Prigogine Award 2014

Prigogine Medal 2014 The Prigogine Gold Medal 2014 Award Ceremony will take place on the 23rd September 2014 at the Aula Magna of the University of Siena.

The Prigogine Medal was established in 2004 by the University of Siena and the Wessex Institute of Technology to honour the memory of Professor Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry.

 Professor Ilya Prigogine

Ilya Prigogine was born in Moscow in 1917, and obtained his undergraduate and graduate education in chemistry at the Free University in Brussels. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to nonequilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theory of dissipative structures. The main theme of his scientific work was the role of time in the physical sciences and biology. He contributed significantly to the understanding of irreversible processes, particularly in systems far from equilibrium. The results of his work have had profound consequences for understanding biological and ecological systems.

Prigogine’s ideas established the basis for ecological systems research. The Prigogine Medal to honour his memory is awarded annually to a leading scientist in the field of ecological systems. All recipients have been deeply influenced by the work of Prigogine.

Previous Medal Winners

• 2004 Sven Jorgensen, Denmark
• 2005 Enzo Tiezzi, Italy
• 2006 Bernard Patten, USA
• 2007 Robert Ulanowicz, USA
• 2008 Ioannis Antoniou, Greece
• 2009 Emilio del Giudice, Italy
• 2010 Felix Müller, Germany
• 2011 Larissa Brizhik, Ukraine
• 2012 Gerald Pollack, USA
• 2013 Vladimir Voeikov, Russia

For further information about the Prigogine Awards, please contact Professor Carlos Brebbia at the Wessex Institute of Technology: