Michèle Lamont was awarded the Gutenberg Research Award for 2014 Johannes Gutenberg University.The Gutenberg Research College (GRC) of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) decided to give this year's Gutenberg Research Award to two internationally renowned academics. One award went to the economist Professor Ernst Fehr, Chairman of the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich; the other was given to Professor Michèle Lamont, a cultural sociologist from Harvard University. "We are proud to welcome two truly exceptional scholars to receive the Gutenberg Research Award in Mainz," said Matthias Neubert, GRC Director and head of the Theoretical High Energy Physics work group at JGU. "This prize represents Mainz University's recognition of their magnificent research achievements and is also intended to help strengthen the ties between the award winners and JGU." Fehr is one of the most eminent economists in the world. His innovative and exciting research digs deep into the disciplines of psychology, sociology, biology, and neurosciences. Michèle Lamont's work crosses the standard disciplinary boundaries and has produced trailblazing scholarship which is now being used to shape a new approach to cultural sociology. The Gutenberg Research Award 2014 comes with a prize money of EUR 10,000.
The awards were presented to Professor Lamont and Professor Fehr at a ceremony to be held on May 26, 2014. From 2012 onwards Johannes Gutenberg University has presented this award to outstanding scientists of all fields of the University through the Gutenberg Research College (GRC).
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