MA Anna Oberthaler

Activity at the time of the award:
Creative for digital platforms

Dr. Viktoria Cologna

Activity at the time of the award:
Environmental Social Scientist, Swiss National Science Foundation, Department of the History of Science, Harvard University

Dr. Med. Univ., Dr. Phil. Nat. Alexander Haumer

Activity at the time of the award:
Resident Doctor in the Department of Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Basel

Dr. Carmen Stecher

Activity at the time of the award:
Scientist (PostDoc) at the Medical University of Vienna in the field of tumor immunology

Anger ( Julian Angerer und Nora Pider)

Activity at the time of the award:
The Anger duo was nominated in 2019 as the best debut band in Austria (XA Award) and in 2020 they became the first band from South Tyrol to win the Austrian Amadeus Award in the Fm4 category.

17.10.1988 / 24.04.1988

Karin Fischnaller

Activity at the time of the award:
Mitbegründerin: The Anderen, Information Design, Amsterdam NL

Dr. Friederike Pohlin

Activity at the time of the award:
Veterinarian at the Parndorf Veterinary Clinic in Austria (Small Animal Clinic)

Dr. Anna Galler

Activity at the time of the award:
Erwin Schrödinger Fellow at the Centre de Physique Théorique, École Polytechnique, Paris, funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF Research Project

PD Dr. Lukas Schwingshackl

Activity at the time of the award:
Senior Researcher at the Institute for Evidence in Medicine at the University Medical Centre Freiburg and Lecturer at the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Vienna

M.Sc. Magdalena Pohl

Activity at the time of the award:
interface between Berlin and San Francisco for the technology startup i2x so as to advance product development and deployment of telephone software in the USA.

Current activity:
still working at the language technology startup i2x in Berlin with responsibility for expansion: after a successful launch in the German-speaking regions, responsibility is now mainly for market entry in the USA and UK.

"South Tyrol... cohesion. Privilege. Schüttelbrot".

PhD Hannes Pichler

Activity at the time of the award:
Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

Current activity:
Moore Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, Caltech, Pasadena, USA Faculty Advisors: Gil Refael, Professor of Physics, and Manuel Endres, Ass. Professor of Phsyics

"South Tyrol... I'd love to live and work in South Tyrol again some day, or at least near home."

M. Arch. Dumëne Comploi

Activity at the time of the award:
project leader and creative director at Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development in Los Angeles, USA: together with his team of artists and programmers, he addresses the future of immersive entertainment methods

"South Tyrol... I can well imagine moving back to South Tyrol at some point in time. I am very much interested in the South Tyrolean culture."

PD Dr. med. univ. Philipp Moroder

Activity at the time of the award:
senior physician and head of department for shoulder and elbow surgery at the Charité Hospital, Berlin: work focuses on the treatment of complex shoulder and elbow injuries

Current activity:
head of section and senior physician in Department for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Centre for Musculoskeletal Surgery (CMSC), Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany

"South Tyrol ... is for me one of the most beautiful places in the world and will always have a magical attraction."

Dr. Andreas Pichler PhD

Activity at the time of the award:
Versalius Research Institute, Leuven, Belgium

Current activity:
junior group leader at Laboratory for Tumorbiology and Angiogenesis, Internal Medicine V, Medical University of Innsbruck

The most important thing for me is...
health, satisfaction, a happy family life and trust

"For me, South Tyrol is a place that we have only really come to appreciate since we no longer live here."

Annette Werth PhD

Activity at the time of the award:
associate researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan

Current activity:
associate researcher, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Paris

The most important thing for me is...
to be able to pass on something of my knowledge, happiness and experiences

"South Tyrol is for me the only long-term home with everything that goes with it.

Ass.Prof.Dr. Isabel Maria Heidegger-Pircher PhD, FEBU

Activity at the time of the award:
Cologne University Hospital

Current activity:
associate professor of Urology

The most important thing for me is...
health, satisfaction, a happy family life and trust

"For me, South Tyrol is a place that we have only really come to appreciate since we no longer live here."

