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Prof. Dr Alex J. Plajer has been awarded the 2026 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
30.03.2026
Prof. Dr Alex J. Plajer, Junior Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at the University of Bayreuth, has been honoured with the prestigious Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize of the DFG. The award comes with prize money of €200,000. A total of 156 nominations were submitted to the DFG this year. Ten award recipients were announced yesterday and will be honoured in Berlin on 11 June 2026.
Link to the press release.