Markus Reichstein is new member of the Leopoldina
Presentation of the certificate to Prof. Markus Reichstein. Pictured alongside Prof. Reichstein are Prof. Dr. Bettina Rockenbach, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (left), Prof. Dr. Regine Kahmann, Deputy Spokesperson for Class II – Life Sciences, and Prof. Dr. Roland Lill, Spokesperson for Class II – Life Sciences.
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In accordance with the tradition of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, newly elected members are invited to a symposium organized within their respective scientific classes in the year following their appointment.
This year, the symposium was held on April 15, 2026, in Halle an der Saale, featuring talks by the new members and the presentation of their certificates.
Prof. Dr. Markus Reichstein, Director and Head of the “Biogeochemical Integration” Department at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, spoke in his capacity as a newly elected member of Class II – Life Sciences on the topic “Tracing the Breathing Earth”.
