The Einstein Foundation Berlin is a foundation based in Berlin, Germany "that aims to promote science and research of top international caliber in Berlin and to establish the city as a centre of scientific excellence."
The foundation supports research in many fields beyond science, including linguistics, archeology, and political science. It gives out annual awards and sponsors various projects, including the "Einstein Center of Catalysis".
The Einstein Foundation Berlin is separate from the short-lived Albert Einstein Foundation for Higher Learning, Inc., founded in 1946.
History
The Einstein Foundation was established by the city and state of Berlin in 2009; one of its main partners is Charité (Berlin University of Medicine).
Board members
Edelgard Bulmahn, advisory board
Martin Grötschel, executive board (chair 2011–2015) Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, board of trustees Amélie Mummendey, chair of the board of trustees Stefan Rinke, advisory board Johanna Wanka, advisory board Günter M. Ziegler, foundation council
Notable research fellows
Cecilia Clementi — chemist
Channing Der — microbiologist
Eduard Feireisl — mathematician
Katharina Galor — art historian and archeologist
Adele Goldberg — linguist (2010–2014) David H. Gutmann — neurologist (2017-2022) Brian Kobilka – chemist (winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry) Yannís G. Kevrekidis — chemist (2016–2018) Edvard Moser – neuroscientist (winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine) Stefan Rinke — historian (2013–2015) Richard J. Samuels — political scientist Thomas C. Südhof – biochemist (winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine) Viola Vogel — biophysicist
Notable supported figures and institutions
Individuals
Paul Ginsparg
Gordon Guyatt, 2022
Stefan Hecht
Juri Rappsilber
Surjo R. Soekadar, 2018
Institutions
Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies
BIG-NSE (Berlin International Graduate School of Natural Sciences and Engineering) Center for Open Science, 2021 PathoGraphics Research Group, Free University of Berlin, 2016–2019