{"id":4125,"date":"2026-06-29T15:53:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/?p=4125"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:06:50","slug":"schoeller-forschungszentrum-zeichnet-fellows-aus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/en\/2026\/06\/29\/schoeller-forschungszentrum-zeichnet-fellows-aus\/","title":{"rendered":"Sch\u00f6ller Research Center Honors Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-intro-text wp-block-paragraph\">The Dr. Theo and Friedl Sch\u00f6ller Research Center for Business and Society honored its 2026 Fellows during its annual award ceremony. The event brought together representatives from academia, business, and society at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg (FAU) to recognize outstanding research projects and discuss the challenges and opportunities arising from digital and sustainable transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his opening remarks, the Prof. Dr. Sven Laumer, Chair of the Board of the Sch\u00f6ller Research Center, highlighted one of the defining questions of our time: What role will humans play in a world where artificial intelligence increasingly supports and shapes decision-making? This question also formed the thematic foundation of the evening as the following researchers were awarded Fellowships in 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prof. Dr. Martin Gei\u00dfd\u00f6rfer<\/strong> (Monash University) for his research on integrating sustainability into corporate strategy processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Moritz Hanika<\/strong> (FAU Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg) for his work on regulatory transparency and market discipline in insurance markets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Irina Heimbach<\/strong> (University of Potsdam) for her research on overcoming algorithm aversion through anthropomorphic AI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Verena Hossnofsky<\/strong> (FAU Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg) for her work on organizational stigmatization and destigmatization processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prof. Dr. Marvin Nipper<\/strong> (FAU Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg) for his research on the real effects of climate transition plans and sustainability reporting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prof. Dr. Sandra Zilker<\/strong> (Nuremberg Institute of Technology) for her project on AI-based risk assessment in the context of the EU AI Act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A special distinction was awarded to Prof. Dr. Johann F\u00fcller (University of Innsbruck), who was named Sch\u00f6ller Senior Fellow 2026. His research on innovation, entrepreneurship, and Agentic AI examines how intelligent agents may reshape markets, consumer behavior, and decision-making processes in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sch\u00f6ller Honorary Award was presented to Prof. Dr. Christian R\u00f6dl. As Chairman of the Management Board of R\u00f6dl, entrepreneur, lawyer, tax advisor, and honorary professor at FAU, he exemplifies the successful combination of business leadership, social responsibility, and academic engagement. Another highlight of the evening was his keynote, who offered valuable insights into entrepreneurship, responsibility, and long-term value creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sch\u00f6ller Research Center would like to thank all guests, partners, and supporters, and especially the Sch\u00f6ller Foundations for their longstanding commitment. The projects recognized this year demonstrate how research can contribute to shaping the future of business and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Impressions of the event can be found at our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/schoellerforschungszentrum\/photos_albums\">photo gallery<\/a>\u00a0and our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/schoellerNBG\">YouTube-Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more:<\/h3>\n\n\n<section class=\"fau-list-item has-load-more wp-block-fau-elemental-fau-teaser-grid\" id=\"fau-teaser-grid-3ebfcbf0\" aria-label=\"Content grid\" role=\"region\" data-grid-id=\"fau-teaser-grid-3ebfcbf0\" data-custom-block-id=\"fau-teaser-grid-3ebfcbf0\" data-variant=\"post\" data-category=\"14\" data-tags=\"\" data-author=\"0\" data-year=\"0\" data-month=\"0\" data-day=\"0\" data-posts-per-page=\"4\" data-display-style=\"teaser-grid\" data-teaser-layout=\"2s-left\" data-order-by=\"date\" data-order=\"DESC\" data-heading-level=\"h3\" data-show-pagination=\"true\" data-pagination-type=\"load-more\" data-nonce=\"7892898c17\" data-current-page=\"1\"><ul class=\"fau-teaser-grid teaser-grid layout-2s layout-2s-left\" aria-label=\"Content items\" data-variant=\"post\"><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/en\/2026\/07\/24\/katharina-ebner-veroeffentlicht-artikel-im-journal-of-vocational-behavior\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/en\/2026\/07\/24\/katharina-ebner-veroeffentlicht-artikel-im-journal-of-vocational-behavior\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-4216\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Ebner-News-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Katharina Ebner publishes article in the Journal of Vocational Behavior\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Ebner-News-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Ebner-News-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Ebner-News-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Ebner-News.jpg 1080w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-24 03:00:34\"><span class=\"date-day\">24<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">JUL 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">General<\/span><h3 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-4216\">Katharina Ebner publishes article in the Journal of Vocational Behavior<\/h3><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">More and more people turn to AI not just for information, but for counseling\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0on health, finances, and increasingly, their careers. Whether AI can actually deliver on the latter, however, has so far remained empirically unanswered. Sch\u00f6ller Fellow PD Dr. Katharina closes this gap with the publication of her study funded by the Sch\u00f6ller Research Center [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">More and more people turn to AI not just for information, but for counseling\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0on health, finances, and increasingly, their careers. Whether AI can actually deliver on the latter, however, has so far remained empirically unanswered. Sch\u00f6ller Fellow PD Dr. Katharina closes this gap with the publication of her study funded by the Sch\u00f6ller Research Center [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Katharina Ebner publishes article in the Journal of Vocational Behavior<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/en\/2026\/06\/29\/schoeller-forschungszentrum-zeichnet-fellows-aus\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/en\/2026\/06\/29\/schoeller-forschungszentrum-zeichnet-fellows-aus\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-4125\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/20260618_GI_Schoeller__N4A9000-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Sch\u00f6ller Research Center Honors Fellows\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/20260618_GI_Schoeller__N4A9000-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/20260618_GI_Schoeller__N4A9000-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/20260618_GI_Schoeller__N4A9000-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/20260618_GI_Schoeller__N4A9000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/20260618_GI_Schoeller__N4A9000-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-29 