OGANESSON Prize

The OGANESSON Prize was created at the suggestion and expense of RAS Academician Yuri T. Oganessian and established at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in 2023. Yuri Oganessian and JINR founded the Prize.

In 2022, Academician Yuri Oganessian received the Sber Scientific Prize for his fundamental work on the synthesis of superheavy elements. He decided to direct the 20 million rubles that he received to support young scientists and popularisers of science, as well as cultivate talents in the field irrespective of their age.

The Prize is awarded annually for significant achievements in theoretical and experimental research in physics, chemistry, biology, and applied problems, as well as for creative endeavours that popularise science by means of educational and scientific activities. Individual scientific, engineering, and technical specialists or teams of authors (no more than three people), whose contribution was decisive in popularisation projects and solving scientific problems, can participate in the competition.

The winners of the Prize are awarded diplomas, badges, and prize money, the amount of which is determined by the Institute’s order. If a team receives the prize, the money is divided equally among all members. Diplomas and badges are awarded to each member individually.

Nominees for the Prize are the authors of scientific papers, published lecture courses, articles, as well as popular science and art works aimed at popularising science.

Parties with the right to propose nominees:

• Scientific research organizations of any country in the world,
• Scientists with the rank of academicians from any country in the world,
• Specialised institutes and faculties of universities of any country in the world,
• Heads of creative unions of any country in the world.

The decision is made by the Committee of International Experts of the OGANESSON Prize and approved by the Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Dubna).

Alexander Sergeev

Chairperson of the Prize Committee

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Past President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Leader of the National Centre for Physics and Mathematics

Grigory Trubnikov

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Winners of the 2023 Prize

Ana María Cetto Kramis

Physics professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, JINR Scientific Council member

Mikhail Shvydkoy

Doctor of Arts.
Art director of the Moscow Musical Theatre.
Cultural, public, and state figure

Valeria Pershina

Chemistry professor at GSI, Darmstadt, Germany.

Vasily Semin

Head of the Scientific and Experimental Department of the Accelerator Complex of the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions

The OGANESSON Prize was organized with Sberbank’s support in 2023.