Matthias Preindl PhD

Activity at the time of the award:
professor, Columbia University

Current activity:
professor, Columbia University

The most important thing for me is...
to discover and understand the new

"South Tyrol is home"

Dipl.-Ing. Manuel Bruschi, BSc.

Activity at the time of the award:
founder of Timeular

Current activity:
continuing as founder of Timeular

The most important thing for me is...
to have time for the important things in life

"For me, South Tyrol is one of the most beautiful spots on earth, protected and restricted at the same time by short-sightedness."

Dr. Sylvia von Wallpach

Activity at the time of the award:
Associate Professor of Branding, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Current activity:
Professor with Special Responsibilities Department of Marketing, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

The most important thing for me is...
to experience joy in life each day

"South Tyrol is far away for me and yet at home, always the same and yet so varied."

Dr. Stefan Perkmann

Activity at the time of the award:
MD and co-founder of WhatAVenture GmbH, lecturer at Vienna University of Economics and Business and at Vienna University of Applied Sciences

Current activity:
co-founder and managing director of WOOD_SPACE, Gleam, Pixofarm

The most important thing for me is...
to experience the world in its many facets

"For me, South Tyrol is a place of return and peace"

Dr. Elmar Mair

Activity at the time of the award:
Senior Research Engineer, Bosch Research and Technology Center North America in Palo Alto, California

Current activity:
Head of Perception, Everyday Robots, X, formerly known as Google X, Alphabet’s Big-Bets Incubator, Mountain View, California, USA

The most important thing for me is...
going through life with a smile

"For me, South Tyrol is a barrel full of positive memories, from which I draw strength and motivation when I don't feel like smiling."

Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Sylvia Kritzinger

Activity at the time of the award:
university professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Vienna in the area of quantitative methods of the social sciences, co-project leader of “AUTNES” (Austrian national election study)

Current activity:
Deputy Director of the Department of Government Co-principal investigator of the Austrian Corona Panel Project

The most important thing for me is...
my curiosity is driven by the desire to live out my interest in the things that concern me and to keep moving, finding new things but also rediscovering and further developing the familiar

"South Tyrol is a place I like to return to again and again - a familiar feeling."

Prof. Dr. Michael Grünberger, LL.M. (NYU)

Activity at the time of the award:
university professor at the University of Bayreuth, chair of civil law, economic and technical law

Current activity:
Professor of civil law, economic and technical law at the University of Bayreuth

The most important thing for me is...
the freedom to shape one’s life according to one’s own ideas

"South Tyrol is my curse and blessing."

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.Ing. MArch. Dott. Arch.Phd ARB Marjan Colletti

Activity at the time of the award:
freelance architect (registered in Italy and UK); university professor of building and constructive design as well as elected board member of the Institute of Experimental Architecture (buildings and studio 3) at the University of Innsbruck; senior lecturer at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London (MArch Unit 20 master, MArchGAD RC2 leader, MPhil-Ph.D. supervisor, acting MArch Architecture Director)

The most important thing for me is...
openness and independence, creativity and imagination

"South Tyrol is my home and that of my family. A good place where I can recharge my batteries."

Alessandra Pasquali

Activity at the time of the award:
solo dancer at the Berlin State Ballet and on various international stages as well as developer, ambassador and “face” of her own “adidas ballet workout”

Current activity:
First Ballet Mistress, Friedrichstadt-Palast, Berlin

The most important thing for me is...
to do my best in all I do so as never to have to regret anything: giving 100% commitment means you get so much more in return

"South Tyrol is my home and the place of my childhood, where I still feel very safe today. Just like me, South Tyrol is characterized by a mixture of different cultures, and during my world travels I am always very proud to come from this so beautiful region".

Johannes Pramsohler

Activity at the time of the award:
Baroque violinist, soloist and concert master, international concert activity with Europe’s leading original sound orchestras

Current activity:
Ph.D. student at the Royal Academy of Music, London Since 2008 Johannes has had the honour of owning the violin of Reinhard Goebel, made by P. G. Rogeri in 1713

The most important thing for me is...
always to have a goal and to work on myself as a person and as an artist; to be open to everything that surrounds me so as always to take the “right” approach to the many different situations that life entails

"For me, South Tyrol is home, point of reference, starting point and resting place."

