

NOMIS Award Ceremony
The NOMIS Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award honors exceptional researchers whose bold questions and broad-ranging approaches transform our understanding of the world. By recognizing scientists and scholars who actively build bridges between the sciences and humanities, the NOMIS Award champions the innovative ideas that lead to groundbreaking discoveries and open entirely new fields of study. Established in 2016, the NOMIS Award provides the essential funding and intellectual freedom these visionaries need to continue pursuing curiosity-driven science.
The 2026 NOMIS Award Ceremony will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at the Kunsthaus Zurich.
This year, the NOMIS Award will be presented to:
Andrew Gonzalez
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Tobias Kippenberg
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Ulrike Malmendier
University of California, Berkeley, US