Prestigious Balzan Prize for climate researcher Hans Oerlemans

Emeritus professor Hans Oerlemans - Professor Hans Oerlemans has been emeritus for three years now, but his work continues to be honored. On 12 September, it was announced that he and his Danish colleague Dorthe Dahl-Jensen are joint winners of one of the 2022 Balzan Prizes. The researchers will receive the certificate and the accompanying cash prize from Italian President Sergio Mattarella in November. The have been awarded annually since 1961 to researchers who, in the opinion of a jury, contribute significantly to knowledge development. The format of the Balzan Prizes is similar to that of the Nobel Prize, with four official prize categories within culture and science plus a prize for peace. The prize money is 750,000 Swiss francs (770,000 euros), compared to 930,000 euros for the Nobel Prize last year. Eight Balzan Prize winners later won the Nobel Prize.