National Latsis Prize
The National Latsis Prize is a science prize sponsored by the International Latsis Foundation and awarded annually by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) . It honors scientists who have performed particularly well in Switzerland up to the age of 40. The prize is endowed with 100,000 Swiss francs .
The respective award winner is selected by the National Research Council of the SNSF. There is no public tender.
Award winners
- 1984 - Jürg Fröhlich ( Mathematical Physics : Quantum Theory)
- 1985 - Otto Albrecht Haller ( virology : resistance to infections caused by influenza viruses)
- 1986 - Ulrich Kohli ( Economic Theory : Analysis of International Trade)
- 1987 - John Paul Maier ( Physical chemistry : spectroscopic methods for studying the properties of ionized molecules)
- 1988 - Paul Schmid-Hempel ( Behavioral Ecology )
- 1989 - Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont ( social psychology and educational sciences )
- 1990 - Goeffrey Bodenhausen ( nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , NMR)
- 1991 - Susan Margaret Gasser-Wilson ( Cell Biology : The Role of Nuclear Proteins in the Organization and Transmission of Genetic Information)
- 1992 - Maria Christina Pitassi (history of theology and philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries)
- 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 environmental law )
- 1996 - Martin Vetterli (Audiovisual technology of the future: the theory of wavelets in the field of communication)
- 1997 - Konrad Basler ( zoology / developmental biology : Drosophila fly)
- 1998 - Peter Schaber ( Ethics : applied ethics and environmental ethics)
- 1999 - Frédéric Merkt ( chemical physics of molecules: spectroscopy and dynamics of atoms and molecules in electronically highly excited states)
- 2000 - Laurent Keller ( evolutionary ecology using the model of ants)
- 2001 - Lorenza Mondada (Interactional Linguistics )
- 2002 - Jérôme Faist ( solid state physics : quantum cascade laser QCL)
- 2003 - Silvia Arber (Developmental Neurobiology : Function of Neural Circuits in the Spinal Cord)
- 2004 - Simon Gächter (empirical economy : cooperative behavior)
- 2005 - Patrick Jenny ( engineering : computer simulations of complex flow systems in nature and technology)
- 2006 - Michael Hengartner ( Molecular Biology : Research into a model organism, the nematode C. elegans)
- 2007 - Giuliano Bonoli ( Political Science : Role of the Social State in Europe)
- 2008 - Franz Pfeiffer ( X-ray technology)
- 2009 - Mirjam Christ Crain ( medicine : biological stress caused by infectious diseases)
- 2010 - Marianne Sommer ( History of Science : Research into the Life Sciences)
- 2011 - Karl Gademann ( Chemistry : Isolation and Synthesis of Natural Products)
- 2012 - Jacques Fellay ( Life Sciences : Genetic Differences as Treatment Tools)
- 2013 - David Sander ( Psychology : Emotions and their effects on cognitive functions)
- 2014 - Tobias Kippenberg ( Physics : Resonator-Quantum-Optomechanics)
- 2015 - Richard Benton ( Biology : Neurobiology of the Sense of Smell)
- 2016 - Alexander Keese ( History : Decolonization Processes in African Areas)
- 2017 - Xile Hu ( Chemistry : production of solar fuels and the synthesis of chemical molecules)
- 2018 - Andrea Ablasser ( Medicine : Innate Immunity)
- 2019 - Dominik Hangartner ( Political Science : Migration Policy )
Web links
- National Latsis Prize on the website of the Swiss National Science Foundation (snf.ch)