Berlin Science Prize

The Berlin Science Prize of the Governing Mayor of Berlin is an award for outstanding scientific and research achievements that have been performed in or from Berlin or that are particularly useful for Berlin as a science and business location. In addition to scientific excellence, a central criterion for awarding the prize is the possibility of practical implementation of the research results.

The 40,000 euro prize was awarded for the first time by the Governing Mayor of Berlin in 2008. The prize money goes to the institution where the scientific work was performed.

A prize for young scientists is also assigned to honor innovative research approaches in a future field in Berlin that are of particular benefit to Berlin as a location for science and business. This young talent award is endowed with 10,000 euros, which will directly benefit the award winner.

The universities of Berlin, the non-university research institutions and their sponsoring organizations in Berlin as well as the members of the Berlin Senate responsible for science and research are eligible to make nominations for the two prizes.

The Association of Berlin Merchants and Industrialists has also been awarding a science prize since 2012, which is sometimes referred to as the Berlin Science Prize, but which should not be confused with the Governing Mayor's Prize.

Award winners

• 2019: Beatrice Gründler , Free University of Berlin

  Young Talent Award 2019: Steve Albrecht, Helmholtz Center Berlin

• 2018: Emmanuelle Charpentier , Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

  Young Talent Award 2018: Daniela Rupp, Max Born Institute (MBI) for Nonlinear Optics and Short-Term Spectroscopy

• 2017: Günter M. Ziegler , mathematician at the Free University of Berlin

  Young Talent Award 2017: Myfanwy Evans, mathematician at the Technical University of Berlin

• 2016: Ulrich Dirnagl , stroke researcher at the Charité

  Young Talent Award 2016: Matthias Weidlich, computer scientist at the Humboldt University in Berlin

• 2015: Peter Hegemann , biophysicist at the Humboldt University in Berlin

  Young Talent Award 2015: Tine Hanrieder, political scientist at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)

• 2014: Klaus-Robert Müller , Head of Machine Learning at the TU Berlin

  Young Talent Award 2014: Jule Specht , psychologist at the Free University of Berlin

• 2013: Heike Solga , educational sociologist at the Berlin Science Center for Social Research

  Young Talent Award 2013: Jadwiga Ziolkowska, environmental economist

• 2012: Horst Bredekamp , art historian at the Humboldt University in Berlin

  Young Talent Award 2012: Nicole Megow , mathematician

• 2011: Anja Feldmann , computer scientist at the TU Berlin ( T-Labs )

  Young Talent Award 2011: Marc Helbling, political scientist

• 2010: Erika Fischer-Lichte , theater scholar

  Young Talent Award 2010: Marianne Maertens, Experimental Psychologist

• 2009: Nikolaus Rajewsky , systems biologist at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

  Young Talent Award 2009: Vera Beyer, art historian at the Free University of Berlin

• 2008: Martin Grötschel , mathematician at TU Berlin

  Young Talent Award 2008: Gesche Joost , design researcher at the TU Berlin ( T-Labs ), meanwhile at the University of the Arts Berlin

Web links

• Berlin Science Prize from the Governing Mayor and award winner at berlin.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The VBKI Science Prize. Association of Berlin Merchants and Industrialists (vbki.de); Retrieved November 20, 2014.
2. ↑ Science Prize 2019 of the Governing Mayor of Berlin awarded at berlin.de; accessed on November 7, 2019.
3. ↑ Berlin Science Prize 2018 from the Governing Mayor goes to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Daniela Rupp receives Young Talent Prize. In: berlin.de. November 7, 2018, accessed November 7, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Günter M. Ziegler receives Science Award 2017 from the Governing Mayor, Young Talent Award goes to Myfanwy Evans. In: berlin.de. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Berlin Science Week: Berlin Science Prize for Stroke Researchers - Knowledge - Tagesspiegel. In: tagesspiegel.de . November 7, 2016, accessed November 8, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Müller presents the science award to Prof. Dr. Peter Hegemann - Dr. Tine Hanrieder receives young talent award - Berlin.de. In: berlin.de. November 20, 2015, accessed November 20, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Wowereit announces the 2014 Science Award winners. Press release from November 21, 2014 berlin.de.
8. ↑ Berlin Science Award for Sociologist at berlin.de; Retrieved November 15, 2013.
9. ↑ Science Prize 2012 of the Governing Mayor of Berlin awarded at berlin.de; Retrieved November 19, 2012.
10. ↑ Science Prize 2011 awarded by the Governing Mayor of Berlin ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at berlin.de; Retrieved December 3, 2011. 
11. ↑ "Berlin Science Prize of the Governing Mayor of Berlin" ( Memento of the original from January 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 20, 2010 
12. ↑ "Science Prize awarded by the Governing Mayor of Berlin 2010 - Wowereit: Berlin honors Europe's most influential theater scholar" , October 14, 2010.
13. ↑ "Berlin Science Award of the Governing Mayor 2009 goes to Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Rajewsky, the young talent award to Dr. Vera Beyer ” , December 21, 2009.
14. ↑ "Klaus Wowereit awarded Science Prize" , December 10, 2008.
15. ^ "Berlin Science Prize of the Governing Mayor" , June 3, 2008.