The National Prize for Natural Sciences ( es, Premio Nacional de Ciencias Naturales) was created in 1992 as one of the replacements for the
National Prize for Sciences under Law 19169. The other two prizes in this same area are for
Exact Sciences
The exact sciences, sometimes called the exact mathematical sciences, are those sciences "which admit of absolute precision in their results"; especially the mathematical sciences. Examples of the exact sciences are mathematics, optics, astron ...
and
Applied Sciences and Technologies.
It is part of the
National Prize of Chile.
Winners
* 1992,
Jorge Allende
Jorge Eduardo Allende Rivera, (born 11 November 1934) is a Chilean biochemist and biophysicist known for his contributions to the understanding of proteic biosynthesis and how transfer RNA is generated, and the regulation of maturation of ...
(biochemistry)
* 1994,
Humberto Maturana
Humberto Maturana Romesín (September 14, 1928 – May 6, 2021) was a Chilean biologist and philosopher. Many consider him a member of a group of second-order cybernetics theoreticians such as Heinz von Foerster, Gordon Pask, Herbert Brün a ...
(neurobiology)
[
* 1996, (hydrobiology)][
* 1998, Juan Antonio Garbarino Bacigalupo (chemistry)][
* 2000, (biophysics)][
* 2002, Ramón Latorre (biophysics)
* 2004, Pedro Labarca Prado (biophysics)][
* 2006, Cecilia Hidalgo Tapia (biochemistry)
* 2008, (neurobiology)][
* 2010, ]Mary Kalin Arroyo
Dr. Mary Therese Kalin-Arroyo was born in 1944 in New Zealand. She is currently a professor of biology at the University of Chile. Kalin-Arroyo is notable for revising the indigenous genus ''Ourisia'' and discovering several new species in New ...
(botany)
* 2012, (marine biology)[
* 2014, ]Ligia Gargallo
Ligia Gargallo is a Chilean chemist and university professor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Career
She works at the University of Tarapacá (Arica) and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, in Santiago. She received ...
(chemistry)
* 2016, Francisco Rothhammer Engel (genetics)
* 2018, (ecology)
See also
* List of biology awards
* List of earth sciences awards
This list of earth sciences awards is an index to articles on notable awards for earth sciences, or natural science related to the planet Earth. It includes awards for meteorology, oceanography and paleontology, but excludes awards for environmenta ...
* List of chemistry awards
This list of chemistry awards is an index to articles about notable awards for chemistry. It includes awards by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society, the Society of Chemical Industry and awards by other organizations.
...
* List of medicine awards
This list of medicine awards is an index to articles about notable awards for contributions to medicine, the science and practice of establishing the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The list is organized by region and ...
* List of neuroscience awards
This list of biology awards is an index to articles about notable awards for biology. It includes a general list and lists of ecology, genetics and neuroscience awards. It excludes awards for biochemistry, biomedical science, medicine, ornitholo ...
* List of psychology awards
* CONICYT
References
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1992 establishments in Chile
Awards established in 1992
Chilean science and technology awards
Earth sciences awards
Chemistry awards
Biology awards
Medicine awards
Neuroscience awards
Cognitive science awards
1992 in Chilean law