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late Dr. Aurelio Peccei, perhaps best known as President of the Club of Rome |
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late Acad. Vladimir S. Mikhalevich, IIASA Council Member from the Ukraine |
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Each year two or three participants of the Young Scientists Summer Program
receive an Award that provides them with the opportunity
to return to IIASA for an additional three months of research.
Award
Recipients (1995-2008)
The Peccei and Mikhalevich
Awards
The Peccei Award was established in 1984 in recognition
of Dr.
Aurelio Peccei's contribution to the understanding of global problems
and his efforts to promote multi-national collaborative research through organizations
such as IIASA. To date, 52 young
scientists have received this Award.
The Mikhalevich Award was established in 1995 following the death of Academician Vladimir S. Mikhalevich, who at that time was Chairman of the IIASA Council. As professor at Kiev University, he encouraged his students to explore new avenues of research and to think creatively and independently. 13 young scholars have thus far received the Mikhalevich Award.
The Selection Procedure
The selection of Peccei and Mikhalevich Awards is based on the quality, originality
and relevance/impact of the research as well as the effectiveness of the chosen
approach. Consideration is also given to the candidates' overall contribution
to the summer program, including presentations at seminars and the professional
interaction with other YSSP participants and IIASA staff.
Dr. Aurelio Peccei (1908-1984), perhaps best known as the President of the Club of Rome, enjoyed a distinguished career in industry, conservation, and international affairs. His hallmark was a humanistic approach to the problems confronting the modern world, be they economic, technological, managerial, or political.
Dr. Peccei was a consistent and devoted friend of IIASA, a member of the small group of individuals who inspired the original concept of the Institute and contributed actively to its realization. In his later years, his overwhelming concern was the challenge of finding creative opportunities for young people to influence a shared future. In 1984, the Peccei Award was established in an effort to meet this charge, as well as to recognize Peccei's contribution to multinational collaborative research.
About Academician Vladimir S. MikhalevichAcademician Vladimir S. Mikhalevich (1930-1994) was the Council Member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences at the time of his death. He was associated with the Institute for many years, in a scientific capacity as a member of the System and Decision Sciences Advisory Committee, and administratively, as Chairman of the Governing Council from 1987 to 1992.
Perhaps less known, but equally important, was Academician Mikhalevich's role in the academic world of the former Soviet Union. At a time when it was not popular, he ventured into cybernetics and employed computers for mathematical problems. He not only conducted his own pioneer work, but unfailingly supported young researchers who came to work with him even when they followed new directions of enquiry, which diverged from his own.
About the Awards
The awards include living expenses and the cost of travel to and from
IIASA (in accordance with IIASA regulations). They do not, however, include
expenses for dependents. The work must begin within 12 months following the
announcement of the award.
For further information, please contact:
YSSP Coordinator
IIASA
A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Tel: +43-2236-807-541
Fax: +43-2236-71313
E-mail: poor@iiasa.ac.at
Responsible for this page: Sheila Poor
Last updated:
09 Jun 2010
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