On September 17, 2020, Dr. Pia Steenweg and Dr. Lisa Grandjean were awarded this year’s Ernst Zander Prize for their outstanding dissertations. Pia Steenweg developed optimization methods to adapt duty rosters in shift work as well as possible to the preferences of employees. In addition to working time organization, Pia Steenweg also addressed workflows by optimally assigning departments to office spaces: Short distances within one’s own department and to departments adjacent to it in terms of content are strived for, as is meeting the desired location in the building. This research question was motivated by Dr. Steenweg’s experience as faculty coordinator for the new GD building.

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