June 06, 2013 | News | Research Award

Adam Lenart awarded the Otto-Hahn-Medal

MPIDR-researcher Adam Lenart has been awarded the Otto-Hahn-Medal. The Medal, which comes with a prize money of 7500 Euro, is awarded by the Max Planck Society to young scientists for outstanding scientific achievements. The award ceremony took place June 5, 2013 at this year’s General Meeting of the Max Planck Society in Potsdam.

In his dissertation, graded summa cum laude by the University of Rostock in 2012 , Adam Lenart examined the so-called Gompertz distribution, a mathematical model widely used in demographic research to describe mortality.

The purpose of the prize money is to give young scientists the opportunity to gather research experience abroad after completion of their doctoral thesis.

The Otto Hahn Medal is awarded once a year at the General Meeting of the Max Planck Society to up to 30 young scientists who have recently completed their PhD. Max Planck Institute directors can put forward anyone who has completed his or her doctoral thesis before turning 30 and who has published in prestigious journals, the latter increasing the chances of being nominated. 

(including material from www.mpg.de)