Wilhelm Exner Medal
The Wilhelm Exner Medal has been awarded by the Austrian Industry Association,
(ÖGV), for excellence in research and science since 1921.The medal is dedicated to Wilhelm Exner (1840–1931), former president of the Association, who initialized the chamber of commerce in Austria, the Vienna Technical Museum and the . According to Wilhelm Exner the combination of science and economy formed the groundwork for economical growth and wealth. Wilhelm Exner considered the radical changes in the economic and social framework of the 20th century to be an opportunity and aimed to tackle the issues arising offensively and constructively. He represented the cosmopolitan with a commitment to modernization and transformation of the economy, science and society. Throughout his career, he has taken a variety of key initiatives and has been involved by helping economy and business.[1]
The Wilhelm Exner Medal is awarded to scientists and researchers that have had a direct impact on business and industry through their scientific achievements and contributions. The award was created to honor the 60th anniversary of Wilhelm Exner's association with ÖGV.[2] The selection of the scientist to be honored takes place at the suggestion and consultation of the former medalists and is confirmed by the board of the Wilhelm Exner Foundation and by the board of the Austrian Entrepreneur´s Association.[1]
Since the Wilhelm Exner Medal was established, over 230 inventors, researchers and scientists have been honored, including 21 Nobel Prize awardees.[2][3][4][5]
The medal[]
The medal has a diameter of 7.5 cm and is made of bronze. It bears on the front of the picture and the signature Wilhelm Exner, on the back the inscription: "Wilhelm Exner Medal of the Austrian Trade Association in Vienna"; the name of the individual to which the medal was awarded; and the year of the award.[2]
Wilhelm Exner Lectures[]
In order to honor the new Wilhelm Exner Medalists, the Exner Lectures offer a symposium where the awarded scientists present their current topics of research. The lectures complement the festive ceremony of the medal and offer an opportunity to bring the economic and scientific communities together. Each year, the Association sends out a signal that the cooperative interaction between researchers and entrepreneurs is the basis for prosperity and growth.[6]
Recipients[]
Source: Wilhelm Exner Medal Foundation
2020s[]
- Katalin Karikó and Luisa Torsi (jointly), 2021[7][8]
2010s[]
- Joseph M. DeSimone, 2019
- , 2018
- Thomas Jennewein, 2018
- Zhenan Bao, 2018
- A. Paul Alivisatos, 2018
- Fabiola Gianotti, 2017
- Chad Mirkin, 2017
- Emmanuelle Charpentier, 2016
- Gero Miesenböck, 2016
- Stefan Hell, 2016
- , 2016
- Sir Gregory Winter, 2015
- Thomas J.R. Hughes, 2014
- Joseph M. Jacobson, 2013
- , 2013
- Ted Hänsch, 2012
- Robert Langer, 2012
- , 2012
- Michael Grätzel, 2011
- Manfred Eigen, 2011
- Bertil Andersson, 2010
- Ada Yonath, 2010
2000s[]
- Sir Alan Fersht, 2009
- , 2009
- Zdenek Bazant, 2008
- , 2008
- , 2007
- Peter Palese, 2007
- Shuguang Zhang, 2006
- , 2006
- , 2005
- Hermann Kopetz, 2005
- Anton Zeilinger, 2005
- Meir Wilchek, 2004
- , 2004
- Helmut List, 2003
- , 2003
- , 2003
- , 2002
- Ferdinand Piëch, 2002
- Andreas Plückthun, 2002
- , 2001
- , 2001
- , 2001
- , 2000
- , 2000
- , 2000
1990s[]
- Peter Schuster, 1999
- , 1999
- , 1999
- Uwe B. Sleytr, 1998
- , 1998
- , 1998
- , 1997
- , 1997
- Charles Weissmann, 1997
- Ingeborg Hochmair-Desoyer, 1996
- , 1996
- , 1996
- , 1996
- Jozef Stefaan Schell, 1995
- , 1995
- Bruno Buchberger, 1995
- Siegfried Selberherr, 1994
- Max L. Birnstiel, 1994
- Josef Singer, 1994
- , 1993
- , 1993
- , 1993
- , 1992
- , 1992
- , 1992
- , 1991
- Karl Schlögl, 1991
- Herwig Schopper, 1991
- , 1990
- , 1990
- Gernot Zippe, 1990
1980s[]
- , 1988
- Helmut Zahn, 1988
- , 1988
- Reimar Lüst, 1987
- Otto Vogl, 1987
- Karl Alexander Müller, 1987
