Otto-Klung-Weberbank Prize
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The Otto-Klung-Weberbank Prize is an annual German
science award for young scientists in Germany.
The prize is awarded annually, alternating between Chemistry
and Physics
. From 1973 to 2000, it was known as the Otto-Klung Prize, taking the current name when Weberbank began sponsoring the prize in 2001. The prize fund is one of the largest in Germany.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
science award for young scientists in Germany.
The prize is awarded annually, alternating between Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
and Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
. From 1973 to 2000, it was known as the Otto-Klung Prize, taking the current name when Weberbank began sponsoring the prize in 2001. The prize fund is one of the largest in Germany.
Recipients
- 1979 Theodor W. Hänsch
- 1980 Helmut SchwarzHelmut SchwarzHelmut Schwarz is a highly-cited German organic chemist. He has been a professor of chemistry at the Technische Universität Berlin since 1978, and president of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation since January 2008.-References:...
- 1981 Gerhard Mack
- 1982 Wolfgang A. Herrmann
- 1983 Gerd K. Binnig
- 1984 Martin Quack
- 1985 Horst Ludwig Störmer
- 1986 Hartmut Michel
- 1987 Johann Georg Bednorz
- 1988 Gerhard Bringmann
- 1989 Gisela Schütz
- 1990 Klaus Rademann
- 1991 Hermann Nicolai
- 1992 Stefan Jentsch
- 1993 Karl Dieter Weiss
- 1994 Wolfgang Schnick
- 1995 Thomas Elsässer
- 1996 Carsten Bolm
- 1997 Stephan Schiller
- 1998 Michael Famulok
- 1999 Roland Ketzmerick
- 2000 Matthias Driess
- 2001 Jan Hendrik SchönJan Hendrik SchönThe Schön scandal concerns German physicist Jan Hendrik Schön who briefly rose to prominence after a series of apparent breakthroughs with semiconductors that were later discovered to be fraudulent...
(prize withdrawn) - 2002 Tom Tuschl
- 2003 Joachim P. Spatz
- 2004 Peter H. Seeberger
- 2005 Markus Greiner
- 2006 Ingo Krossing
- 2007 Martin Zwierlein
- 2008 Frank Neese
- 2009 Volker Springel
- 2010 Stefan Hecht