Scientists win ‘Polish Nobel Prizes’

Four leading scientists have won awards hailed as the “Polish Nobel Prizes” from a foundation in Warsaw.

The annual Foundation for Polish Science Awards, now in their 30th year, are handed out in four areas: chemical and material sciences; mathematical and physical sciences; humanities and social sciences; and life and earth sciences.

Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

The awards, presented by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), went to Bożena Kamińska-Kaczmarek, Jacek Jemielity, Grzegorz Pietrzyński and Cezary Cieśliński in recognition of their outstanding achievements and scientific discoveries.

Prof. Bożena Kamińska-Kaczmarek. Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

Prof. Jacek Jemielity. Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

Prof. Grzegorz Pietrzyński. Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

Prof. Cezary Cieśliński. Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

Each of the winners received a statuette and prize money of PLN 200,000 (EUR 43,650, USD 49,150) when the awards were officially presented at a ceremony in Warsaw on Tuesday, state news agency PAP reported.

The award panel decided the four 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 30th year, are handed out in four areas: chemical and material sciences; mathematical and physical sciences; humanities and social sciences; and life and earth sciences.

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Source: PAP

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