- , 1986
- , 1986
- , 1986
- Helmut Rauch, 1985
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz, 1985
- Ernst Fiala, 1985
- , 1984
- , 1984
- , 1984
- , 1983
- , 1983
- , 1983
- Sir Stanley Hooker, 1982
- Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir, 1982
- Edmund Hlawka, 1982
- , 1981
- , 1981
- Adriaan van Wijngaarden, 1981
- Willem Johan Kolff, 1980
- Otto Hittmair, 1980
- Günther Wilke, 1980
- , 1980
1970s[]
- , 1979
- Ferry Porsche, 1979
- , 1979
- Alfred Kastler, 1979
- , 1978
- Hans Tuppy, 1978
- Friedrich Ludwig Bauer, 1978
- , 1977
- Hans Scherenberg, 1977
- , 1977
- , 1977
- , 1976
- , 1976
- , 1976
- Ladislaus von Rabcewicz, 1975
- , 1975
- , 1975
- , 1975
- Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield, 1974
- , 1974
- , 1974
- , 1974
- , 1973
- , 1973
- , 1973
- , 1973
- , 1973
- Heinz Zemanek, 1972
- , 1972
- Willibald Jentschke, 1971
- Karl Ziegler, 1971
- Hans List, 1971
- Sir Alastair Pilkington, 1970
- Otto Kratky, 1970
- , 1970
- Charles Hard Townes, 1970
1960s[]
- Wolfgang Gröbner, 1969
- Wernher von Braun, 1969
- Philip Weiss, 1969
- Konrad Zuse, 1969
- Hermann Oberth, 1969
- , 1969
- , 1968
- , 1968
- , 1968
- Sir William Penney, 1967
- Max Ferdinand Perutz, 1967
- Karl V. Kordesch, 1967
- Sir Henry Charles Husband, 1966
- , 1966
- , 1966
- , 1965
- , 1965
- , 1965
- William Shockley, 1963
- Philip Sporn, 1963
- , 1963
- Theodore von Kármán, 1962
- , 1962
- Albert Caquot, 1962
- Sir John Douglas Cockcroft, 1961
- , 1961
- Paul Harteck, 1961
- Sir Howard Walter Florey, 1960
- Lise Meitner, 1960
- Eugène Freyssinet, 1960
1950s[]
- Richard Joseph Neutra, 1959
- , 1959
- Carl Wagner, 1959
- Otto Hahn, 1958
- Sir Alexander Fleck, 1957
- Pier Luigi Nervi, 1957
- Josef Mattauch, 1957
- Fritz Feigl, 1957
- Erika Cremer, 1957
- Erich Schmid, 1957
- Sir Christopher Hinton, 1956
- , 1956
- , 1956
- , 1956
- , 1955
- , 1955
- , 1955
- , 1954
- Geoffrey Taylor, 1954
- Eduardo Torroja, 1954
- Berta Karlik, 1954
- , 1953
- , 1953
- Richard Johann Kuhn, 1952
- , 1952
- Ludwig Prandtl, 1951
- , 1951
- Eduard Heinl, 1951
1940s[]
- Not awarded, due to World War II
1930s[]
- Sir Harold Hartley, 1937
- Friedrich Bergius, 1937
- Ernst Späth, 1937
- Lord Ernest Rutherford of Nelson, 1936
- Franz Joseph Emil Fischer, 1936
- Ferdinand Porsche, 1936
- , 1935
- , 1935
- , 1934
- Guglielmo Marconi, 1934
- , 1932
- , 1932
- Carl Bosch, 1932
- , 1931
- , 1931
- , 1930
- Johann Kremenezky, 1930
- , 1930
1920s[]
- , 1929
- Fritz Haber, 1929
- , 1928
- , 1928
- Hugo Junkers, 1927
- Heinrich Mache, 1927
- Michael Hainisch, 1926
- , 1926. The city of Arco, Idaho is named after him.
- Ernst Krause, machine tools & trade associations, 1926
- , 1925
- , 1924
- Wilhelm Ostwald, 1923
- Rudolf Wegscheider, 1923
- Josef Maria Eder, 1923
- , 1923
- , 1923
- Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde, 1922
- Wilhelm Exner, 1921
- Oskar von Miller, 1921
- Carl Auer von Welsbach, 1921
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b About the medal
- ^ a b c "Wilhelm Exner Medaille" (in German). ÖGV (Austrian Trade Association). 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Oliphant, M. L., & Penney, L. (1968). John Douglas Cockcroft. 1897–1967. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 14, 139–188.
- ^ Spence, R. (1970). Otto Hahn. 1879–1968. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 279–313.
- ^ Frisch, O. R. (1970). Lise Meitner. 1878–1968. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 405–420.
- ^ Exner Lectures
- ^ Online, Wiener Zeitung. "Auszeichnung – Biontech-Forschungsleiterin Katalin Karikó erhält Exner-Medaille". Forschung – Wiener Zeitung Online (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Wilhelm Exner Medaillen 2021 an Katalin Karikó und Luisa Torsi". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-21.
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