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* 2019: [[Philipp Ther]], Institute for Eastern European History and [[Michael Wagner]], Department for Microbiology and Eco Systems Research, both [[University of Vienna]] |
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* 2018: [[Herbert Edelsbrunner]], [[Institute of Science and Technology Austria|IST Austria]] and [[Ursula Hemetek]], Department of Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicology at the [[University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna]] |
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* 2017: [[Hanns-Christoph Nägerl]], [[University of Innsbruck]] |
* 2017: [[Hanns-Christoph Nägerl]], [[University of Innsbruck]] |
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* 2016: [[Peter Jonas (physiologist)|Peter Jonas]], [[Institute of Science and Technology Austria]] |
* 2016: [[Peter Jonas (physiologist)|Peter Jonas]], [[Institute of Science and Technology Austria]] |
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The Wittgenstein Award (Template:Lang-de) is an Austrian science award supporting the notion that "scientists should be guaranteed the greatest possible freedom and flexibility in the performance of their research."[1] The prize money of up to 1.5 million euro make it the most highly endowed science award of Austria, money that is tied to research activities within the five years following the award. The Wittgenstein-Preis is named after the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and is conferred once per year by the Austrian Science Fund on behalf of the Austrian Ministry for Science.[1]
Objectives
The award provides aims to express recognition and to support "excellent scientists"[1] up to 55 years of age who "have produced exceptional scientific work and who occupy a prominent place in the international scientific community". Awardees receive financial support up to 1.5 million euro to be spent over a period of five years. The award should enhance and extend the research possibilities of the awardees and their research groups.[1]
Nomination, requirements and selection
Nominations can be expressed by rectors as well as vice rectors for research of Austrian universities; the president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences; the president of IST Austria; and all previous Wittgenstein-Preis awardees. Self-nomination is not permitted, researchers of any discipline are entitled. There are no quotas regulating the distribution of awards between subject areas.[1] Nominees must be 60 years old or younger; permanently employed at an Austrian research institution; internationally recognised in their respective academic field; and have their center of life in Austria for at least one year at the time of the nomination.[1] The awardees are selected by an international jury of experts, the same jury also selects the recipients of the related Start-Preis[2].
Recipients and affiliation
- 2019: Philipp Ther, Institute for Eastern European History and Michael Wagner, Department for Microbiology and Eco Systems Research, both University of Vienna
- 2018: Herbert Edelsbrunner, IST Austria and Ursula Hemetek, Department of Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicology at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
- 2017: Hanns-Christoph Nägerl, University of Innsbruck
- 2016: Peter Jonas, Institute of Science and Technology Austria
- 2015: Claudia Rapp, Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik, University of Vienna
- 2014: Josef Penninger, Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie (IMBA)
- 2013: Ulrike Diebold, Institut für Angewandte Physik, TU Wien
- 2012: Thomas Henzinger, IST Austria
- 2012: Niyazi Serdar Sarıçiftçi, Institut für Physikalische Chemie und Institut für Organische Solarzellen, Universität Linz
- 2011: Gerhard J.Herndl, Department für Meeresbiologie, Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften, Universität Wien
- 2011: Jan-Michael Peters, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
- 2010: Wolfgang Lutz, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and Department of Socioeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business
- 2009: Jürgen Knoblich, Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie (IMBA)
- 2009: Gerhard Widmer, Institut für Computational Perception, Universität Linz
- 2008: Markus Arndt, Fakultät für Physik, Universität Wien
- 2007: Rudolf Zechner, Institut für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Universität Graz
- 2007: Christian Krattenthaler, Fakultät für Mathematik, Universität Wien
- 2006: Hannes-Jörg Schmiedmayer, TU Wien
- 2005: Barry J. Dickson, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
- 2005: Rudolf Grimm, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Innsbruck
- 2004: Walter Pohl, Forschungsstelle für Geschichte des Mittelalters, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
- 2003: Renée Schroeder, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Universität Wien
- 2002: Ferenc Krausz, Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien
- 2001: Meinrad Busslinger, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
- 2001: Heribert Hirt, Department für Pflanzenmolekularbiologie, Universität Wien
- 2000: Andre Gingrich, Institut für Ethnologie, Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, Universität Wien
- 2000: Peter Markowich, Institut für Mathematik, Universität Wien
- 1999: Kim Nasmyth, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
- 1998: Georg Gottlob, Institut für Informationssysteme, Technische Universität Wien
- 1998: Walter Schachermayer, Institut für Informationssysteme, Technische Universität Wien
- 1998: Peter Zoller, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innsbruck
- 1997: Erich Gornik, Institut für Festkörperelektronik, Technische Universität Wien
- 1997: Antonius Matzke, Institut für Molekularbiologie, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
- 1996: Ruth Wodak, Institut für Sprachwissenschaften, Universität Wien
- 1996: Erwin Friedrich Wagner, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Wittgenstein-Award". Fwf.ac.at. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "START-/Wittgenstein-Jury". Fwf.ac.at. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "FWF Project Finder - Auswahlmaske". Pf.fwf.ac.at. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
External links
- "Wittgenstein-Preis". the Austrian Science Fund.
{{cite web}}: Check|archiveurl=value (help) - "Wittgenstein-Preis". the Austrian Science Fund. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25.
- "Wittgenstein Award Laureate". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. web page with information on recipients