Hanno and Ruth Roelin Award for Science Communication
This award is for scientists, science journalists and academic teachers who have been particularly successful in communicating new findings in astronomy and space research to a wider public through their publications/teaching activities.
To be considered, the communication needs to have taken place in German. The prize committee consists of Sibylle Anderl, Thomas Janka and Markus Pössel (who is also the curator of the prize). The prize is awarded every two years by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg. The prize money is 3000 euros. The award is presented at the annual meeting of the German Astronomical Society.
Suggestions for the Roelin prize 2025 can be made until 31 May 2025. Please send them to Markus Pössel, either via e-mail to info@hda-hd.de or via mail at Haus der Astronomie, MPIA Campus, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Awardees
A list of awardees since 2005 can be found here (in German):
