Year | Awardee | Domain of research |
1984 | Jürg Fröhlich | Mathematical physics: quantum theory |
1985 | Otto Albrecht Haller | Virology: resistance to flu viruses |
1986 | Ulrich Kohli | Economics: analysis of international trade |
1987 | John Paul Maier | Physical chemistry: spectroscopic methods for analysing the properties of ionised molecules |
1988 | Paul Schmid-Hempel (de) | Behavioural ecology |
1989 | Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont (de) | Social psychology and educational sciences |
1990 | Goeffrey Bodenhausen | Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
1991 | Susan Margaret Gasser-Wilson (de) | Cell biology: the role of nucleus proteins in organising and passing on genetic information |
1992 | Maria Christina Pitassi | History of theology and philosophy in the 17th and 18th century |
1993 | Thomas Stocker | Climate and environmental physics: the role of the oceans in climate change |
1994 | Denis Duboule | Developmental biology and genetics |
1995 | Astrid Epiney | Human rights and international environmenal law |
1996 | Martin Vetterli | Audiovisual technology of the future: wavelet theory in communication |
1997 | Konrad Basler (de) | Zoology/developmental biology (drosophila fly) |
1998 | Peter Schaber | Ethics, applied ethics and environmental ethics |
1999 | Frédéric Merkt (de) | Chemical physics of molecules: spectroscopie and dynamics of atoms and molecules in electronically charged states |
2000 | Laurent Keller | Evolutionary ecology: ant behaviour |
2001 | Lorenza Mondada (de) | Interactional linguistics |
2002 | Jérôme Faist | Solid state physics: quantum cascade laser |
2003 | Silvia Arber | Neurobiology: neuronal circuit formation in the developing spinal cord |
2004 | Simon Gächter | Empirical economics: cooperative behaviour |
2005 | Patrick Jenny | Engineering sciences: computer simulations of complex fluid systems in nature and technology |
2006 | Michael Hengartner | Molecular biology: study of a model organism, a worm called Caenorhabditis elegans |
2007 | Giuliano Bonoli | Political science: role of the welfare state in Europe |
2008 | Franz Pfeiffer | X-ray technology |
2009 | Mirjam Christ Crain | Medicine: biological stress caused by infectious diseases |
2010 | Marianne Sommer (de) | History of science: exploring the life sciences |
2011 | Karl Gademann | Chemistry and biology: isolation and synthesis of natural materials |
2012 | Jacques Fellay | Genomics: defence mechanisms against viruses |
2013 | David Sander (de) | Affective science |
2014 | Tobias J. Kippenberg (de) | Physics: quantum optomechanics |
2015 | Richard Benton | Neurobiology of olfaction |
2016 | Alexander Keese (de) | African history, decolonisation, forced labour |
2017 | Xile Hu | Chemical catalysis |
2018 | Andrea Ablasser | Immunology |
2019 | Dominik Hangartner | Political scientist |
2020 | Maryna Viazovska | Mathematics |
2021 | Nicola Aceto | Molecular oncology |
2022 | Kerstin Vokinger (de) | Law, medicine and technology |
2023 | Lesya Shchutska | Physics: particle physics |