Within the framework of Konex Award 2023the list of the hundred personalities who stood out during the last decade in the field of Science and Technology. The delivery ceremony will take place on Tuesday, September 12 at Ciudad Cultural Konex and exceptionally includes the special category “Pandemic-Covid 19”which recognizes the struggle of professionals against the disease.
The list was presented by the president of the institution, doctor Luis Ovsejevich and the Grand Jury of the 2023 Konex Awards, chaired by Alberto Kornblihtt (Konex Brilliant Award 2013) and is made up of 20 prominent figures.
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According to the methodology, one hundred outstanding personalities of the last decade (2013-2022) were designated in the area of Science and Technology, selecting five for each of the 20 disciplines. Additionally, the “Pandemic-Covid 19” category was created, so this time there will be 21 and, in this sense, six professionals will be distinguished with the respective diplomas of merit.
The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, September 12, where 20 personalities will receive the Platinum Konex. The Grand Jury will select the most outstanding of all to be awarded the Konex of Brilliant, the highest award given by the Foundation. This act will take place on Tuesday, October 31.
Meanwhile, different special distinctions, Special Mentions to the Trajectory -for Dr. in Biochemistry Juan José Cazzulo and surgeon Juan Carlos Parodi- and the Konex of Honor to a prominent personality who died in the last decade.
Full list of awardees
1 – Mathematics
- Alice Dickenstein
- Jorge Lauret
- ricardo marona
- Julio Rossi
- andrea rotnitzky
2 – Physics and Astronomy
- Daniel de Florian
- Maria Theresa Dova
- Gloria Dubner
- gustavo rosemary
- Damien Zanette
3 – Physicochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry
- Marcelo Avena
- Raul Carbonio
- fabio doctorovich
- Ezequiel Leiva
- marta litter
4 – Organic Chemistry
- edgardo durantini
- Juan Bautista Rodriguez
- ariel sarotti
- carlos storz
- Miriam Strumia
5 – Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- ricardo astini
- Andres Folguera
- Juan Otamendi
- Celeste Saul
- carolina vera
6 – Paleontology
- Beatriz Aguirre Urreta
- Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini
- Fernando Novas
- Diego Pol
- Sergio Vizcaino
7 – Ecology and Environmental Sciences
- Marcelo Aizen
- amy austin
- Jorge Casal
- sandra diaz
- Ricardo Villalba
8 – Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Beatriz Caputto
- diego de mendoza
- Marcelo Rubinstein
- Alexander Schinder
- alejandro vila
9 – Microbiology and Immunology
- Maria Cecilia Freire
- Daniela Hozbor
- gabriel rabinovich
- Maria Eugenia Rodriguez
- norbert zwirner
10 – Basic Biomedical Sciences
- Jose Belizan
- alfredo caceres
- Marisa Colombo
- Ana Belen Elgoyhen
- Osvaldo Uchitel
11 – Internal Medicine
- Sebastian Ameriso
- eduardo de vito
- Adrian Gadano
- Gustavo Kusminski
- Jose Milei
12 – Surgery
- Victoria Ardiles
- Miguel Angel Ayerza
- mariano gimenez
- gabriel gondolesi
- Ricardo Torres
13 – Public Health
- Peter Cahn
- Raw Favio
- angela gentle
- rudolph king
- mario sebastiani
14 – Biotechnology
- raquel chan
- walter farina
- fernando goldbaum
- Hugo Menzella
- Maria Elena Otegui
15 – Nanosciences and Analytical Chemistry
- Vera Alvarez
- Graciela Scandal
- Hector Goicoechea
- fernando estefani
- Robert Zysler
16 – Technological development
- marcos daniel actis
- Monica Casella
- andrea gamanik
- Andrew Kreiner
- Alberto Martin Ghiselli
17 – Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Carlos Ballare
- Maria Alejandra Garcia
- Lucas Garibaldi
- Stephen Jobbagy
- Naomi Zaritzky
18 – Engineering
- Mirta Aranguren
- Raul Bertero
- Louis de Vedia
- silvia goyanes
- Ricardo Sanchez Pena
19 – Energy and Sustainability
- alberto caneiro
- Victory Flexor
- fabiana genari
- Abel Julio Gonzalez
- sol pedre
20 – Information Sciences and Artificial Intelligence
- Diego Fernandez Slezak
- Pablo Goloboff
- maria vanina martinez
- gabriel mindlin
- Sebastian Uchitel
21 – Pandemic – COVID19
- Jorge Aliaga
- elsa baumeister
- juliana casataro
- Humberto Debate
- George Geffner
- ferdinand polish
special mentions:
- ANLIS – Malbrán
- CITES – Center for Technological, Business and Social Innovation
- Y-TEC
Special Mentions for Trajectory:
- Juan Jose Cazzulo
- Juan Carlos Parodi
Honor Konex:
- Edward Charreau
- Christiane Dosne Pasqualini
The Unforgettable
Also, it has been decided to honor some personalities who died during the 2013-2022 decade with the Unforgettable category. Some had already received the Konex Award in previous editions. Is about: Patricia Alvarado, Alejandro Arvía, José La Torre, Arturo López Dávalos, Ángel Ramón Mínguez, Elsa Moreno, Héctor Otheguy, Alberto Pignotti, Edmund Ruveda and Elsa Safe.
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