The awards, presented by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) earlier this month, went to Sebastian Glatt, Janusz Lewiński, Krzysztof Sacha and Marcin Wodziński in recognition of their outstanding achievements and scientific discoveries, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
Sebastian Glatt, a molecular biologist, was singled out for praise for his research in the life and earth sciences. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
Janusz Lewiński, an award-winning Polish scientist in the chemical and material sciences. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
Krzysztof Sacha, a theoretical physicist from the Jagiellonian University in the southern city of Kraków, claimed the honour for his accomplishments in the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
Marcin Wodziński, a leading Polish researcher of Hasidism, walked away with the award in the humanities and social sciences category. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
Each of the winners received a statuette and prize money of PLN 250,000 (EUR 58,500, USD 61,500) when the awards were officially presented at a ceremony in Warsaw on December 4, state news agency PAP reported.
The award panel decided that the four scientists 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 33rd 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.
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Source: IAR, PAP