Prof. Sonja Greven Granted the Princess Therese of Bavaria Award
In 1997, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the presentation of an honorary doctorate to the Wittelsbach researcher Princess Therese of Bavaria the "Princess Therese of Bavaria Foundation for the Advancement of Women in Science at the LMU" was founded at the University of Munich. Among other things, the foundation pursues the goal of honouring outstanding female scientists from individual faculties with a special prize at regular intervals in order to support their motivation to follow a university career. The prize money is €10,000 for each honoured scientist.
The following female scientists will be awarded the Princess Therese of Bavaria Prize 2019:
Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics
Prof. Dr. Francesca Biagini
Prof. Dr. Sonja Greven
Faculty of Physics
Dr. Monika Aidelsburger
Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Prof. Dr. Lena Daumann
Prof. Dr. Olivia Merkel
Faculty of Biology
Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung
The award ceremony will take place on 19 July 2019 in the Senate Hall of the LMU.