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Leibniz Prize for Hannes Leitgeb: Highest honor for researchers!
Professor Hannes Leitgeb will be awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2024 for outstanding achievements in logic and philosophy.
Leibniz Prize for Hannes Leitgeb: Highest honor for researchers!
Great honor for the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and its outstanding scientists! This year, the renowned Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, the highest honor of the German Research Foundation (DFG), goes to several excellent researchers, including Professor Hannes Leitgeb. As holder of the Chair of Logic and Philosophy of Language and co-director of the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at the LMU, he is honored for his outstanding contributions to mathematical-analytical philosophy. According to the latest reports from OTS Leitgeb has made significant advances in logic, cognitive science and philosophy with innovative studies.
Leitgeb, who was born in Austria in 1972 and holds doctorates in mathematics and philosophy, shaped his career at renowned institutions including Stanford University and the University of Bristol. His current research interests include the analysis of neural networks and the logic of inductive reasons. About his award, the DFG said that his work “illuminates important historical studies” and incorporates “numerous phenomena from philosophy and cognitive science.” Other researchers are also in the spotlight: Professor Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla from Helmholtz Zentrum München will be recognized for her research on epigenetic plasticity, while Professor Bettina Valeska Lotsch will be honored for her groundbreaking work in solid-state chemistry.
Research in focus
The awarding of the Leibniz Prize, which comes with prize money of 2.5 million euros, sets new standards in the field of science. How MCMP reported, the award winners support their research over a period of up to seven years. This underlines the high value that the DFG places on research in order to develop groundbreaking findings that are not only academically but also socially important. The awards reflect the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and open up new perspectives in the areas of philosophy, mathematics and cognitive science.