On June 27th, 2022, Dr.-Ing. Renate Sachse was awarded the 2022 Bertha Benz Prize for her dissertation "Variational Motion Design for Adaptive Structures", made at the Institute for Structural Mechanics (IBB) of the faculty. The prize is dotated with 10.000 €. With the method developed by her, movements of mutable structures that enhance energy efficiency and sustainability can be easyly calculated. The innovative mathematical method can be applied in civil enginering, aerospace, robotics and medical engineering.