Following a German tradition, the workgroup crafts a special hat (mortarboard) for every PhD-student leaving the lab. Sculptures on these hats often represent memorable and unique moments from the student's research and their time in our group. Please feel free to take a look at our creations.
Hann Hagen Goetzke (2015)Highlights: Giant jumping spider, froghopper volleyball game, insect motivation device, super glasses. |
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David Labonte (2015)Highlights: David's first mobile phone, peeling equation dispenser, rocky-in-a-pocket, do-it-yourself scaling plot. |
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Alexander Hackmann (2015)Highlights: Giant ant antenna cleaner, Cambridge University Revolver and Pistol Club toy gun, and one of Hergé's lesser known books. |
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Yanmin Zhou (2015)(Coming soon!) |
Karin Moll (2012)Highlights: fragmental ant, chat-o-meter chamber and fragment angle angel. |
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James Bullock (2010)Highlights: giant hairy pad, shooting target, punting grad student and loads of dock beetles. |
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Ulrike Bauer (2010)Highlights: toilet pitcher plant, rowing ant. |
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Jan-Henning Dirks (2009)Highlights: slippery and non-slippery glass and polyimide coated rods, broken stick insect cage. |
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Patrick Drechser (2008)Highlights: "adjustable drift" measurement box, smoking giant stick insect. |
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Thomas Endlein (2007)Highlights: Movable unfolding ant-arolium, yellow card. |
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Holger F. Bohn (2007)Highlights: Ant swimming-pool and recreation area. |
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Tanja Brüning (2006)Highlights: rotating Macaranga-centrifuge, ants with individual own mortarboards. |
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