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Swiss Science Prize Latsis

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Swiss Science Prize Latsis
Awarded forResearchers up to the age of 40 for outstanding achievements in basic science
Sponsored byLatsis Foundation
CountrySwitzerland
Reward(s)100,000 Swiss francs
First awarded1984
WebsiteSwiss Science Prize Latsis

The Swiss Science Prize Latsis is awarded annually by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) to "researchers up to the age of 40 for outstanding achievements in basic science". Formerly the National Latsis Prize, the laureates are selected by the National Research Council and the SNSF presents the award on behalf of the Latsis Foundation of Geneva.[1]

Laureates

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Year Awardee Domain of research
1984 Jürg Fröhlich Mathematical physics: quantum theory
1985 Otto Albrecht Haller Virology: resistance to flu viruses
1986 Ulrich Kohli Economics: analysis of international trade
1987 John Paul Maier Physical chemistry: spectroscopic methods for analysing the properties of ionised molecules
1988 Paul Schmid-Hempel (de) Behavioural ecology
1989 Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont (de) Social psychology and educational sciences
1990 Goeffrey Bodenhausen Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
1991 Susan Margaret Gasser-Wilson (de) Cell biology: the role of nucleus proteins in organising and passing on genetic information
1992 Maria Christina Pitassi History of theology and philosophy in the 17th and 18th century
1993 Thomas Stocker Climate and environmental physics: the role of the oceans in climate change
1994 Denis Duboule Developmental biology and genetics
1995 Astrid Epiney Human rights and international environmenal law
1996 Martin Vetterli Audiovisual technology of the future: wavelet theory in communication
1997 Konrad Basler (de) Zoology/developmental biology (drosophila fly)
1998 Peter Schaber Ethics, applied ethics and environmental ethics
1999 Frédéric Merkt (de) Chemical physics of molecules: spectroscopie and dynamics of atoms and molecules in electronically charged states
2000 Laurent Keller Evolutionary ecology: ant behaviour
2001 Lorenza Mondada (de) Interactional linguistics
2002 Jérôme Faist Solid state physics: quantum cascade laser
2003 Silvia Arber Neurobiology: neuronal circuit formation in the developing spinal cord
2004 Simon Gächter Empirical economics: cooperative behaviour
2005 Patrick Jenny Engineering sciences: computer simulations of complex fluid systems in nature and technology
2006 Michael Hengartner Molecular biology: study of a model organism, a worm called Caenorhabditis elegans
2007 Giuliano Bonoli Political science: role of the welfare state in Europe
2008 Franz Pfeiffer X-ray technology
2009 Mirjam Christ Crain Medicine: biological stress caused by infectious diseases
2010 Marianne Sommer (de) History of science: exploring the life sciences
2011 Karl Gademann Chemistry and biology: isolation and synthesis of natural materials
2012 Jacques Fellay Genomics: defence mechanisms against viruses
2013 David Sander (de) Affective science
2014 Tobias J. Kippenberg (de) Physics: quantum optomechanics
2015 Richard Benton Neurobiology of olfaction
2016 Alexander Keese (de) African history, decolonisation, forced labour
2017 Xile Hu Chemical catalysis
2018 Andrea Ablasser Immunology
2019 Dominik Hangartner Political scientist
2020 Maryna Viazovska Mathematics
2021 Nicola Aceto Molecular oncology
2022 Kerstin Vokinger (de) Law, medicine and technology
2023 Lesya Shchutska Physics: particle physics

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "International Latsis Foundation". World Policy Conference. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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