The Karl-Scheel-Preis is an award given annually by the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin (PGzB, Physical Society in Berlin), a regional association of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

The Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft is the world's largest organization of physicists. The DPG's worldwide membership is cited as 60,000, as of 2011...

 (German Physical Society), for outstanding scientific work. The prize was established through an endowment by the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 physicist Karl Scheel

Karl Scheel

Karl Friedrich Franz Christian Scheel was a German physicist. He was a Senior Executive Officer and head of Department IIIb at the Reich Physical and Technical Institute...

(1866 – 1936) and his wife Melida. Recipients receive the Karl-Scheel-Medaille (Karl Scheel Medal) cast in bronze and 5,000 euros.

External links

• Die Geschichte des Preises – History of the Karl Scheel Prize
• Die Liste der Preisträger – List of Recipients of the Karl Scheel Prize
• Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin (PGzB) – Physical Society in Berlin