On March 18, 2021, Ms. Katharina Boudier passed the oral examination for her doctorate entitled "Modeling the interaction of building users and building technology - potential analysis of decentralized heating and cooling systems with regard to thermal comfort and energy consumption based on an adaptive building controller". The chairman of the examination committee was Professor Kornadt, the first and second reviewers were Professor Hoffmann and Professor Arens from the University of Berkeley.

The Department of GST and the Department of Civil Engineering congratulate Ms. Boudier on her excellent work and wish her all the best for the future.