2015 Blavatnik Regional Awards Gala and Reception
On Monday November 9th, The New York Academy of Sciences and the Blavatnik Family Foundation honored the three winners and six finalists of the 2015 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists during the Academy’s 12th Annual Gala.
Published December 4, 2015
By Diana Friedman
The 2015 Blavatnik Regional Awards received 130 outstanding nominations from 24 academic and research institutions in the New York tri-state area. Winners and finalists were selected by a distinguished jury of senior scientists and engineers.
During the ceremony, Blavatnik Regional honorees awarded in the Chemistry category were introduced by Mr. Pablo Legorreta, Founder and CEO of Royalty Pharma; Dr. Paul Walker, Co-Head of the Technology Division in Goldman Sachs introduced the winners and finalists in the Physical Sciences & Engineering category; and Dr. Nancy Cantor, Chancellor of Rutgers University in Newark introduced honorees in the Life Sciences category. All were presented with their medals by Peter Thoren from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and each of the three winners gave a brief presentation about their award-winning work.
The evening before the Gala, on November 8th, the Blavatnik Family Foundation hosted a cocktail reception in honor of this year’s regional winners and finalists and regional judges. The event was attended by the Blavatnik Awards alumni, members of the Blavatnik Awards Regional jury, and supporters of the Awards.
To learn more about the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, visit blavatnikawards.org.