Dr. Thomas Stoll

Activity at the time of the award:
assistant professor and researcher at the “Institut de Mathématiques de Luminy” of the Université de la Méditerranée in Marseille

Current activity:
Professeur des Universités, 1ère classe, Université de Lorraine

The most important thing for me is...
to explore as many aspects of the world as possible

"South Tyrol for me is a deep breath in an adventurous world."

Dr. Luca Perabò, PhD

Activity at the time of the award:
virus researcher as well as founder and head of the research group “Laboratory for molecular engineering and in-vitro evolution of AAV Vectors for B-CLL” at the Department of Internal Medicine, Cologne University Hospital

Current activity:
from 2019 founder and CEO, qOral UG, Berlin, Germany

The most important thing for me is...
time with my family

"South Tyrol for me is a green island and the fresh air."

Prof. Dr. Sabine Andergassen

Activity at the time of the award:
junior professor at the Institute for Theoretical Physics of the Rhineland-Westphalia Institute of Technology in Aachen, Germany

Current activity:
Professor (W3) at the Institute for Theoretical Physics of the University of Tübingen

The most important thing for me is...
Quid enim fortius desiderat anima quam veritatem? (Augustinus)

"South Tyrol is for me what we make it."

Univ.-Prov. Dr. Kurt Matzler

Activity at the time of the award:
Professor of Strategic Corporate Management at the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Innsbruck, scientific director of the Executive MBA programme and the Master of Science programme at the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) and partner of Innovative Management Partners (IMP), Innsbruck, Austria

Current activity:
Professor of Business Administration at the University of Innsbruck and scientific director of the Executive MBA programme at the MCI Innsbruck. Lecturer at the University of Warwick, England and the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

The most important thing for me is...
To be a role model for my children and go home every day with the feeling of having learned something and done something useful.

"For me, South Tyrol is a recreational area, a haven of peace and energy."

Prof. Dr. med Lukas Prantl

Activity at the time of the award:
head of the section for plastic and hand surgery at Regensburg University Clinic, Germany

Current activity:
President of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons and the German Society for Clinical Microcirculation and Hemorheology Editor of the internationally renowned journal “Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation” Researcher in tissue circulation, applications of fatty tissue and fatty tissue stem cells for tissue renewal and human attractiveness

The most important thing for me is...
inner harmony, compassion for my patients and for the people I meet every day

"South Tyrol is a resting place for me, to which I always like to return when I am looking for peace and quiet and need time for new ideas. Then I can move away again and, strengthened, fulfill the tasks that await me there."

Dr. Günther Oberhollenzer MAS

Activity at the time of the award:
curator and exhibition organiser at the Essl Museum of Contemporary Art in Klosterneuburg, Vienna, Austria

Current activity:
since 2016 curator of the Krems Art Museum (the regional gallery for Lower Austria) opened in 2019, overseeing among other things the opening exhibition “Sehnsuchtsräume”

The most important thing for me is...
cosmopolitanism, tolerance, curiosity about the unknown, looking beyond borders

"South Tyrol is the land of my family and childhood for me. It is enriching to have grown up in an autonomous, trilingual country, a borderland at the intersection of two cultures. This quality often seems to me to be underestimated. I suffer from warmed-up ethnic conflicts, staged "luxury promenades". It would do us South Tyroleans good to take ourselves less seriously. It would also be nice to have a bit more self-irony."

Dr. Anna Stecher

Activity at the time of the award:
writer and Ph.D. student and lecturer at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany

Current activity:
since 2011 member of the Institute of Sinology at the Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich

The most important thing for me is...
to go out into the world and find time to think and reflect between times and spaces, to exchange ideas with friends about the funny and the sad, China and the theatre

"South Tyrol is for me dear people, beautiful landscape, best conditions for everything, but also many unused possibilities."

Dipl-Ing. Hanns W. Tappeiner

Activity at the time of the award:
Ph.D. student in applied artificial intelligence research for running and climbing machines at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh, USA

The most important thing for me is...
that my profession is also my biggest hobby

"South Tyrol is home to me. A place where I don't spend as much time as I'd like."

