The winners of the Dan David International Prize for 2019: the guardians of democracy and the initiative of the Paris Climate Convention
Among the winning studies: Use of bio-nano materials for energy storage, and another source of renewable energy - algae
20 young researchers, doctoral and post-doctoral students from Israel and the world, won Dan David scholarships for 2019. This year's winners come from three areas of research: the preservation of democracy, the fight against climate change and macrohistory (comprehensive history). Over half of this year's winners are Israelis. The award, given in Israel, is currently among the top international awards. As part of the award, three prizes worth one million dollars each are awarded each year to people with extraordinary contributions in the fields of science, the spirit, the arts, public service and the world of business. According to the tradition of the award, the winners donate 10% of the award money to 20 scholarships intended for young researchers in their fields of activity, with each young researcher receiving $15 that will allow him to continue the current research he is engaged in and develop and promote other projects.
Among the winners in the field of safeguarding democracy: Mark Jonathan Deming, from the University of Chicago, who studies totalitarian regimes around the world, tries to explain in his research the success of conservative right-wing parties and their rise, in what he calls the "new democracies". Attila March, the Hungarian, is currently studying at Tel Aviv University, where he came straight from the Central European University (the stronghold of the war in the right-wing Hungarian regime). He currently works for a human rights organization in Hungary and is engaged in research on the "Challenges of Democracy" andUmansky Foundation, from Tel Aviv University closely studies the extreme right in European politics.
Among the winners in the fight against climate change, stand out: Patricia Akao, a biotechnologist by origin, is a newcomer from Brazil, from Tel Aviv University, who studies the use of microscopic algae to treat organic pollutants, Judith Lex, from Tel Aviv University, is engaged in research on alternative ways, such as Hygro-Electricity as a possible source of renewable energy andDaley Padron-Rodriguez, from the University of Córdoba in Spain, which examines applications for the use of bio-nano materials for energy storage.
Among the winners in the field of macrohistory: Gabriel Bennig, from England who studies the architectural "macro-history" of churches in the Middle Ages, Avital Ginat, from Tel Aviv University, who researches England's perception of the Jewish settlement during the British Mandate, Jeong Jaeon, from the USA, who investigates how capitalism grew in Korea and Taiwan andDr. Shira Wilkoff, from Tel Aviv University, who deals with planning and urban history that examines, among other things, topics such as the engineering of the national space at the beginning of the state.
The prizes and scholarships will be awarded in a festive ceremony with the participation of the winners, personalities from Israel and the world on May 20, 2019, at Tel Aviv University. The event is open to the public.
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