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The Estonian Science Communication Award ( et, Eesti teaduse populariseerimise auhind) is an
The Estonian Science Communication Award ( et, Eesti teaduse populariseerimise auhind) is an Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...
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 ( et, Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia) 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 ...
and the Estonian Research Council
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language, written in the ...
.
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 serves as the editor-in-chief of '' Eesti Loodus'' since 2001.
In 2014 he ...
, grand prize
*2020: Jüri Engelbrecht
Jüri Engelbrecht (born 1 August 1939) is an Estonian mechanics scientist.
Since 1963, he is teaching at Tallinn University of Technology. From 1994 to 2004, he was President of Estonian Academy of Sciences.
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, lifetime achievement award
*2021: Mari Uusküla, incentive prize
*2021: Tõnu Viik, lifetime achievement award
References
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