Wilhelm Exner Medal

The Wilhelm Exner Medal has been awarded by the Austrian Industry Association, Österreichischer Gewerbeverein (ÖGV), for excellence in research and science since 1921.

The medal is dedicated to Wilhelm Exner (1840–1931), former president of the Association, who initialized the chamber of commerce in Austria, the Vienna Technical Museum and the World Exhibition in Vienna. According to Wilhelm Exner the combination of science and economy formed the groundwork for economical growth and wealth. Wilhelm Exner considered the radical changes in the economic and social framework of the 20th century to be an opportunity and aimed to tackle the issues arising offensively and constructively. He represented the cosmopolitan Austrian liberalism with a commitment to modernization and transformation of the economy, science and society. Throughout his career, he has taken a variety of key initiatives and has been involved by helping economy and business.About the medal

The Wilhelm Exner Medal is awarded to scientists and researchers that have had a direct impact on business and industry through their scientific achievements and contributions. The award was created to honor the 60th anniversary of Wilhelm Exner's association with ÖGV. The selection of the scientist to be honored takes place at the suggestion and consultation of the former medalists and is confirmed by the board of the Wilhelm Exner Foundation and by the board of the Austrian Entrepreneur´s Association.

Since the Wilhelm Exner Medal was established, over 230 inventors, researchers and scientists have been honored, including 21 Nobel Prize awardees.Oliphant, M. L., & Penney, L. (1968). John Douglas Cockcroft. 1897–1967. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 14, 139–188.Spence, R. (1970). Otto Hahn. 1879–1968. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 279–313.Frisch, O. R. (1970). Lise Meitner. 1878–1968. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 405–420.

The medal The medal has a diameter of 7.5 cm and is made of bronze. It bears on the front of the picture and the signature Wilhelm Exner, on the back the inscription: "Wilhelm Exner Medal of the Austrian Trade Association in Vienna"; the name of the individual to which the medal was awarded; and the year of the award.

Wilhelm Exner Lectures In order to honor the new Wilhelm Exner Medalists, the Exner Lectures offer a symposium where the awarded scientists present their current topics of research. The lectures complement the festive ceremony of the medal and offer an opportunity to bring the economic and scientific communities together. Each year, the Association sends out a signal that the cooperative interaction between researchers and entrepreneurs is the basis for prosperity and growth.

Recipients Source: Wilhelm Exner Medal Foundation

2020s

Sepp Hochreiter, 2025 Ferdi Schüth, 2024 Giulio Superti-Furga, 2024 Omar M. Yaghi, 2023 Daniel G. Anderson, 2023 Thuc Quyen Nguyen, 2023 Katalin Karikó and Luisa Torsi (jointly), 2021 Edward Boyden, 2020

2010s

Joseph M. DeSimone, 2019 , 2018 Thomas Jennewein, 2018 Zhenan Bao, 2018 A. Paul Alivisatos, 2018 Fabiola Gianotti, 2017 Chad Mirkin, 2017 Emmanuelle Charpentier, 2016 Gero Miesenböck, 2016 Stefan Hell, 2016 Johann Eibl, 2016 Sir Gregory Winter, 2015 Thomas J.R. Hughes, 2014 Joseph M. Jacobson, 2013 , 2013 Ted Hänsch, 2012 Robert Langer, 2012 , 2012 Michael Grätzel, 2011 Manfred Eigen, 2011 Bertil Andersson, 2010 Ada Yonath, 2010

2000s

Sir Alan Fersht, 2009 , 2009 Zdenek Bazant, 2008 , 2008 , 2007 Peter Palese, 2007 Shuguang Zhang, 2006 , 2006 , 2005 Hermann Kopetz, 2005 Anton Zeilinger, 2005 Meir Wilchek, 2004 , 2004 Helmut List, 2003 , 2003 , 2003 , 2002 Ferdinand Piëch, 2002 Andreas Plückthun, 2002 Georg Brasseur, 2001 Friedrich Dorner, 2001 , 2001 Rudolf Rigler, 2000 , 2000 , 2000

1990s

Peter Schuster, 1999 Henry Baltes, 1999 Gottfried Konecny, 1999 Uwe B. Sleytr, 1998 Heinz W. Engl, 1998 Heiner Ryssel, 1998 Klaus Pinkau, 1997 Hans A. Leopold, 1997 Charles Weissmann, 1997 Ingeborg Hochmair-Desoyer, 1996 Herbert Mang, 1996 Heinrich Klaus Peter Ursprung, 1996 Bengt Gustaf Rånby, 1996 Jozef Stefaan Schell, 1995 Gottfried Biegelmeier, 1995 Bruno Buchberger, 1995 Siegfried Selberherr, 1994 Max L. Birnstiel, 1994 Josef Singer, 1994 Hellmut Fischmeister, 1993 Hans Junek, 1993 Aladar Szalay, 1993 Willibald Riedler, 1992 Peter Komarek, 1992 Karl Hermann Spitzy, 1992 Michael J. Higatsberger, 1991 Karl Schlögl, 1991 Herwig Schopper, 1991 Takeo Saegusa, 1990 , 1990 Gernot Zippe, 1990

