Background to this year's Nobel Prizes
Matinee "The Nobel Prizes 2023"
Event location
Munich (main campus)
Public event
The matinee "The Nobel Prizes 2023" is dedicated to the research of the youngest Nobel Prize winners. The 2023 Nobel Prizes honor scientists who have taken humanity a decisive step forward with their research. This fact is particularly evident in the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were honored for their research into mRNA, which laid the foundation for the successful development of one of the vaccination methods against COVID-19.
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was also awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov. The discovery of quantum dots made LED technology possible, among other things, but also holds potential for new cancer therapies. Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in the field of ultrafast physics, which has potential applications in various areas such as medicine and electronics. Finally, Claudia Goldin, a researcher who provided valuable approaches to understanding gender-specific differences in the labor market, was honored with the prize for economics.
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Moderated by Dr. Jeanne Rubner (Vice President Global Communication and Public Engagement), selected scientists and experts in their respective fields will explain the background to the 2023 Nobel Prizes and be available to answer questions from the audience. Following the lectures, we cordially invite you to a get-together in the "Nobel Heroes" exhibition in the Matriculation Hall.
The matinee is part of the accompanying program of the photo exhibition "Nobel Heroes" of the TUM Center for Culture and Arts in cooperation with the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Foundation.
Speaker
- Prof. Dr Rainer Blatt (Physics) - Distinguished Affiliated Professor at TUM, Professor of Physics at the University of Innsbruck
- Prof. Dr Heiner Linke (Chemistry) - Professor of Physics at the University of Lund, member of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Committee and TUM alumnus
- Dr Andreas Linder (Physiology/Medicine) - postdoctoral researcher and assistant physician, LMU Gene Center and TUM alumnus
- Dr Andrea Doetsch (Economics) - Global Equal Pay Lead at Allianz SE in Munich and TUM alumnus
Further information
How to find us
- Location: Main campus, Vorhoelzer Forum, Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich; site plan