Walter Schottky Prize

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The Walter Schottky Prize is a scientific prize awarded by the German Physical Society for outstanding research work of young academics in the field of solid-state physics. Since 1973 the prize is generally awarded annually. The endowment of the prize with 10,000 euros is contributed by Infineon Technologies AG and Robert Bosch GmbH. [1] The prize is dedicated to Walter Schottky, a physicist and pioneer of electronics.

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Source: German Physical Society [2]

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References

  1. "Satzung des Walter-Schottky-Preises für Festkörperforschung" [Statute of the Walter Schottky Prize for solid state research] (in German). German Physical Society . Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  2. https://www.dpg-physik.de/auszeichnungen/dpg-preise/walter-schottky-preis/preistraeger