The awards, presented by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), went to Marcin Nowotny, Bartosz Grzybowski and Adam Łajtar in recognition of their outstanding achievements and scientific discoveries.
Prof. Marcin Nowotny, a biologist. Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell
Prof. Bartosz Grzybowski, a chemist. Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell
Prof. Adam Łajtar, an archeologist. Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell
Each of the winners received a statuette and prize money of PLN 200,000 (EUR 42,700, USD 44,900) when the awards were officially presented at a ceremony in Warsaw on Wednesday, state news agency PAP reported.
The award panel decided the three professors were leading lights of the country’s research and academic communities, and mentors for many colleagues and students.
The annual Foundation for Polish Science Awards, now in their 31st year, are handed out in four areas: chemical and material sciences; mathematical, physical and engineering sciences; humanities and social sciences; and life and earth sciences.
This year, the foundation decided not to give an award in the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences category, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
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Source: IAR, PAP