Mag.a Nadja Thoma

Activity at the time of the award:
project worker at the Institute for Peacekeeping and Conflict Management at the Ministry of Defence in Vienna, Austria

The most important thing for me is...
I travel a lot with my work: spending two weeks in one place is a rarity and therefore very important

"South Tyrol is a very privileged country for me."

Roland Trettl

Activity at the time of the award:
executive chef at the “Ikarus” restaurant in the Red Bull Hangar-7 at Salzburg airport, development and realisation of the internationally recognised “guest chef concept” now with more than 80 guest chefs

The most important thing for me is...
to be happy and stay happy

"For me, South Tyrol is a retreat into my true home after all the many trips around the globe."

Ao. Univ.Prof. Dr. Matthäus Willeit

Activity at the time of the award:
neuroscientist and brain researcher at the Positron Emission Tomography Centre (PET) of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at the University of Toronto, Canada

The most important thing for me is...
my family: I try to spend as much time as possible with our children. Children see the world through a magnifying glass and remember things that we as adults do not even notice

"South Tyrol is my home. The meeting of several languages and cultures in one of the most beautiful landscapes makes South Tyrol unique".

Mag. Philipp Messner

Activity at the time of the award:
freelance artist in the sculptural field at the interface between architecture, media and the questioning of visual, cognitive and collective perception structures in Munich, Germany

The most important thing for me is...
dealing with the important questions of life: absolute movement is total standstill; total standstill is absolute movement. Avowed to fall into infinity (propulsive)

"For me, South Tyrol is a great geological fold in which a lot of life has nested and developed in the cracks. This also explains to me the always amazing variety of nature, land, people. Barren to fertile, the energy and compactness. I find that wonderful!"

Dr.Msc. Elise Furlan

Activity at the time of the award:
Ph.D. student in astronomy at Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

The most important thing for me is...
to achieve a fulfilling life, create a happy family and accomplish something of lasting value, whether in my research or in everyday life

"South Tyrol is for me the place of a happy childhood and the soil in which some of my roots are firmly anchored."

Dr. Laura Covi

Activity at the time of the award:
research assistant at CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland with a grant as a “CERN Fellow

The most important thing for me is...
to learn and discover something new every day

"South Tyrol is for me the only fixed point in my life as a wandering researcher: the place where I still feel most at home."

Dr. Thomas Stockner

Activity at the time of the award:
research assistant in the Department of Biology of the University of Calgary, Canada

Current activity:
Institute of Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna

The most important thing for me is...
balance – the fascination of the molecular structure of life inspires me in my professional life, while in my free time it is the many wonderful hours that I joyfully spend together

"South Tyrol is for me the port to which I like to return again and again. South Tyrol is and will always be something special."

Dr.Msc. Stefano Recchia

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher in international conflict resolution and peacekeeping at Harvard University in Cambridge, USA under a Fulbright scholarship

Current activity:
John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and National Security, and Associate Professor of Political Science, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA

The most important thing for me is...
family, fun, balance between my work and private life

"South Tyrol for me is home, vacation and family."

Mag. Jasmine Bachmann

Activity at the time of the award:
expert in participation, public relations and cooperation between the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube (ICSD) and various stakeholders (from shipping to nature conservation) at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, Austria

The most important thing for me is...
waking up next to my husband and my two-year-old son and hearing a cheery “good morning” – the day can begin, I'm ready

"For me, South Tyrol is more than mountains, bacon and Törggelen... it's coming home, letting go and breathing deeply."

Prof. Dr. Matthias Fuchs, PhD

Activity at the time of the award:
University lecturer at the "Institute for Tourism and Service Economy" at the University of Innsbruck

Current activity:
professor in the Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism (EJT)

The most important thing for me is...
my family, scientific work, music

"For me, South Tyrol is kinship, culture and tradition, a model country for language group politics."

Dr.sc.nat. Stefan Stoll

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland for the structural clarification of molecules, as well as performances with the Vienna Philharmonic and the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Current activity:
Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA

The most important thing for me is...
the mountains, wherever I live – and balance

"South Tyrol is my home, which has never been a stranger to me and to which I return several times each year."