15:53:35\"><span class=\"date-day\">29<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">JUN 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">General<\/span><h3 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-4125\">Sch\u00f6ller Research Center Honors Fellows<\/h3><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">The Dr. Theo and Friedl Sch\u00f6ller Research Center for Business and Society honored its 2026 Fellows during its annual award ceremony. The event brought together representatives from academia, business, and society at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg (FAU) to recognize outstanding research projects and discuss the challenges and opportunities arising from digital and sustainable transformation. In his opening [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">The Dr. Theo and Friedl Sch\u00f6ller Research Center for Business and Society honored its 2026 Fellows during its annual award ceremony. The event brought together representatives from academia, business, and society at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg (FAU) to recognize outstanding research projects and discuss the challenges and opportunities arising from digital and sustainable transformation. In his opening [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Sch\u00f6ller Research Center Honors Fellows<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/en\/2026\/05\/02\/lukas-maier-und-martin-schreier-veroeffentlichen-artikel-im-journal-of-marketing-research\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/en\/2026\/05\/02\/lukas-maier-und-martin-schreier-veroeffentlichen-artikel-im-journal-of-marketing-research\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-4233\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Maier_Schreier-News-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Lukas Maier and Martin Schreier publish article in\u00a0Journal of Marketing Research\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Maier_Schreier-News-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Maier_Schreier-News-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Maier_Schreier-News-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Maier_Schreier-News-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/07\/Maier_Schreier-News-2048x1365.png 2048w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-02 16:51:00\"><span class=\"date-day\">02<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">MAY 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">General<\/span><h3 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-4233\">Lukas Maier and Martin Schreier publish article in\u00a0Journal of Marketing Research<\/h3><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">In their article \u201cThe Open Design Effect,\u201d Sch\u00f6ller Fellow Dr. Lukas Maier and Sch\u00f6ller Senior Fellow Prof. Dr. Martin Schreier (with D. W. Wahl) investigate how open design activities influence consumers\u2019 perceptions of companies and their products. Drawing on a series of laboratory and field studies, they show that products presented as being developed through [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">In their article \u201cThe Open Design Effect,\u201d Sch\u00f6ller Fellow Dr. Lukas Maier and Sch\u00f6ller Senior Fellow Prof. Dr. Martin Schreier (with D. W. Wahl) investigate how open design activities influence consumers\u2019 perceptions of companies and their products. Drawing on a series of laboratory and field studies, they show that products presented as being developed through [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Lukas Maier and Martin Schreier publish article in\u00a0Journal of Marketing Research<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/en\/2026\/02\/27\/fellows-2026-stehen-fest\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/en\/2026\/02\/27\/fellows-2026-stehen-fest\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-3983\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/image-768x664.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Announcement of the Sch\u00f6ller Fellows 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/image-768x664.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/image-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/image-1024x886.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/image-1536x1328.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/files\/2026\/06\/image.png 2048w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-27 23:15:00\"><span class=\"date-day\">27<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">FEB 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">General<\/span><h3 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-3983\">Announcement of the Sch\u00f6ller Fellows 2026<\/h3><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">The Sch\u00f6ller Research Center is excited to announce its seventeenth Fellows-cohort: This year\u2019s Sch\u00f6ller Senior Fellow is wird Prof. Dr. Johann F\u00fcller (University of Innsbruck).Sch\u00f6ller Fellows 2026 are Prof. Dr. Martin Gei\u00dfd\u00f6rfer (Monash University, Melbourne), Dr. Moritz Hanika (FAU Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg), Dr. Irina Heimbach (Weizenbaum Institute Berlin), Dr. Verena Hossnofsky (FAU Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg) as well as Prof. [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">The Sch\u00f6ller Research Center is excited to announce its seventeenth Fellows-cohort: This year\u2019s Sch\u00f6ller Senior Fellow is wird Prof. Dr. Johann F\u00fcller (University of Innsbruck).Sch\u00f6ller Fellows 2026 are Prof. Dr. Martin Gei\u00dfd\u00f6rfer (Monash University, Melbourne), Dr. Moritz Hanika (FAU Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg), Dr. Irina Heimbach (Weizenbaum Institute Berlin), Dr. Verena Hossnofsky (FAU Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg) as well as Prof. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Announcement of the Sch\u00f6ller Fellows 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fau-teaser-grid__load-more-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><button class=\"wp-block-button__link load-more-button\" data-grid-id=\"fau-teaser-grid-3ebfcbf0\" data-current-page=\"1\" data-total-pages=\"7\" data-default-text=\"Load More\" data-loading-text=\"Loading\u2026\">Load More<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dr. Theo and Friedl Sch\u00f6ller Research Center for Business and Society honored its 2026 Fellows during its annual award ceremony. The event brought together representatives from academia, business, and society at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg (FAU) to recognize outstanding research projects and discuss the challenges and opportunities arising from digital and sustainable transformation. In his opening [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1408,"featured_media":4120,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_rrze_cache":"enabled","_rrze_multilang_single_locale":"en_US","_rrze_multilang_single_source":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/?p=4123","_faue_teaser_image_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","en-US"],"faue_teaser_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1408"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4125"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4245,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4125\/revisions\/4245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}