Otto Hahn Prize
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The Otto Hahn Prize is awarded biennially jointly by the Society of German Chemists (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker), the German Physical Society (Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft) and the city of Frankfurt am Main for outstanding achievement in the field of chemistry, physics or applied engineering science. It was established in 2005 by the merger of the previous Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics and the Otto Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main.
The award named after the German nuclear scientist and Nobel laureate Otto Hahn and consists of a gold medal and a prize of 50,000 euros. It is awarded alternatively for Chemistry and Physics.[1]
Recipients: Otto Hahn Prize
Source: Society of German Chemists
- 2019: Martin Jansen, Stuttgart (chemistry)
- 2017: Karsten Danzmann (physics)
- 2015: Jürgen Troe (chemistry)
- 2013: Ferenc Krausz (physics)
- 2011: Manfred T. Reetz (chemistry)
- 2009: Stefan Hell (physics)
- 2007: Gerhard Ertl (chemistry)
- 2005: Theodor W. Hänsch (physics)
Recipients: Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics
- 2005: merged with Otto Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main
- 2003: Helmut Schwarz
- 2000: Hans Christoph Wolf
- 1998: Dieter Oesterhelt
- 1989: Rudolf Hoppe
- 1986: Heinz Maier-Leibnitz
- 1982: Walter Greiner
- 1979: Rolf Huisgen
- 1974: Friedrich Hund
- 1967: Georg Wittig
- 1965: Erich Hückel
- 1962: Manfred Eigen
- 1959: Hans Meerwein
- 1955: Lise Meitner, Heinrich Wieland
See also
- Otto Hahn Medal
- Otto Hahn Peace Medal
- List of chemistry awards
- List of physics awards
- List of engineering awards
- List of prizes named after people
References
- ^ "Otto-Hahn-Preis". Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
This article is based on a translation of the equivalent article on German Wikipedia