Dr. Jennifer Berger

Activity at the time of the award:
research assistant at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Edinburgh, UK

The most important thing for me is...
to make a small contribution to making science and research more important in South Tyrol in the future

"South Tyrol for me is root and quality of life."

Dr. Paolo Reggiani

Activity at the time of the award:
head of the European Flood Forecasting System (EFFS) research and development project at the Deltares Institute in Delft in the Netherlands

Current activity:
Full Professor (W3) for Water Resources Management and Climate Impact Research, University of Siegen, Germany

The most important thing for me is...
a harmonious family life and the development of Europe in the face of globalisation: I hope that the sustainable use of energy, environment and natural resources will help maintain social peace and reduce hardship in developing countries.

"For me, South Tyrol is the country where I was born and grew up and where my friends are at home, a place I like to visit."

Dr. Oswald Egger

Activity at the time of the award:
consultant for literature at the Museum Insel Hombroich near Neuss in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; author

Current activity:
since 2011 Professor of Language and Design at the Muthesius Academy of Art, Kiel, Germany

The most important thing for me is...
poetic activity, i.e. to advance the project of poetry wherever I am: with my family essential to the whole

"South Tyrol is for me all the time: to be born and die, at some point, my daughter there and the friends who have remained since I've been over the mountains."

Norbert Math

Activity at the time of the award:
director of the “alien productions” network of artists in Vienna, Austria; lecturer at the Institute for Electronic Music and Acoustics at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria; curator of “FLUSS-NÖ” (Initiative for Photo and Media Art)

The most important thing for me is...
the preservation of the freedom of art

"South Tyrol for me is Europe in miniature."

Dr. Arno Riffeser

Activity at the time of the award:
head of the dark matter research project at the Wendelstein Telescope, Germany, at Calar Alto, Spain and at the University of Munich, Germany together with the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Heidelberg, Germany with a grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG)

The most important thing for me is...
that my life serves a purpose and that, especially as a researcher and astrophysicist, I will leave behind things and insights that will continue into the future

"South Tyrol is for me a reflection of my youth and my origins. And more and more I appreciate South Tyrol as a retreat from the big cities."

MD, PhD Andreas Schwingshackl

Activity at the time of the award:
research assistant at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada with a grant from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research

The most important thing for me is...
achieving a balance between work and quality of life

"South Tyrol is my home."

Dr. Toni Bernhart

Activity at the time of the award:
lecturer and Ph.D. student at the Institute for German Literature of the Humboldt-University in Berlin, Germany; author

Current activity:
university lecturer in German literature at the University of Stuttgart; writer

The most important thing for me is...
the core of the person

"South Tyrol is a wonderful country for me, but I don't want it to become a canton."

Dr. Johannes Zuegg

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University in Canberra, Australia

Current activity:
August 2019 Senior Scientific Advisor for Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development, Gertrude Biomedical Ltd, Melbourne, Australia May 2014 Program Manager Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery May 2009 Senior Research Officer IMB, University of Queensland, Brisbane

The most important thing for me is...
spending time with my family and maintaining a balanced rhythm of life in which I can achieve and enjoy my professional and private goals

"South Tyrol is for me the connection to the majority of my family and friends, which I try to visit every two years. Otherwise, I always take my pleasant memories of South Tyrol with me to Australia."

Dr. Bruno Robibaro

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher in the Department for Infectious Diseases at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA with a grant from the American Heart Association

Current activity:
since 2012 specialist in internal medicine and lung diseases, attending and consultant physician at the Rudolfinerhaus Private Clinic, Vienna; since 2012 specialist in internal medicine and lung diseases, Wahlarzt-Ordination Private Practice, Vienna

The most important thing for me is...
my family

"For me, South Tyrol is associated with many beautiful memories, a place I like to return to any time."

