Karl Schwarzschild Medal 2020 awarded to Prof. Friedrich-Karl Thielemann#
The most prestigious prize in Germany in the field of astronomy and astrophysics, the Karl Schwarzschild Medal, is awarded to Friedrich-Karl Thielemann, member of the Physics and Engineering Science section in honour of his research on the boundary of nuclear physics and astrophysics.
The Karl Schwarzschild Medal, named after the astrophysicist Karl Schwarzschild, is an award presented by the Astronomische Gesellschaft (German Astronomical Society) to eminent astronomers and astrophysicists.