Dario Ramirez, Frankfurt University

Performance evaluation of the prototype CBM Silicon Tracking System -- Results from operation in the mCBM at the SIS18 demonstrator experiment The CBM Collaboration proudly presents the Best Thesis Award to Dr Dario Ramirez for his outstanding and pioneering contribution to the first comprehensive validation of the Silicon Tracking System performance with real experimental data, and for the contribution to a robust and lasting analysis framework covering the full reconstruction chain of the STS under realistic beam conditions. The CBM Collaboration acknowledge the high relevance of this work for establishing the experimental readiness and long-term reliability of the STS detector in the demanding CBM environment.

Pavish Subramani, Wuppertal University 

Performance qualification of the DIRICH readout system and development of a novel electron reconstruction scheme for the CBM experiment The CBM Collaboration proudly presents the Best Thesis Award to Dr Pavish Subramani for his significant contributions to the performance qualification of the DIRICH readout system, and for the development of innovative electron reconstruction methods combining RICH and TRD information with advanced machine learning techniques. The CBM Collaboration acknowledge the high relevance of this work for improving the electron identification capability and ensuring the optimal operation and physics performance of the CBM RICH detector.