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Science Awards

The scientific excellence of the research conducted by the Helmholtz Association has been recognised over the past year by the many renowned science awards bestowed on researchers from our member centres. The following list represents a selection.

A

Albert Maucher Prize
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Herzschuh, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

Alexander von Humboldt Professorships
Prof. Dr. Brian Foster, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY; 
Prof. Dr. David DiVincenzo, Forschungszentrum Jülich

Alexander von Humboldt Research Award
Prof. Dr. Ralph Nuzzo, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; 
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Trinkle, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Albrecht-Ludwig-Berblinger Preis
Dr. Mathias Basner, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

B

Bayer Climate Award 
Prof. Dr. Peter Lemke, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

Bayer Early Excellence in Science Award 
Prof. Dr. Oliver Daumke, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch

Becquerel Prize by the European commission
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Werner Schock, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

Berliner Wissenschaftspreis des Regierenden Bürgermeisters von Berlin
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Rajewsky, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch

Brigitte Gedek Science Award for Mycotoxin Research
Dr. Tobias Polte, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

D

The DECHEMA Prize of the Max Buchner Research Foundation
Prof. Dr. Rolf Müller, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

Deutsche Bank – IFM-Geomar Meeresforschungspreis 2010
Prof. Dr. Karin Lochte, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

Deutscher Studienpreis
Dr. Hauke Marquardt, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

Dingebauer Prize 2010
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser, German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)

E

E.ON Research Award
Dr. Wolf-Dieter Steinmann, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

EMBO Young Investigators
Prof. Oliver Daumke, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch

EMBO Young Investigators
Prof. Matthias Selbach, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch

ERC Advanced Reseacher Grant
Prof. Dr. Hannah Monyer, German Cancer Research Centre

ERC Advanced Researcher Grant 
Prof. Dr. Holger Puchta, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

ERC Advanced Researcher Grant
Prof. Klaus Rajewsky, Harvard Medical School and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch

ERC Advanced Researcher Grant 
Prof. Dr. Hans Ströher, Forschungszentrum Jülich

ERC Starting Grant
Dr. James Poulet, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

ERC Starting Grant
Dr. Matthew Poy, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant
Dr. Matthias Schneider, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Science Prize of the Donors' Association - Erwin Schrödinger Prize 2011
Prof. Dr. Vasilis Ntziachristos, Helmholtz Zentrum München- German Research Center for Environmental Health; 
Prof. Dr. Gooitzen Michell van Dam, University Medical Center Groningen

European Satellite Navigation Competition 2011/GNSS Living Lab
Dr. Volker Tank et al., German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Eva Luise Köhler Research Award
Prof. Dr. Christof von Kalle, German Cancer Research Centre

F

Forschungspreis zur Förderung von Ersatzmethoden für Tierversuche des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz
Prof. Dr. Claus-Michael Lehr, Dr. Eva-Maria Collnot, Fransisca Leonard, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)

Fritz-Lampert-Award of the TRANSAID - foundation for children with cancer
Dr. Stefan Pfister, Dr. Andrey Kashunov; German Cancer Research Centre

G

Gaede Prize 2010
Dr. Linden, Stefan, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize
Prof. Dr. Claus M. Schneider, Forschungszentrum Jülich; 
Prof. Dr. Karsten Suhre, Helmholtz Zentrum München- German Research Center for Environmental Health

Google Research Award 
Prof. Dr. Alexander Pretschner, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Grand Prix 2010 of l'Académie de l'Air et de l'Espace
Prof. Dr. Christoph Reigber, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

H

Hannes Alfvén Prize - European Physical Society
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Nührenberg, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

The Hansen Family Award
Prof. Dr. Stefan Hell, German Cancer Research Centre

I

International Prize Gerolamo Cardano
Prof. Dr. Dr. Pierluigi Nicotera, German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)

K

Klaus-Georg and Sigrid Hengstberger Prize
Dr. Armin Nagel, Prof. Dr. Marc-André Weber, Dr. Erick Amarteifio, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg/German Cancer Research Centre

L

Lautenschläger research prize of Heidelberg University
Prof. Dr. Jochen Wittbrodt, Director at Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and founding director of Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) at University Heidelberg 

M

Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2010
Prof. Dr. Joachim Blaß, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Materialeffizienz-Preis of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology 2010 

Prof. Dr. Helmut Seifert and Dr. Peter Stemmermann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Metlife Award 2010
Profs. Drs. Eckhard and Eva-Maria Mandelkow, German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)

Monika-Kutzner Award for Cancer Research of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Prof. Ulrike Stein, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch

N

Novartis Prize "Junge Endokrinologie" of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie (German Endocrinology Association)
Dr. Philipp Kulozik et al., German Cancer Research Centre

P

Paul Martini Prize
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Ruland, Helmholtz Zentrum München- German Research Center for Environmental Health

R

Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal
Prof. Dr. Friedhelm von Blanckenburg, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

Richtzenhain Prize
Dr. Stephan Herzig, German Cancer Research Centre

S

State Medal of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs
Prof. Dr. Gerd Hirzinger, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

W

Wilhelm Warner Prize
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Ruland, Helmholtz Zentrum München- German Research Center for Environmental Health

Wolf Prize in Physics
Prof. Dr. Knut Urban et al., Forschungszentrum Jülich