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2023 Lars Onsager Prize Recipient

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Lars Onsager Prize

Prof. Peter Hänggi, EurASc Blaise Pascal winner in 2018 (Physics), awarded with the highly prestigious  2023 Lars Onsager prize by the
American Physical Socitey (APS)

 

Lars Onsager Prize
The Onsager Prize recognizes outstanding research in theoretical statistical physics including the quantum fluids. The prize consists of $10,000 as well as a certificate citing the contribution made by the recipient. It was presented annually beginning in 1995..

Establishment & Support

The prize was endowed in 1993 by Drs. Russell and Marian Donnelly in memory of the unique spirit of Lars Onsager and his passion for analytical results.

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Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2022 winners announced

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Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2022 winners announced

On October 13 2022, the prestigious Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity was jointly awarded to the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The value of the prize is  one million Euros.

The prize was launched by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 2020 with the objective of distinguishing those persons and organisations from around the world whose work has greatly contributed to mitigating the impacts of climate change.

According to the IPCC announcement, for IPCC scientists, this prize is an important recognition and encouragement. For the decision-makers, it is another push for more decisive climate action.

The Environment and Earth Division of the European Academy of Sciences has an estimated 12 Fellows who have been deeply involved and have given freely their time, energy and knowledge, as scientists for the IPCC. Their activities have covered impact, adaptation and mitigation of climate change. Notable contributions have been in food security, climate mitigation, ocean sciences, the physics of the atmosphere and climate modelling. European Academy scientists have acted as authors, coordinating authors, review editors and reviewers of many IPCC Assessment and IPCC Special Reports, since the IPCC was founded in Sweden in 1989. 

It is especially gratifying in these troublesome times for our IPCC Fellows to receive a prize for humanity – Earth’s common humanity.

The European Academy of Sciences is both proud and humbled to have Fellows who have played an active role in the synthesis and assessment of climate change research and thereby receive the acknowledgement of the 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity.

About The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

About The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

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António Feijó (the Foundation’s President) and Angela Merkel (the Jury’s President) give the Prize to Hoesung Lee (Chair of IPCC) and Anne Larigauderie (Executive Secretary of IPBES) © Márcia Lessa

Written by:

Professor Dr. John R Porter (jrp@plen.ku.dk)

Head of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Division of the European Academy of Sciences. 17 October 2022. 

Professor Veronique Gouverneur, EurASc Fellow, received the 2021 Moissan International Prize

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Professor Veronique Gouverneur, EurASc Fellow, received the 2021 Moissan International Prize

Professor Veronique Gouverneur, FRS, EurASc Fellow, University of Oxford, UK, received the 2021 Moissan International Prize commemorating the isolation of elemental fluorine by Henri Moissan and stimulating research in the fields of fluorine chemistry.

This Prize, which is given every three years by the “Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie” in Paris rewards a researcher of international stature who has obtained exceptional results in the fields of fluorine and fluorinated products.

Prof. Luis Liz-Marzan, EurASc has received an ERC Advanced Grant

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Prof. Luis Liz-Marzan, EurASc has received an ERC Advanced Grant

Prof. Luis Liz-Marzan, EurASc Blaise Pascal Medalist in Materials Science in 2017, has received an ERC Advanced Grant for his project entitled “Four-Dimensional Monitoring of Tumour Growth by Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering” and this project will deal with the design of materials and methods that allow a study in real time of tumor growth under controlled environments, built from purposely designed scaffolds.

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Prof. Elvira Fortunato has received an ERC Advanced Grant

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Prof. Elvira Fortunato has received an ERC Advanced Grant

Prof. Elvira Fortunato, EurASc Blaise Pascal Medalist in Materials Science in 2016, has received an ERC Advanced grant for her project entitled “Multifunctional Digital Materials Platform for Smart Integrated Applications | DIGISMART “ and it aims to revolutionize the way in which integrated circuits and electronic components are made, without using silicon, while simultaneously exploiting eco-friendly materials with exceptional properties at nano scale.

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