Leibniz Prize

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (German: Förderpreis für deutsche Wissenschaftler im Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Programm der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft), or Leibniz Prize, is awarded by the German Research Foundation to "exceptional scientists and academics for their outstanding achievements in the field of research".[1] Since 1986, up to ten prizes have been awarded annually to individuals or research groups working at a research institution in Germany or at a German research institution abroad.[2] It is considered the most important research award in Germany.

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
Förderpreis für deutsche Wissenschaftler im Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Programm der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft
Awarded forExceptional scientists and academics for their outstanding achievements in the field of research
LocationBerlin, Germany
Presented byGerman Research Foundation
Reward(s)up to €2.5 million
First awarded1986
Websitedfg.de

The prize is named after the German polymath and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716). It is one of the highest endowed research prizes in Germany with a maximum of €2.5 million per award.[2] Past prize winners include[3] Stefan Hell (2008), Gerd Faltings (1996), Peter Gruss (1994), Svante Pääbo (1992), Theodor W. Hänsch (1989), Erwin Neher (1987), Bert Sakmann (1987), Jürgen Habermas (1986), Hartmut Michel (1986), and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1986).

Prizewinners

2020–2029

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2022

2021:[5]

  • Asifa Akhtar, Epigenetics, Max-Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie und Epigenetik, Freiburg
  • Elisabeth André, Computer Science, Universität Augsburg
  • Giuseppe Caire, Theoretical Communications Engineering, Technical University of Berlin
  • Nico Eisenhauer, Biodiversity Research, Universität Leipzig
  • Veronika Eyring, Earth System Modelling, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Standort Oberpfaffenhofen und Universität Bremen
  • Katerina Harvati, Palaeoanthropology, Universität Tübingen und Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment, Tübingen
  • Steffen Mau, Sociology, Humboldt University of Berlin
  • Rolf Müller, Pharmaceutical Biology, Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS) und Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken
  • Jürgen Ruland, Immunology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München
  • Volker Springel, Astrophysics, Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching

2020:[6]

  • Thorsten Bach, Chemistry, Technical University of Munich
  • Baptiste Jean Germain Gault, Materials Science, Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
  • Johannes Grave, Art History, Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena
  • Thomas Kaufmann, Evangelical Theology, Georg August University of Göttingen
  • Andrea Musacchio, Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology
  • Thomas Neumann, Computer Science, Technical University of Munich
  • Marco Prinz, Neuropathology, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
  • Markus Reichstein, Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
  • Dagmar Schäfer, History of Science, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
  • Juliane Vogel, Literature, University of Konstanz


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2019:[7]

  • Sami Haddadin, Robotics, Technical University of Munich
  • Rupert Huber, Experimental physics, University of Regensburg
  • Andreas Reckwitz, Sociology, Viadrina European University, Frankfurt (Oder)
  • Hans-Reimer Rodewald, Immunology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg
  • Melina Schuh, cell biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Karl-Friedrich-Bonhoeffer-Institute), Göttingen
  • Brenda Schulman, Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB), Martinsried
  • Ayelet Shachar, Law and Political science, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen
  • Michèle Tertilt, Economics, University of Mannheim
  • Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, experimental Solid-state physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • Matthias Wessling, Chemical reaction engineering, RWTH Aachen University and Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien (DWI), Aachen

2018:[8]

  • Jens Beckert, Sociology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne
  • Alessandra Buonanno, Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), Potsdam
  • Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Goethe University Frankfurt
  • Veit Hornung, Immunologie, Genzentrum, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Eicke Latz, Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
  • Heike Paul, Amerikanistik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • Erika L. Pearce, Immunologie, Max-Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie und Epigenetik, Freiburg/Breisgau
  • Claus Ropers, Experimentelle Festkörperphysik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
  • Oliver G. Schmidt, Materialwissenschaften, Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden und Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Technische Universität Chemnitz
  • Bernhard Schölkopf, Maschinelles Lernen, Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme, Tübingen
  • László Székelyhidi, Angewandte Mathematik, Universität Leipzig

2017:[9]

  • Lutz Ackermann, Organic Molecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen
  • Beatrice Gründler, Arabistics, Free University Berlin
  • Ralph Hertwig, Cognition Psychology, Max-Planck-Institute for Education research
  • Karl-Peter Hopfner, Structure Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
  • Frank Jülicher, Theoretical Biophysics, Max-Planck-Institute for Physics of complex systems
  • Lutz Mädler, Mechanical Process engineering, University of Bremen
  • Britta Nestler, Material science, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology
  • Joachim P. Spatz, Biophysics, Max-Planck-Institute for Intelligent Systems and Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
  • Anne Storch, Africanistics, University of Köln
  • Jörg Vogel, Medical Microbiology, University of Würzburg

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See also

References

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  2. "Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize – In Brief". Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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  6. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis 2020, Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. Leibniz-Preise 2019: DFG zeichnet vier Wissenschaftlerinnen und sechs Wissenschaftler aus, Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)". www.dfg.de. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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