Dr., MSc Michael Tscholl

Activity at the time of the award:
research Assistant at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Artificial Intelligence at Northwestern University in Chicago, USA under a Fulbright scholarship

Current activity:
Research Professor at Northern Illinois University, Illinois, USA. Positions previously held at Vanderbilt University, USA and University of Wisconsin, Madison. Focus of research on “New Learning Technologies, e.g. Augmented Reality and Social Robots”

The most important thing for me is...
my career

"South Tyrol is home"

Dr. Gerlind Sulzenbacher

Activity at the time of the award:
scientific assistant at the “Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique” (CNRS) research institute in Marseille, France

The most important thing for me is...
honouring the human spirit and promoting a thirst for knowledge

"South Tyrol is a beautiful country where I like to spend my holidays."

Dr. Phil. Ivo De Gennaro

Activity at the time of the award:
lecturer at the “Philosophical Seminar” at the University of Freiburg, Germany

Current activity:
Professor (professore associato) of Moral Philosophy at the Faculty for Business Science, Free University of Bozen/Bolzano

The most important thing for me is...
mindfulness

"For me, South Tyrol is the home of transition, held in the colours of burning stones, tuned to horror and mildness, pain and torsion, grace and emotion.

Dr. Andreas Gerhard Ladurner

Activity at the time of the award:
research assistant in biochemistry at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute of the University of California in Berkeley, USA, with a grant from the Wellcome Trust, London

The most important thing for me is...
offering my students and postdocs optimal conditions for their research and careers

"South Tyrol is for me the cradle of my creativity, which flows from our diversity and contrasts."

Dr. Tomas Eller

Activity at the time of the award:
student of sculpture, painting, graphics and new media at the University of Applied Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria

Current activity:
since 2004 jury member of the Austrian film awards commission

The most important thing for me is...
research – history – development

"South Tyrol is great for me."

Dr. med., Dr. phil. Maria Christina Zennaro

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher in the department of kidney physiology at the “Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale” (INSERM) in Paris, France

Current activity:
coordinator of the EU-funded Horizon 2020 research and innovation project ENS@T-HAT

The most important thing for me is...
interpersonal relationships in both my private life and at work; it is important to want to explore new scientific and human worlds

"South Tyrol is home!"

Prof. Dr. Günther Dissertori

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher at CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland with a grant as a “CERN Fellow”

Current activity:
member of the Swiss, Austrian and US Physical Societies; also a Fellow of the American Physical Society and since 2019 the Swiss scientific delegate to the CERN Council

The most important thing for me is...
inner quiet and peace

"South Tyrol is for me one of the most beautiful landscapes I know, and ultimately my home."

Mag. Werner Recla

Activity at the time of the award:
composer and student of composition and music theory at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria

The most important thing for me is...
to love life with all that surrounds me, to experience love in the everyday life of existence: seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, tasting, my curiosity aroused every day

"For me, South Tyrol is family, magnet, home, role model with regard to the coexistence of different language and cultural groups, impressive natural landscape.

Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Rosa Margesin

Activity at the time of the award:
assistant professor and researcher in the Institute of Microbiology at the University of Innsbruck, Austria

The most important thing for me is...
honesty, reliability, trust

"South Tyrol is home"

PhD. Prof. Johanna Mair

Activity at the time of the award:
research student with a focus on strategic management at the INSEAD Business School in Fontainebleau, France

The most important thing for me is...
freedom and justness in thought and action

"South Tyrol for me is family, friends, coming home."

Prof. Dr. Christoph Dellago

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher in the Department of Chemistry of the University of California in Berkeley, USA with the support of an “Erwin Schrödinger Overseas Grant”

Current activity:
director of the Erwin Schrödinger Institute for Mathematical Physics, University of Vienna

The most important thing for me is...
family, freedom, fresh air, fresh snow, research, fun, breakfast, holidays, physics

"South Tyrol is for me Alp, BBT, Crafuncins, Dolomites, always super, family, pleasure, home, always beautiful, yodelling, chestnuts, Lagrein, Macchiato, nature, Ospelemuggn, province, Qunst, Rosengarten, six hours drive, transit, origin, Via Sotria, Wizzlyz, healthy air, Yeti, Zirm."

Dipl.-Phys. Univ. Christian Baraldo

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher and Ph.D. student in theoretical cosmology at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo under the Japanese government's prestigious Monbugakusho doctoral scholarship scheme

The most important thing for me is...
neither wealth nor power, but simply an eternally youthful desire to see the possibilities that exist!

