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The Estonian Science Communication Award () is an
The Estonian Science Communication Award () is an Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
n award given to an individual or group for the popularization of science since 2006.
The award is financed by the Ministry of Education and Research and is issued jointly by the Estonian Academy of Sciences
Founded in 1938, the Estonian Academy of Sciences (, ) is Estonia's national academy of science in Tallinn. As with other national academies, it is an independent group of well-known scientists whose stated aim is to promote research and develo ...
and the Estonian Research Council.
The award is presented in six categories:
*The lifetime achievement award for long-term systematic popularization of science and technology;
*Popularization of science and technology through audiovisual and electronic media;
*Popularization of science and technology through print media;
*Activities or series of activities popularizing science and technology;
*The best researcher, journalist, or teacher popularizing science and technology; and
*The best new initiative in popularizing science and technology.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred for the first time in 2010. Since 2012, the Lifetime Achievement Award has been named after , and the monetary award is accompanied by the brass table sculpture ''Möbiuse leht'' (Möbius Leaf) by the sculptor Stanislav Netšvolodov.
Recipients
*2012: '' Rakett 69'' *2020:Toomas Kukk
Toomas Kukk (born 11 June 1971 in Tallinn) is an Estonian botanist.
He has been associated with the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany in Estonia since 1991. He has served as the editor-in-chief of ''Eesti Loodus'' since 2001. Toomas Kuk ...
, grand prize
*2020: Jüri Engelbrecht, lifetime achievement award
*2021: Mari Uusküla
Mari Uusküla (until July 1, 2005 Mari Bogatkin; born January 23, 1980) is an Estonians, Estonian linguist.
Early life and education
Uusküla is the daughter of the ceramist Georg Bogatkin and the paternal granddaughter of the artists Vladimir ...
, incentive prize
*2021: Tõnu Viik, lifetime achievement award
References
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