Four exceptional young scientists from the 2023 Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) have been recognized for their research efforts this past summer. Three will receive funding to continue their research projects at IIASA and one candidate has been given an Honorable Mention for outstanding effort.

IIASA is proud to announce the winners of the annual Levien, Mikhalevich, and Peccei awards for Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) participants. These awards will enable three participants from the 2023 YSSP to return to the institute for an additional three months to continue their research projects.

The awards are given annually for exceptional papers from the previous year’s YSSP cohort. Candidates are nominated by the program director of the relevant IIASA research program and assessed by a committee comprised of one member from each research program. Each candidate’s paper is evaluated based on its quality, originality, and relevance.

The Levien award is dedicated in tribute to former IIASA Director General Roger Levien who established the YSSP in 1977. The Peccei award is named in honor of IIASA alumnus Aurelio Peccei and recognizes policy-related research, while the Mikhalevich award, named for IIASA alumnus Vladimir S. Mikhalevich, is aimed at mathematically and methodologically oriented research.

The 2023 YSSP Levien, Mikhalevich, and Peccei Award Winners

Mr Gaurav Ganti, Peccei Award © Gaurav Ganti

Gaurav Ganti from the Humboldt University of Berlin won the Peccei Award for his research: “Pathways to Inform the Equitable Implementation of the Paris Agreement”.

IIASA program: Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

YSSP Mentors: Setu Pelz, Matthew Gidden

 

Lucas Vivier, Levien Award © Lucas Vivier

Lucas Vivier from the Centre International Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement (CIRED) near Paris won the Levien Award for his research: “Decarbonizing the EU Residential Sector: A Modelling Assessment of Current Policies and Future Strategies”.

IIASA program: Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

YSSP Mentor: Alessio Mastrucci

Ms Huiying Ye, Mikhalevich Award © Huiying Ye

Huiying Ye from the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China won the Mikhalevich Award for her research: “Linking R&D Investment to Emission Reduction Cooperation: Overcoming Free-Riding While Achieving Deep De-Carbonization ”.

IIASA Program: Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

YSSP Mentors: Nikolay Khabarov, Michael Kuhn, Michael Freiberger

Honorable Mentions

Ms Yuanhui Wang © Yuanhui Wang

Yuanhui Wang

Yuanhui Wang from the Beijing Normal University, China received an honorable mention for her study on “National Strategy Analysis Towards Mutual Achievement of the SDGs: A Method Coupling Dynamical Model and Network Hierarchy Analysis Based on SDG Interactions”.

IIASA Program: Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

YSSP Mentors: Nikita Strelkovskii, Rotem Zelingher

 

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