The Otto Hahn Medal - an incentive for young scientists
Every year since 1978, the Max Planck Society has awarded the Otto Hahn Medal to young researchers for outstanding scientific achievements, mostly in connection with their doctorate.The Medal is endowed with 7,500 euros of prize money. The aim of the award is to motivate particularly talented individuals to pursue a university or research career.

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Congratulations to the 2022 award winners!
Biological-Medicine Section
- Mohammed Khallaf Ali, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena
- Ana Cristina Barragán López, Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen
- Caspar-Elias Glock, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main
- Marie Luise Grünbein, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg
- Jascha Alexander Lau, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen
- Danai Papageorgiou, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell
- Sabrina Pospich, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund
- Huping Wang, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried
- Michael Weber, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen
Chemistry-Physics-Technology Section
- Alexis Emily Block, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart
- Julius Hillenbrand, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr
- Arshia Maria Jacob, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn
- Jagannath Jena, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle
- Miriam Keppler, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg
- Mirna Elizabeta Kramar, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation, Göttingen
- Nathalie Nagl, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching
- Francesca Rizzo, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching
- Paul Roth, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen
- Ayush Tewari, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken
Human Sciences Section
- Helen Fewlass, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
- Daria Kim, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich
- Ben Köhler, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg
- Julian Quirin Kosciessa, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
- Kathrin Nägele, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
- Felix Pöge, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich
- Hannah Pool, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne
- Stephan Riesenberg, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
- Sven Arne Simon, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Munich
- Raquel Razente Sirotti, Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Frankfurt am Main