The Dutch Astronomer Ignas Snellen receives the 100,000 Swiss franc prize from the Hans Sigrist Foundation, which is based at the University of Bern.
The Hans Sigrist Symposium, which is taking place on Friday, December 6, 2019, is to address the topic of exoplanet research - and will therefore revolve around the question of whether Earth-like planets orbit other suns in the universe. The occasion coincides with the presentation of the prestigious Prize of the Hans Sigrist Foundation, which is based at the University of Bern, to the Dutch Astronomer, Ignas Snellen. The keynote speech by Ignas Snellen is entitled "The Search for Extraterrestrial Life". The Hans Sigrist Symposium, which is taking place on Friday, December 6, 2019, is to address the topic of exoplanet research - and will therefore revolve around the question of whether Earth-like planets orbit other suns in the universe. The occasion coincides with the presentation of the prestigious Prize of the Hans Sigrist Foundation, which is based at the University of Bern, to the Dutch Astronomer, Ignas Snellen. The keynote speech by Ignas Snellen is entitled "The Search for Extraterrestrial Life". Following the presentation of the Nobel Prize for Physics to three exoplanet researchers, the exploration of extrasolar planets has recently witnessed a considerable surge in interest.
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