Prof. Dr. Concettina Sfienti was awarded the Academy Prize of Rhineland-Palatinate to honour her outstanding and exemplary achievements in teaching and research.
The award ceremony took place at the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz
on 30 November 2023.
The welcome addresses by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reiner Anderl, President of the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz and Clemens Hoch, Minister of Science and Health of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate were followed by a laudation by Prof. Dr. Margret Wintermantel, Chairperson of the jury for the Academy Prize.
The award winner, Prof. Sfienti, contributed to the evening with her talk on "Sternenstaub im Bauch: Kosmische Rezepte für Erdlinge" giving an overview of the origin of the elements found in the universe.
Music by Zih-En Wei (violoncello) and André Dolabella (piano) provided a festive backdrop to the evening.