages students to come up with their own ideas.

"With exemplary dedication, creativity and patience, you have all achieved outstanding things - congratulations on the 'Award for Good Teaching' for the year 2023!" Blume congratulated the teachers from all over Bavaria, who were honored together on April 10. He emphasized: "You are the heroes of good teaching! You make the difference as to whether teaching and learning is fun, whether enthusiasm for a subject is really conveyed and whether we turn the talents of tomorrow into the outstanding experts of tomorrow. We are proud that you teach in Bavaria and with our High-Tech Agenda Bavaria we guarantee you the best conditions at our universities in the future."

This year's award ceremony was part of the "Day for Good Teaching" at Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm. On this occasion, Blume explained: "The lecturers are characterized by a high level of commitment to teaching and can all present concepts with exemplary character. The award makes it clear that teaching is on an equal footing with research tasks." The awards went to interactive courses with digital real-time feedback, international practical projects, intensive skills training in virtual learning spaces and the individual use of AI.

Read the complete press release of the University of Bayreuth.