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List of awards received by academics of the physics Department of Fribourg
  • 2024

    Vigener Prize 2024, Salomée Tschopp, PhD thesis: New approaches to classical (dynamical) density functional theory by including inhomogeneous two-body correlation functions, more info


  • 2023

    Mass Challenge Diamond Prize won by "Impossible Materials", chem-tech spin-off of the University of Fribourg and the University of Cambridge, Lukas Schertel, CEO and co-founder, more info


    Agora outreach project funded by the SNF, "Scientist demystified",  Ana Akrapmore info


    Best Prix du meilleur Doctorat en Sciences théoriques, Dr Olivier Simard, pour sa thèse intitulée "Nonequilibrium methods to treat vertex corrections in correlated electron systems". more info


    Best Bachelor of Science award, Sophie Nathalie Bamertmore info


    Best poster award, 12th Workshop on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry WSW2023 Prague, Laurent Bugnonmore info


    Winner prize Innovation challenge, Morgane Lorétanmore info


    Ludwig-Genzel-Prize, Prof. Ana Akrap, more info 


    Proof-of-Concept grant, Prof. Guillermo Acuna, more info


    Proof-of-Concept grant, Dr Sofia Magkiriadou, more info

  • 2022

    Thürler-Reeb Grant, Frédéric Chassot, Master thesis: An experimental and computational study on the effects of the ferroelectric transition in the electronic structure of SnTe, more info


    Published in the Springer Thesis Series, Dr Fryderyk Lyzwa, more info 


    Best Bachelor of Science award, Joël Morf, more info


    Prix de Vigier, Dr Lukas Schertel, more info


    Präsident des Fachverbandes für Strahlenschutz (Mitgliedsgesellschaft der IRPA für Deutschland und die Schweiz) 2022/2023, Prof. Dr. Hanruedi Völklemore info 

  • 2021

    Prof. Ana Akrap is among the 151 Outstanding Referees of the Physical Review journals, as chosen by the journal editors for 2021
    Outstanding Referees


    Prix de l'Enseignement de l'UNIFR, Dr. Baptiste Hildebrand, Faculté des sciences et de médecine
    Plus d'infos


     Best Bachelor of Science award, Matthias Murray more info

  • 2020

    2020 EPFL Physics Doctoral Thesis Award, Dr Edoardo Martino more info


    Charpak-Ritz 2020 Price winner, Prof. Dr Philipp Werner more info

  • 2019
  • 2018

    Carl Ramsauer Prize, Dr Christopher Nicholson awarded by the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin
    more info


    Best Bachelor of Science award, Romain Moyard more info


    Award of the Chorafas Foundation, Dr Baptiste Hildebrand more info

  • 2017

    Award of the Chorafas Foundation, Markus Dantz more info

  • 2016

    Faculty Award in Experimental Sciences - PhD Thesis, Dr Hans-Christian Koch


    Faculty Award in Experimental Sciences - Master Thesis, Philippe Aebischer

  • 2015

    Award of the Chorafas Foundation, Dr Miguel Angel Uribe Laverde


    Faculty Award in Experimental Sciences - Master Thesis, Marie-Laure Mottas

  • 2014

    JARI Enterprise Award of the Journal Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Dr Joanna Hoszowska
    (1st woman to receive this award)


    Best Bachelor of Science Award, Marie-Laure Mottas


    Faculty Award in Experimental Sciences - Master Thesis, Philipp Aebischer


    Vigener Award, An Zeng

  • 2013

    Vigener Award, Baptiste Hildebrand

  • 2012

    European Research Council (ERC) - Starting Grant, Prof. Philipp Werner

  • 2011

    Faculty Award in Experimental Sciences - PhD Thesis, Dr Victor Lebedev


    Faculty Award in Theoretical Sciences - PhD Thesis, Dr Zike Zhang


    Vigener Award, Gaël Monney


    Best Bachelor of Science Award, Baptiste Hildebrand

  • 2010

    Award of the Chorafas Foundation, Dr Tao Zhou

  • 2009
  • 2008

    Honorary Professor of the University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Prof. Yi-Cheng Zhang


    Faculty Award in Experimental Sciences - PhD Thesis, Dr Frédéric Cardinaux


    Faculty Award in Theoretical Sciences - PhD Thesis, Dr Matus Medo

  • 2007
  • 2006

    Changjiang Chair Honorary Professor of Renmin University, Beijing, Prof. Yi-Cheng Zhang


    Faculty Award in Theoretical Sciences - PhD Thesis, Dr Simone Ulzega

  • 2005

    Award of the Swiss Physical Society (SPS), Award for Applied Physics, sponsored by Phonak, Georg Bison


    Thürler-Reeb Grant, Eric Schmidlin

  • 2004

    Nomination for Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis 2004, Prof. Antoine Weis, Georg Bison, PD Dr. Robert Wynandsmore info


    Award of the Gerbert-Ruef Foundation, Dr Georg Bison


    Faculty Award in Experimental Sciences - PhD Thesis, Dr Georg Bison


    Award of the Chorafas Foundation, Dr Max Goerbig


    Faculty Award in Theoretical Sciences - PhD Thesis, Dr Paolo Laureti

  • 2003

    Runner up at Innovation Awards of Wall Street Journal Europe, Prof. Antoine Weis, Georg Bison, PD Dr. Robert Wynandsmore info


    Thürler-Reeb Grant, Benedikt Binz

  • 2002
  • 2001

    Award of the Gerbert-Ruef Foundation, Dr Claus Urban


    Thürler-Reeb Grant, Christophe Aebischer

  • 2000

    Award of the Swiss Physical Society (SPS), Award for General Physics, sponsored by ABB, Jérôme Buerki & Charles Stafford


    Award of the Chorafas Foundation, Dr Damien Challet