Scientific prizes and awards / General

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Description

The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences recognises outstanding achievement in the environmental sciences.

In 1990, the Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation established a biennial prize to be awarded to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to the environmental sciences. The prize is also funded by the Foundation.

The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences consists of a trophy representing an oak tree (designed by Simons Juweliers of The Hague) and USD 150,000

Recipients

2010: David Tilman, United States