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Farewell: Mia Hallmanns

27 February 2025

We bid farewell to our research associate Mia Hallmanns, who worked on the topic »Energy Landscapes: The In/Visibility of Energy in the Landscape« at our CAS until February 28, 2025. We would like to thank her for her work and suggestions – especially in the context of the »Energy Landscapes« working group and the forum »DESIGNING the Energy Transition. Aesthetic, Social and Ecological Challenges« as well as the Warburg-Kolleg on »Energy Landscapes« and the lecture series »Energy – Landscape – Aesthetics« – and wish her all the best and continued success for her future career!

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