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Gabriel Dill – Magician of an abstract universe
For the Matura, he wrote a satire on Berlusconi – in Latin. And for his dissertation, which was awarded the Prix Schläfli, he chose a field that is rather exotic even for insiders: Diophantine geometry. Gabriel Dill likes it a little complicated.
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Gregor Weiss – Conquers mountains and bacteria
Prix Schläfli 2021: Gregor Weiss has two passions: mountain sports and biology. What connects the two? You can only reach your goal with perseverance and team spirit. This also applies to his work on the body's own defence against urinary tract infections, which earned him the Prix Schläfli award in biology.
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Claudia Aloisi – Harnessing the beauty of chemistry
Her work could pave the way for new forms of cancer screening: Claudia Aloisi researched a new method for quantifying and determining DNA damage at ETH Zurich. She got the Prix Schläfli award in chemistry for this.
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Fabian Mahrt – ice-cold climate research
His field of research is the smallest particles with a large effect: Prix Schlaefli award winner Fabian Mahrt has investigated the conditions under which carbon black (soot) forms ice particles. He first had to build the apparatus for the innovative experiments.
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