1980s

Hubert Bildstein, 1988 Helmut Zahn, 1988 Gyözö Kovács, 1988 Reimar Lüst, 1987 Otto Vogl, 1987 Karl Alexander Müller, 1987 , 1986 Horst Dieter Wahl, 1986 Gerhard Dorda, 1986 Helmut Rauch, 1985 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz, 1985 Ernst Fiala, 1985 Karl Rinner, 1984 Egon Schubert, 1984 Adolf Birkhofer, 1984 Walter Heywang, 1983 Kurt Magnus, 1983 Ernst Brandl, 1983 Sir Stanley Hooker, 1982 Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir, 1982 Edmund Hlawka, 1982 Josef Schurz, 1981 Anton Pischinger, 1981 Adriaan van Wijngaarden, 1981 Willem Johan Kolff, 1980 Otto Hittmair, 1980 Günther Wilke, 1980 Ernst Fehrer, 1980

1970s

Winfried Oppelt, 1979 Ferry Porsche, 1979 Christian Veder, 1979 Alfred Kastler, 1979 Max Auwärter, 1978 Hans Tuppy, 1978 Friedrich Ludwig Bauer, 1978 Viktor Hauk, 1977 Hans Scherenberg, 1977 Fritz Paschke, 1977 Erwin Plöckinger, 1977 Theodor Wasserrab, 1976 Ferdinand Steinhauser, 1976 Ferdinand Beran, 1976 Ladislaus von Rabcewicz, 1975 Klaus Oswatitsch, 1975 Herbert Döring, 1975 August F. Witt, 1975 Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield, 1974 , 1974 Roland Mitsche, 1974 Peter Klaudy, 1974 Richard Kieffer, 1973 Otto Kraupp, 1973 Otto Hromatka, 1973 Guido Peter Pirquet, 1973 Bruno Kralowetz, 1973 Heinz Zemanek, 1972 Eberhard Spenke, 1972 Willibald Jentschke, 1971 Karl Ziegler, 1971 Hans List, 1971 Sir Alastair Pilkington, 1970 Otto Kratky, 1970 Herbert Trenkler, 1970 Charles Hard Townes, 1970

1960s

Wolfgang Gröbner, 1969 Wernher von Braun, 1969 Philip Weiss, 1969 Konrad Zuse, 1969 Hermann Oberth, 1969 Hans Nowotny, 1969 Richard Kwizda, 1968 Leopold Küchler, 1968 Adolf Leonhard, 1968 Sir William Penney, 1967 Max Ferdinand Perutz, 1967 Karl V. Kordesch, 1967 Sir Henry Charles Husband, 1966 Fritz Wessely, 1966 Fritz Stüssi, 1966 Fritz Regler, 1965 Adolf Slattenschek, 1965 Adolf Pucher, 1965 William Shockley, 1963 Philip Sporn, 1963 Eduard Justi, 1963 Theodore von Kármán, 1962 Franz Patat, 1962 Albert Caquot, 1962 Sir John Douglas Cockcroft, 1961 , 1961 Paul Harteck, 1961 Sir Howard Walter Florey, 1960 Lise Meitner, 1960 Eugène Freyssinet, 1960

1950s

Richard Joseph Neutra, 1959 Reinhard Straumann, 1959 Carl Wagner, 1959 Otto Hahn, 1958 Sir Alexander Fleck, 1957 Pier Luigi Nervi, 1957 Josef Mattauch, 1957 Fritz Feigl, 1957 Erika Cremer, 1957 Erich Schmid, 1957 Sir Christopher Hinton, 1956 Johann Arvid Hedvall, 1956 Heinrich Sequenz, 1956 Franz Holzinger, 1956 Paul Schwarzkopf, 1955 Ferdinand Campus, 1955 Bernhard Moritz Gerbel, 1955 Gustav Hüttig, 1954 Geoffrey Taylor, 1954 Eduardo Torroja, 1954 Berta Karlik, 1954 Karl Girkmann, 1953 Hans Lieb, 1953 Richard Johann Kuhn, 1952 Gustav Adolf Schwaiger, 1952 Ludwig Prandtl, 1951 Karl Holey, 1951 Eduard Heinl, 1951

1940s Not awarded, due to World War II

1930s

Sir Harold Hartley, 1937 Friedrich Bergius, 1937 Ernst Späth, 1937 Lord Ernest Rutherford of Nelson, 1936 Franz Joseph Emil Fischer, 1936 Ferdinand Porsche, 1936 Wolf Johannes Müller, 1935 Arne Frederic Westgren, 1935 Hermann F. Mark, 1934 Guglielmo Marconi, 1934 Otto Waldstein, 1932 Friedrich Ignaz von Emperger, 1932 Carl Bosch, 1932 Rudolf Saliger, 1931 Carl Hochenegg, 1931 Johannes Ruths, 1930 Johann Kremenezky, 1930 , 1930

1920s

Paul Ludwik, 1929 Fritz Haber, 1929 Mirko Gottfried Ros, 1928 Friedrich Gebers, 1928 Hugo Junkers, 1927 Heinrich Mache, 1927 Michael Hainisch, 1926 Georg Wilhelm Graf von Arco, 1926. The city of Arco, Idaho is named after him. Ernst Krause, machine tools & trade associations, 1926 Rudolf Halter, 1925 Carl Julius von Bach, 1924 Wilhelm Ostwald, 1923 Rudolf Wegscheider, 1923 Josef Maria Eder, 1923 Hubert Engels, 1923 Alfred Collmann, 1923 Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde, 1922 Wilhelm Exner, 1921 Oskar von Miller, 1921 Carl Auer von Welsbach, 1921

See also

List of general science and technology awards

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