Berthold Leibinger
Zukunftspreis
Together with the Innovationspreis the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung also awards the Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis. This awards someone for an outstanding milestone in scientific or industrial research using laser light. The prize is worth €50,000.
Nominations
It is not possible to apply for the Zukunftspreis. In addition to former jurors and award winners, nominations can be submitted by scientific organizations and professional associations worldwide with a focus on lasers or photonics. Please submit nominations by e-mail to sven.ederer@leibinger-stiftung.de.
The Winners of the Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis 2006-2023
Professor Dr. Anne L'Huillier, Lund University
High-Order Harmonic Generation and Attosecond Physics
Professor Sir David Payne, University of Southampton
"Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) and pioneering fiber optic technologies."
Professor Dr. Karl Deisseroth, Stanford University
"Lasers in Optogenetics Development and Implementation."
Professor Dr. Gérard Mourou, L'École Polytechnique
"Invention of Chirped Pulse Amplification (CPA) and Extreme Light Sources."
Professor Dr. Philip Russell, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Light
"Photonic Crystal Fiber"
Dr. Osamu Kumagai, Sony
"Multi-wavelength diode lasers for three generations of optical drives."
Professor Dr. Federico Capasso, Harvard University
"Quantum Cascade Laser"
Professor Dr. Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Harvard University
"Single molecule biophysics and nonlinear optical microscopy."
Professor Dr. H. Jeffrey Kimble, California Institute of Technology
"Resonator Quantum Electrodynamics."
Dates and News
Deadline for Nominations
Jury Session
Award Ceremony (together with the Award Ceremony for the Innovation Award)
Order of Events
Nominations
Nominations can be submitted by e-mail to sven.ederer@leibinger-stiftung.de until November 1, 2024. Nominations will of course be treated confidentially.
Expert Survey
The nominations submitted are then processed. Suitable experts in the respective field are interviewed for this purpose.
Jury Session
On February 14th, 2025 the Jury will choose a prize winner. The winner will be informed afterwards.
Award Ceremony
On June 20th, 2025 the winner is awarded togehter with the winners and finalists of the Innovation Award.
Travel Expenses
Travel expenses to attend the jury session as well as the award ceremony will be reimbursed by the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung.
The jury
The jury is made up of independent jurors who select the winners of the Innovationspreis and the Zukunftspreis.
Prof. Dr. Tommaso Calarco
Director, Institute for Quantum Control Jülich Research Center
Prof. Eckhard Elsen
Former Director for Research and Computing, CERN
Dr. Bo Gu
President, BOS Photonics
Prof. Dr. Holger Hanselka
President of the Fraunhofer Society, Head of Corporate Strategy, Research and Communications
Prof. Dr. Stefan Hell
Director, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Dr. Carsten M. Philipp
Head physician, Center for Laser Medicine at the Evangelische Elisabeth-Klinik
Prof. Dr. Barbara Previtali
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Politecnico di Milano
Dr. h. ir. M.A. Martin van den Brink
President & CTO, ASML NV
Grazia Vittadini
Chief Technology Officer and Executive Board Member, Lufthansa Group
Prof. Dr. Otmar D. Wiestler
President, Hermann von Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers e.V.
