Scientists win ‘Polish Nobel Prizes’
Four trailblazing researchers who have significantly advanced Polish science have received prestigious awards, dubbed the „Polish Nobel Prizes,” from a foundation in Warsaw.
Poland’s top senator Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska speaks at the awards ceremony in Warsaw on Wednesday. The annual Foundation for Polish Science Awards, now in their 34th 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.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
The awards, presented by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) on Wednesday, went to Ewelina Knapska, Dorota Gryko, Wojciech Knap and Anna Matysiak and in recognition of their outstanding achievements and scientific discoveries, public broadcaster TVP Info reported.
Ewelina Knapska, an outstanding biologist, was singled out for praise for his research in the life and earth sciences. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
Dorota Gryko, an award-winning Polish scientist in the chemical and material sciences. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
Wojciech Knap, a physicist from the Warsaw University of Technology, claimed the honour for his accomplishments in the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
Anna Matysiak a leading Polish researcher of demographic trends, 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 59,000, USD 69,000) when the awards were officially presented at a ceremony in Warsaw on Wednesday, TVP Info 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 34th 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: tvp.info
