Those who are socializing science receive recognition through the CAF-Elhuyar awards

The awards ceremony will take place on 11 May, from 18:00 hours, in Kutxa Kultur Gunea (Donostia)

The zoologist and writer Kepa Altonaga Sustatxa will receive the Merito de Elhuyar for his work in the scientific dissemination and normalization of Basque

“Get the vaccine for scientific culture” is the motto of the CAF-Elhuyar 2015 awards. This is the aim of the event: to support scientific culture by recognizing and rewarding the work of disseminators, researchers and creators who socialize scientific and technological issues.

In addition, the organization claims that scientific culture is part of the culture, and proof of this is the place chosen for the award ceremony: Tabakalera, International Centre for Contemporary Culture. There will be known, from 18:00, who will receive the prizes in the three categories that the contest has.

In addition to these categories, the contest has a Merit Award awarded by the Board of the Elhuyar Foundation. This year will be picked up by the zoologist and writer Kepa Altonaga Sustatxa. Altonaga has been awarded three times in the Caf-Elhuyar Awards, but this time she will receive recognition for her great work in the scientific dissemination and normalization of Basque throughout her career.

Ed. : Marisol Ramirez / Photo Press. Source: Elhuyar Magazine, number 287, June 2012

The three categories mentioned above are:

Original outreach articles. In this category, the scientific and technological works carried out in Basque are awarded. It is divided into two subcategories: general outreach articles and outreach articles based on the author's doctoral thesis. The winner of each subcategory will receive a prize of 2,000 euros and a sculpture by Imanol Andonegi Mendizabal.

Works of scientific journalism. This category awards a journalistic work created in Basque and published in 2015 with 2,000 euros and the sculpture of Andonegi.

Scholarship of creation in scientific society. This category promotes projects that work the interaction between science/technology and society. The selected project receives a scholarship of 5,000 euros in order to contribute to the development and dissemination of the project to society.

Two jurors have analyzed the papers presented to this edition. News articles and journalism work have been prepared by:

- Leire Cancio Orueta, Managing Director of Elhuyar

- Arturo Elosegi Irurtia, ecological and researcher of the UPV

- Marian Iriarte Ormazabal, chemist and researcher at the UPV

- Alberto Barandiaran Amillano, journalist and director of the INITIATIVE

- Uxune Martínez Mazaga, Head of Scientific Diffusion of the Euskampus Foundation

On the other hand, the projects presented to the scholarship of creation in science society have judged:

- Garazi Andonegi Beristain, head of the scientific unit Elhuyar

- Josu Rekalde Izagirre, Director of Art and Technology at UPV

- Koldo Almandoz de La Cruz, film director

On the other hand, among the winners, José Mª. Pitarke de La Torre, president of the Elhuyar Foundation and general director of CIC nanoGUNE, and Markel Olano Arrese, Deputy General of Gipuzkoa.

More information:

Izaro Aizpurua Arkauz
Elhuyar
943 363040 luzp. : 313 / 615753534
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