In recognition of her outstanding scientific contributions, Prof Antje Boetius, Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, was recently awarded the “2019 Erna Hamburger Prize”.
Since 2006 the Erna Hamburger Prize has been awarded to prominent, leading female researchers who have had a major impact on their research area and successfully achieved changes. The prize is awarded by the EPFL-WISH Foundation (Women In Science and Humanities).
The prize is intended to support women’s careers, and to promote their participation in scientific and technical fields. The prize is named in honour of Dr Erna Hamburger, the first woman to be appointed as a professor at the EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).