"South Tyrol is for me home and anchor of the soul."

Christian Haller

Activity at the time of the award:
student at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich with major in jazz saxophone, arrangement and composition in the field of jazz as well as playing in an international band

The most important thing for me is...
enjoying what occupies most of my time: the secret of creativity is the so-called “flow effect”. If I could choose between money and enjoyment, I would always choose what I enjoy

"For me, South Tyrol is home, quality of life and wonderful people that I miss all too often!"

Dr. Christine Schwienbacher

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher in the field of cell biology at the Zoological Institute of Brunswick Technical University, Germany with a grant from the Federation of European Biochemical Societies

The most important thing for me is...
my son, my family and research so as to help others

South Tyrol is for me my home, a wonderful piece of earth.

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Hubert Egger

Activity at the time of the award:
assistant at the Institute for Communications and Radio Frequency Technology at the Technical University of Vienna and student of human medicine with a focus on medical technology at the University of Vienna, Austria

Current activity:
Professor of Prosthetics at the Faculty of Medical Technology and Applied Social Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences of Upper Austria in Linz

The most important thing for me is...
living consciously, i.e. standing up for something that represents my homeland

"For me, South Tyrol is the place I am proud to say is my home."

Dr.tech. Dipl.-Ing. Renate Morawetz

Activity at the time of the award:
research assistant at the National Institute of Health in Maryland, USA with a grant from the US government

Current activity:
technically trained member of the boards of appeal (the judicial authority in proceedings before the European Patent Office); member of board of appeal 3.3.04, responsible for biopharmaceuticals and biotechnology

The most important thing for me is...
my family

"South Tyrol is always worth a trip for me, always surprising, hiking, relaxation, good food, my roots."

Ao.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Arno Dusini

Activity at the time of the award:
associate at the Institute for German Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria und researcher in Berlin, Germany with a grant from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Current activity:
working with young people, seeing how their speaking and listening comes about and, as they notice this, seriously developing and progressing: this is best when witnessed together

The most important thing for me is...
associate at the Institute for German Studies

"South Tyrol is here and there for me: it is beautiful, diverse, above and below, a mountain forest, a between languages, there a promise, there things, dreamlike. Whenever I go there, I have to think of the rich possibilities this country has to offer."

Mag. Esther Pöhl

Activity at the time of the award:
: lecturer in Russian and Italian at the Universities of Innsbruck and Vienna, foreign language didactics with innovative teaching methods

The most important thing for me is...
joy of life, clarity and self-responsibility in thinking and acting

"South Tyrol is for me a wonderful natural and cultural landscape, the home where I feel welcome at any time."

Univ. Prof. Dr. Margit Laimer

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher, lecturer and head of the plant biotechnology group at the Institute of Applied Microbiology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria

Current activity:
since 1987 head of the Plant Biotechnology Unit (PBU), addressing biotechnological questions on the genetic and phytosanitary improvement of woody crop plants, e.g. pomes and stone fruits, vines and berry fruits

The most important thing for me is...
every day to strive for new knowledge and to pass on this curiosity to the next generation so that they can solve the challenges of the future

"South Tyrol is still for me the most familiar place in the world, connected with childhood memories, nature experiences and cultural values".

Dr. Markus Schwalt

Activity at the time of the award:
construction engineer and researcher in hydraulic engineering at the Zurich Institute of Technology, Switzerland

The most important thing for me is...
to practise a profession that fascinates me and to pass on this fascination to my children, as well as working in an international construction team that provides me with plenty of positive experience

"South Tyrol is my home, to which I always return and which I have never lost sight of. With age the roots become stronger."

Univ. Prof. Dr. Christoph Kaserer

Activity at the time of the award:
research assistant at the Institute of Business Economics at the University of Würzburg, Germany

Current activity:
Full Professor of Finance at Munich Technical University Scientific co-director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS) at Munich Technical University

The most important thing for me is...
to lead a self-determined life and to understand the interrelationships of human interaction in markets: my profession allows me to combine the two in an ideal way

"South Tyrol is my home and a place of reflection and compensation"

Ingrid Hofer

Activity at the time of the award:
graduate of the International Hotel Management School in Neuchâtel, Switzerland

The most important thing for me is...
my family, my health and my acquired skills

"For me, South Tyrol is home, starting point and retreat."

