Awards
Martin Hegner receives Science Award
At the end of 2004, the City Council of Basel has awarded PD Dr Martin Hegner of the University of Basel with
the science award. Martin Hegner received the prize for his research in the field of nanobiology. As a member
of the NCCR Nanoscale Science and other national and international co-operations Hegner developed new
nanomechanic biosensors that help to better understand basic processes of molecular recognition of single
molecules.
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See also: Cover Story of this issue of nanonews
Wolfgang Belzig receives Walter-Schottky Prize
PD Dr Wolfgang Belzig received the Walter-Schottky Prize 2005, the most prestigious prize for solid-state
physics awarded by the German Physical Society. Wolfgang Belzig got the prize for his theoretical work on
quantum transport in nanostructures. The prize consists of 15,000 Euro and a certificate. It is named in
memory of Walter Schottky, a theoretical physicist and pioneer of solid-state physics and electronics.
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Christoph Gerber receives Economist "No Boundaries" Innovation Award
Professor Dr Christoph Gerber, now Director of Scientific Communication of the NCCR Nanoscale Science,
together with Professor Dr Gerd Binnig and Dr Heinrich Rohrer, has been awarded the Economist “No
Boundaries” Innovation Award 2004 in San Francisco. The prize was given to them in recognition of the
invention and development of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM), which marked the birth of
nanoscience and nanotechnology. The Economist Annual Innovation Summit & Awards honors the individuals
and best practices that drive the most successful innovations that transform global economy. Among the
awardees 2004 are Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux computer operating system, David Goeddel, pioneer
in the field of gene cloning and expression of human proteins, and Vic Hayes for the development of
wireless LANs.
Additionally, Christoph Gerber was elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK in November 2004 by
the Council..
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András Kis receives the prize Latis Internationale 2004
In November 2004 Dr András Kis received the Prize Latsis Internationale for his achievement in nanomechanics
of mesoscopic objects like carbon nanotubes, disulfide nanowires and protein polymers. This work had been done
when András Kis was postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Nanotubes (LNNME-IPMC) with Professor Forró (EPFL).
CTI Start-up Label for NCCR start-ups
Concentris and Nanonis, two start-up companies of the NCCR Nanoscale Science, were awarded the CTI Start-up Label
in September 2004. The CTI Start-up Label qualifies start-up companies as being ready for sustainable growth. It
gives credibility, provides integration into networks, and helps to access venture capital.
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Ribbon Award
During the MRS Fall 2004 Symposium "Scanning Probe and Other Novel Microscopies of Local Phenomena in
Nanostructured Materials" Dr Terunobu Akiyama, Kaspar Suter, Professor Dr Urs Staufer, and Professor Dr Nico de
Rooij have won the Ribbon Award for their Poster “Novel Dynamic Scanning Microscope Probe and its Application to
Local Electrical Measurement in an Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistor”.
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Congratulations to the award winners!
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