Leibniz Prize for Hannes Leitgeb: Highest award for researchers!

Leibniz Prize for Hannes Leitgeb: Highest award for researchers!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - Great honor for the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich (LMU) and its outstanding scientists! The renowned Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, the highest award of the German Research Foundation (DFG), goes to several excellent researchers this year, including Professor Hannes Leitgeb. As the owner of the chair for logic and language philosophy as well as co-director of the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at LMU, he is honored for his excellent contributions to mathematical-analytical philosophy. According to the latest reports from OTS , Leitgeb has made significant progress in logic, cognitive sciences and philosophy with innovative studies.

Leitgeb, which was born in Austria in 1972 and did his doctorate in mathematics and philosophy, shared his career at renowned institutions, including the University of Stanford and the University of Bristol. His current research interests include the analysis of neural networks and the logic of inductive reasons. The DFG said about its award that its work “illuminated important historical studies” and “numerous phenomena from philosophy and cognitive sciences” flow into. There are also other researchers in the limelight: Professor Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla from the Helmholtz Zentrum Munich is recognized for her research on epigenetic plasticity, while Professor Bettina Valeska Lotsch is honored for her groundbreaking work in the solid-state chemistry.

research in focus

The awarding of the Leibniz Prize, which is associated with prize money of 2.5 million euros, sets new standards in the field of science. Like mcMP , the award winners promote their research over a period of up to seven years. This underlines the high priority that the DFG gives research in order to develop groundbreaking knowledge that are not only academically but also socially important. The awards reflect the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation and open up new perspectives in the areas of philosophy, mathematics and cognitive sciences.