The Rector of TU Wien cordially invites you to the ceremony of the 44th Dr. Ernst Fehrer Award. This year’s prize is awarded to Asst. Prof. Dr. Esther Carina Heid, MSc for her work “AI for Chemistry: Learning the Rules of Reactions”.

The ceremony takes place on Wednesday, 2 December 2026 in the Boecklsaal of TU Wien.

Program

The program of the ceremony includes:

• Ceremonial entry
• Welcome by the Rector, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Schneider
• Tribute to the award recipient by Univ.-Prof. Georg Kent Hellerup Madsen, PhD
• Awarding of the Dr. Ernst Fehrer Prize to Asst. Prof. Dr. Esther Carina Heid, MSc
• Presentation of the award by Dr. Angelika Mauer-Fehrer
• Personal words of appreciation by Mag. Clara Kendler
• Words of thanks from the award winner
• Closing remarks by the Rector
• Federal and European anthems, performed by members of the TU Orchestra
• Champagne reception at the Foyer

The full program is available for download (PDF).

Registration

Please register by 18 November.

Registration

More Information

Please note that the event is held in German and that photography will take place during the ceremony. If you do not wish to be photographed, contact the event team on site.

For any questions, please contact the organizing team:

Büro des Rektors (Office of the Rector)
Gloria Kipar & Annemarie Pollak
Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Wien
T: +43-1-58801-406002
event-rektorat@tuwien.ac.at
www.tuwien.at