Univ. Prof. Dr. Christian Marth

Activity at the time of the award:
senior physician at the University Clinic for Gynaecology, Innsbruck, working in the biochemical research laboratory

Current activity:
director of the University Clinic for Gynaecology and Obstetrics

The most important thing for me is...
motivating my team to deliver excellence in research, teaching and patient care while enjoying it

"South Tyrol is my home, my parental home, which made me viable in a happy youth."

Prof. Dr. Walter Fontana

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico, USA

Current activity:
recognising simplicity in complexity, encouraging committed students, researching with friends, travelling in a relaxed frame of mind, writing a book that will be read by the next generation

The most important thing for me is...
full professor as systems biologist at Harvard University Medical School, Boston, USA

"For me, South Tyrol is a borderland, an area of contact between old and new, north and south, coming and going - forever my beginning.

Walter Zueck

Activity at the time of the award:
head of reception at the Novotel Zurich Airport Glattbrugg, Zurich, Switzerland

Current activity:
project manager, product development, Steiner AG, responsible for commercial home furnishings

The most important thing for me is...
my family: hours are not always counted accurately in the hotel industry, so I am often away from my family, who nevertheless support me at all times and back me and my ideas – which is not to be taken for granted.

"South Tyrol is the foundation for me. That's where my relatives are, and that's also where I spent a very nice youthful time on the Platzhof in Laas, where I attended the hotel management school and worked as a temporary waiter in countless businesses in the Burgraviate. These experiences and acquaintances are an invaluable treasure".

A.Prof. Dr. Stefan Galler

Activity at the time of the award:
research assistant in the Department of Animal Physiology at the Institute for Zoology of the University of Salzburg, Austria

Current activity:
professor at the Institute for Zoology specialising in cell biology and life sciences

The most important thing for me is...
creative development in freedom and harmony for the good of society

"South Tyrol is for cradle, which was formative - home, which gives security - refuge, which gives strength".

A.Prof. Dr. Christine Heufler Tiefenthaler

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher at the “Laboratory for Molecular Immunology” at Rockefeller University in New York, USA with a grant from the Max Kade Foundation

Current activity:
professor and project leader at the Clinic for Dermatology, Medical University of Innsbruck

The most important thing for me is...
a balance between work, family and leisure time

"South Tyrol is still home to me because my family lives here and I come here often and gladly."

Dipl.-Ing. Martin Werner

Activity at the time of the award:
research assistant at the Institute for Construction Machinery and Construction Operations, head of the research area “preservation of cultural monuments of natural stone” at the Rhineland-Westphalia Institute of Technology in Aachen, Germany and specialist teacher at the master school in, Düsseldorf, Germany

The most important thing for me is...
that the South Tyroleans maintain the values that have made them renowned and successful all over the world: down-to-earth and honest, polite and reliable, natural and humble, diplomatic and shrewd

"Southtyrol will always be my home"

Johannes Mur

Activity at the time of the award:
chef de partie at the “Four Seasons” Restaurant (2 Michelin stars) at the 5-star “Inn on the Park” luxury hotel in London

The most important thing for me is...
health and balance of body, mind and soul! Conscious use of the five pillars of sustainable health (nutrition, exercise, relaxation, environment, mental strength) creates real quality of life for each individual, family, communities, teams, companies

"South Tyrol is unique for me! Home, nature, living space, retreat, deceleration, challenge, harmony of opposites."

Prof. Dr. Alexander Steinkasserer

Activity at the time of the award:
researcher at the “Medical Research Council” (MRC) at the University of Oxford (UK) with a grant from the Oxford Centre of Molecular Sciences

The most important thing for me is...
in particular the concrete implementation of results developed in basic research into new clinical treatment methods applicable to the patient – i.e. translational research

"For me, South Tyrol is a country with a very high quality of life, which should allow more structural influences from outside into the country.