Dr. Nils Goseberg Wins the AXA IM Research Award for His Work on Coastal Zone Protection in the Face of Climate Change
The AXA IM Research Award selection committee has decided to award the 2024 edition to Dr. Nils Goseberg, from Technische Universität Braunschweig (Germany).
The AXA IM Research Award, in partnership with the AXA Research Fund, is an essential part of AXA IM’s global Philanthropy programme aiming at empowering sustainable futures.
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) and the AXA Research Fund are pleased to announce the winner of the fourth edition of the AXA IM Research Award, which aims to reward the work carried out by a researcher in the sustainability field. This year the award focused on ‘greening the blue economy[1],’ with a particular attention to work related to maritime energy and infrastructure.
The selection committee[2] has decided to award the 2024 edition of the AXA IM Research Award to Dr. Nils Goseberg, from Technische Universität Braunscheig (Germany). This decision rewards Dr. Goseberg's work in identifying and defining nature-based solutions to protect natural coastlines from severe weather events and rising sea levels induced by global warming. These solutions notably include exploring how vegetated dunes can improve the safety and resilience of coastal areas and the local communities concerned.
Dr. Nils Goseberg will receive €80,000 in recognition of his work and in support of ongoing and future research.
We recognise science and research have a key role to play to develop new solutions to help us become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Climate and Biodiversity are a focus of attention and investment for AXA IM. Dr. Nils Goseberg’s work to protect coastlines is crucial and a good example of the emergence of nature-based solutions to protect and restore biodiversity.
Marie Bogataj Global Head of Communications, CSR And ESG Development at AXA IM
Dr. Goseberg’s research aiming to find sustainable solutions to coastal protection, mitigating the impact of natural disasters, is emblematic of the type of science supported by the AXA Research Fund: innovative scientific research with tangible impacts on both the academic world and societal progress through risk reduction.
Julia d’Astorg Head of the AXA Research Fund
My group uses engineering science to include nature-based features into coastal protection, in a major stride to bridge between nature and necessary technical systems. It’s fantastic to see that our work is so prominently recognised by AXA IM. The next step of our research aims to analyze how vegetated dunes respond to extreme coastal flows, and the awarded funds will enable us to conduct new experiments on vegetated dunes in the large wave-current flume of the Coastal Research Center in Germany.
Dr. Nils Goseberg
The AXA IM Research Award is part of AXA IM’s Philanthropy programme which brings together all global and local initiatives focused on the “Empowering Sustainable Futures” thematic and announced in October 2024[3]. This program aims to help build a more sustainable future through a three-fold approach: climate resilience and inclusion for communities, education for future generations and protecting biodiversity.
For more information on the AXA IM Research Award: AXA IM Research Award | AXA IM Corporate
[1] The blue economy encompasses economic activities that aim to utilise marine resources in a sustainable manner, including sustainable fishing, coastal tourism, marine renewable energy, marine biotechnology, and maritime transportation, among others.
[2] The selection committee is composed of the Head of the AXA Research Fund, the Head of Sustainability at AXA Group, as well as the Head of Communications and several AXA IM Sustainability experts.
[3] See: AXA IM launches a global Philanthropy programme, bringing together all global and local charitable endeavours focused on “Empowering Sustainable Futures” | AXA IM Corporate
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