BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards, Premios Fundación BBVA Fronteras del Conocimiento, in Spanish, are an international award scheme recognizing significant contributions in the areas of scientific research and cultural creation. The categories that make up the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards respond to the knowledge map of the present age. As well as the fundamental knowledge that is at their core, they address developments in information and communication technologies, interactions between biology and medicine, ecology and conservation biology, climate change, economics, development cooperation and, finally, contemporary musical creation and performance. Specific categories are reserved for developing knowledge fields of critical relevance, as in the case of the two environmental awards. Accolades in the environment area and development cooperation, two central challenges of the 21st century, may go to either research or practical actions and programs founded on the best available knowledge.
The awards were established in 2008, with the first set of winners receiving their prizes in 2009. The BBVA Foundation – belonging to financial group BBVA – is partnered in the scheme by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the country’s premier public research organization.
In their six editions, as many as four winners of BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. They are: Robert J. Lefkowitz, 2009 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Laureate in Biomedicine and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2012; Shinya Yamanaka, 2010 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Laureate in Biomedicine and Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 2012; Lars Peter Hansen, 2010 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Laureate in Economics, Finance and Management, and 2013 Nobel Laureate in Economics, and Jean Tirole, 2008 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Laureate in Economics, Finance and Management and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics 2014.[1][2][3]
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Categories
There are 8 award categories: Basic science, Biomedicine, Ecology and Conservation Biology, Information and Communication Technologies, Economy, Finance and Management, Contemporary Music, Climate Change, and Development cooperation. Specific categories are reserved for developing knowledge fields of critical relevance, as in the case of the two environmental awards. Accolades in the environment area and development cooperation, two central challenges of the 21st century, may go to either research or practical actions and programs founded on the best available knowledge.[4]
Juries
Eight juries, one for each category, analyze the nominations put forward by eminent international academic and research institutions.[5][6] Jury chairs in the latest sixth (2013) award edition were:[6][7][8][9][10]
In Basic Sciences, Theodor W. Hänsch, Director of the Division of Laser Spectroscopy at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, and holder of a Nobel Prize in Physics.
In Biomedicine, Angelika Schnieke, Chair of Livestock Technology in the Technische Universität München (TUM).
In Ecology and Conservation Biology, Daniel Pauly, Professor in the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre.
In Information and Communication Technologies, George Gottlob, Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford.
In Economics, Finance and Management, Kenneth J. Arrow, Emeritus Professor of Economics and of Operations Research at Stanford University, and holder of a Nobel Prize in Economics.
In Contemporary Music, Philippe Albèra, Director of Contrechamps Éditions.
In Climate Change, Bjorn Stevens, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology.
In Development Cooperation, Pedro L. Alonso, Director of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).
Award decision
To reach their decision, the juries meet during January and February in the Marqués de Salamanca Palace, Madrid headquarters of the BBVA Foundation. The day after the jury’s decision, the name of the winners(s) and the achievements that earned them the award are revealed at an announcement event in the same location.
Ceremony
The awards are presented in June each year at a ceremony held in the Marqués de Salamanca Palace, Madrid headquarters of the BBVA Foundation, and attended by representatives of Spain’s scientific and cultural communities.[11][12][13][14]
BBVA Foundation
The BBVA Foundation engages in the promotion of research, advanced training and the transmission of knowledge to society, focusing on the emerging issues of the 21st century in five areas: Environment, Biomedicine and Health, Economy and Society, Basic Sciences and Technology, and Arts and Humanities. The BBVA Foundation designs, develops and finances research projects in these areas; facilitates advanced specialist training through grants, courses, seminars and workshops; organizes award schemes for researchers and professionals whose work has contributed significantly to the advancement of knowledge; and communicates and disseminates such new knowledge through publications, databases, lecture series, debates, exhibitions and audiovisual and electronic media.[15][16]
Prizes
Each BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge laureate receives a commemorative artwork, a diploma and a cash prize of 400,000 euros per category. Awards may not be granted posthumously, and when an award is shared, its monetary amount is divided equally among the recipients.
The commemorative artwork is created by Madrid sculptor Blanca Muñoz, B.A. in Fine Arts from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Holder of scholarships at Calcografia Nazionale (1989), awarded by the Italian Government, at the Spanish Royal Academy in Rome (1990), and in Mexico City (1992), awarded by the Mexican Department of Foreign Affairs, her numerous distinctions include the 1999 National Print Prize.
