I am very glad to announce that I was awarded the Phd prize 2015 for the best Phd thesis in physics and astronomy for my thesis entitled “Statistical Analyses of Massive Stars and Stellar Populations” by the Foundation for Physics and Astronomy in Bonn. A press release (in German) can be found here. My warmest thanks to my supervisors Norbert Langer and Robert Izzard, the foundation, its donors and the committee, and all my colleagues and friends!
