Antton Babaze Caf-Elhuyar prize

Ander Tobalina, Antton Babaze, Uzuri Albizu, Enekoitz Telleria and Mikel Ojinaga have received recognition for their informative work at the 30th edition of the CAF-Elhuyar awards. Miren Basaras was awarded the prize for merit.

The CAF-Elhuyar Awards have recognised informative work in their 30th edition, under the slogan ‘konta(kta)tu’, with the aim of encouraging authors to contribute their knowledge, research or projects and ‘connect with society’. In this edition of the competition, organised by Elhuyar, in collaboration with the company CAF and sponsored by Neiker, the members of the jury decided to award the prize in the popular science article category to Ander Tobalina from Gasteiz for his work entitled ‘Arau berriak, jostailu berriak’ (Arau berriak, jostailu berriak). The jury emphasised that Tobalina has tackled ‘a highly topical subject and demonstrates that new techniques open up new spaces’.

The prize in the category of article based on a doctoral thesis went to Antton Babaze, a researcher at the CFM from Irun, for his work ‘Argi ibili kuantikarekin’. In this case, the jury wanted to highlight the ‘passion’ that the author transmits in an article that is ‘clear and easy to read’.

In this category, the jury also wanted to award another work with a special mention. The jury also awarded the prize to Uzuri Albizu from Gasteiz for her work ‘Matematika, hezkuntza eta generoa gurutzatzen diren lekuak. Ahots feministek lagundutako kartografia bat). This work has been positively valued for being ‘a magnificent example of interdisciplinarity and a well-explained thesis that offers a new perspective on mathematics’.

In the category of scientific journalism, the prize-winning work was ‘Silfioaren enigma’, by Enekoitz Telleria from Andorra, and the jury considered ‘its success in arousing curiosity about an unknown subject’. The article was published in June last year in ‘Berria’.

The Neiker prize is aimed at rewarding work in the primary sector and this year the award went to Mikel Ojinaga from Bermeotarra, for his work ‘Birusen aurkako gudari irrabarratsua’. The members of the jury in this category highlighted ‘the importance of the subject in the sector’ and that the author ‘has explained very clearly what the problem is and how to tackle it’.

All the winners received a prize of 2,000 euros and a sculpture by Imanol Andonegi Mendizabal. In addition to the aforementioned prizes, the CAF-Elhuyar competition also awards a grant of 5,000 euros to promote projects whose aim is to act as a link between science and society.

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