Laureates
Year | Laureate | Nationality | Category | Nobelprize |
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2008 | Ignacio Cirac Peter Zoller |
Spain Austria |
Basic Sciences | |
2008 | Joan Massagué | Spain | Biomedicine | |
2008 | Thomas Lovejoy William Laurance |
United States United States |
Ecology and Conservation Biology | |
2008 | Jacob Ziv | Israel | Information and Communication Technologies | |
2008 | Jean Tirole | France | Economy, Finance and Management | Economics 2014 |
2008 | Steven Holl | United States | Arts | |
2008 | Wallace S. Broecker | United States | Climate Change | |
2008 | Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab | United States | Development Cooperation | |
2009 | Richard Zare Michael Fisher |
United States United Kingdom |
Basic Sciences | |
2009 | Robert Lefkowitz | United States | Biomedicine | Chemistry 2012 |
2009 | Peter B. Reich | United States | Ecology and Conservation Biology | |
2009 | Thomas Kailath | United States | Information and Communication Technologies | |
2009 | Andreu Mas-Colell Hugo F. Sonnenschein |
Spain United States |
Economy, Finance and Management | |
2009 | Cristóbal Halffter | Spain | Contemporary Music | |
2009 | Klaus Hasselmann | Germany | Climate Change | |
2009 | Development Research Institute | United States | Development Cooperation | |
2010 | Gabor A. Somorjai | United States | Basic Sciences | |
2010 | Shinya Yamanaka | Japan | Biomedicine | Physiology 2012 |
2010 | Edward Osborne Wilson | United States | Ecology and Conservation Biology | |
2010 | Donald Knuth | United States | Information and Communication Technologies | |
2010 | Lars Peter Hansen | United States | Economy, Finance and Management | Economics 2013 |
2010 | Helmut Lachenmann | Germany | Contemporary Music | |
2010 | Nicholas Stern | United Kingdom | Climate Change | |
2010 | International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) | Finland | Development Cooperation | |
2011 | Michel Mayor | Switzerland | Basic Sciences | |
2011 | Didier Queloz | Switzerland | Basic Sciences | |
2011 | Alexander Varshavsky | United States | Biomedicine | |
2011 | Daniel H. Janzen | United States | Ecology and Conservation Biology | |
2011 | Carver Mead | United States | Information and Communication Technologies | |
2011 | Angus Deaton | United Kingdom | Economy, Finance and Management | |
2011 | Salvatore Sciarrino | Italy | Contemporary Music | |
2011 | Isaac Held | United States | Climate Change | |
2011 | Ciro de Quadros | Brazil | Development Cooperation | |
2012 | Ingrid Daubechies[17] | Belgium | Basic Sciences | |
2012 | David Mumford[18] | United Kingdom | Basic Sciences | |
2012 | Douglas Coleman[19] | Canada | Biomedicine | |
2012 | Jeffrey Friedman[20] | United States | Biomedicine | |
2012 | Jane Lubchenco[21] | United States | Ecology and Conservation Biology | |
2012 | Lotfi A. Zadeh[22] | Azerbaijan | Information and Communication Technologies | |
2012 | Paul Milgrom[23] | United States | Economy, Finance and Management | |
2012 | Pierre Boulez[24] | France | Contemporary Music | |
2012 | Susan Solomon[25] | United States | Climate Change | |
2012 | DNDi[26] | Switzerland | Development Cooperation | |
2013 | Maximilian Haider[27] | Austria | Basic Sciences | |
2013 | Harald Rose[28] | Germany | Basic Sciences | |
2013 | Knut Urban[29] | Germany | Basic Sciences | |
2013 | Adrian Bird[30] | United Kingdom | Biomedicine | |
2013 | Paul R. Ehrlich[31] | United States | Ecology and Conservation Biology | |
2013 | Marvin Minsky[32] | United States | Information and Communication Technologies | |
2013 | Elhanan Helpman[33] | Israel | Economy, Finance and Management | |
2013 | Steve Reich[34] | United States | Contemporary Music | |
2013 | Christopher Field[35] | United States | Climate Change | |
2013 | Pratham[36] | India | Development Cooperation | |
2014 | Stephen Buchwald[37] | United States | Basic Sciences | |
2014 | Joseph Schlessinger[38] | United States | Biomedicine | |
2014 | Charles Sawyers[39] | United States | Biomedicine | |
2014 | Tony Hunter[40] | United Kingdom | Biomedicine | |
2014 | David Tilman[41] | United States | Ecology and Conservation Biology | |
2014 | Leonard Kleinrock[42] | United States | Information and Communication Technologies | |
2014 | Richard Blundell | United Kingdom | Economy, Finance and Management | |
2014 | David Card | Canada | Economy, Finance and Management | |
2014 | György Kurtág [43] | Hungary | Contemporary Music | |
2014 | Richard Alley[44] | United States | Climate Change | |
2014 | Helen Keller International | United States | Development Cooperation | |
2015 | Stephen Hawking | United Kingdom | Basic Sciences | |
2015 | Viatcheslav Mukhanov | Russia | Basic Sciences | |
2015 | Edward Boyden | United States | Biomedicine | |
2015 | Karl Deisseroth | United States | Biomedicine | |
2015 | Gero Miesenböck | Austria | Biomedicine | |
2015 | Ilkka Hanski | Finland | Ecology and Conservation Biology | |
2015 | Stephen Cook | Canada | Information and Communication Technologies | |
2015 | Georges Aperghis | Greece | Contemporary Music | |
2015 | Veerabhadran Ramanathan | India | Climate Change | |
2015 | Martin Ravallion | Australia | Development Cooperation |
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