The €30,000 Rudolf Kaiser Prize has been awarded since 1989 to experimental physicists under 40 who have published several exceptional papers but not yet been appointed to a chair or professorship. The foundation that presents the prize was set up by Dr. Rudolf Kaiser in 1987 and is managed by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. Born in Nuremberg in 1923, Rudolf Kaiser spent many years working as presiding judge at the Federal Patent Office. He gained his Habilitation in experimental physics at the Technical University of Munich in 1979, where he devoted most of his time to the promotion of early-career researchers.
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