12 2 / 2021 // LEOPOLDINA / NEWSLETTER
People
Awards and Honours
Asifa Akhtar ML , member of the Biochemistry and Biophysics Section , received the 2021 Leibniz Prize from the German Research Foundation ( DFG ).
Jutta Allmendinger ML , member of the Economics and Empirical Social Sciences Section , was recognised as one of “ 40 Over 40 : Germany ’ s Most Inspiring Women ” by the online magazine “ FemaleOneZero ”.
Elisabeth André ML , member of the Informatics Section , received the 2021 Leibniz Prize from the German Research Foundation ( DFG ).
Annette Beck-Sickinger ML , member of the Chemistry Section , was elected as member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities .
Jean-Michel Bismut ML , member of the Mathematics Section , was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences ( Washington , D . C ./ USA ).
Donna G . Blackmond ML , member of the Chemistry Section , was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences ( Washington , D . C ./ USA ).
Alessandra Buonanno ML , member of the Physics Section , was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences ( Washington , D . C ./ USA ).
Alena Buyx ML , member of the Epistemology Section , received the 2021 National Prize from the Deutsche Nationalstiftung ( German National Foundation ) in Hamburg and was recognised as one of “ 40 Over 40 : Germany ’ s Most Inspiring Women ” by the online magazine “ FemaleOneZero ”.
Ulrich Christensen ML , member of the Earth Sciences Section , was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences ( Washington , D . C ./ USA ).
Elena Conti ML , member of the Biochemistry and Biophysics section , was elected as Foreign Member of the Royal Society ( London / UK ).
Donald Bruce Dingwell ML , member of the Earth Sciences Section , was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society ( London / UK ).
Peter Falkai ML , member of the Neurosciences Section , took over the office of President of the European Psychiatric Association ( EPA ).
Claudia Felser ML , member of the Chemistry Section , was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences ( Washington , D . C ./ USA ).
Usha Claire Goswami ML , member of the Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Section , was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society ( London / UK ).
Annette Grüters-Kieslich ML , member of the Gynaecology and Paediatrics Section , was elected as Vice- President of the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities ALLEA for the term 2021 to 2023 .
Bill S . Hansson ML , member of the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Section , was presented with the German Federal Cross of Merit , First Class .
Michael Hertl ML , member of the Internal Medicine and Dermatology Section , became President of the German Dermatological Society ( DDG ).
Regine Kahmann ML , member of the Genetics / Molecular Biology and Cell Biology Section , was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences ( Washington , D . C ./ USA ).
Ursula Keller ML , member of the Physics Section , was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences ( Washington , D . C ./ USA ).
László Lovász ML , member of the Mathematics Section , received the Abel Prize from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( Oslo / Norway ).
Rolf Müller ML , member of the Microbiology and Immunology Section , received the 2021 Leibniz Prize from the German Research Foundation ( DFG ).
Josef Pfeilschifter ML , member of the Physiology and Pharmacology / Toxicology Section , became the new Vice President of the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers ( DHV ).
Stefan Pfister ML , member of the Gynaecology and