The Tomalla Foundation for Gravity Research promotes research into
gravity in
Switzerland and in the world. It was founded in 1982 according to testamentary wishes of Dr.
Walter Tomalla, an engineer from
Basel, Switzerland.[1] Every third year, the foundation awards prizes for exceptional research in gravitation and/or
cosmology, and funds research fellows and visitors for gravity research at Swiss universities.
Alexei Starobinsky - for his pioneering contributions to inflationary cosmology and especially for the determination of the spectrum of
gravitational waves generated during inflation.
Gustav Tammann - for his efforts in measuring the
expansion rate of the universe and especially for his pioneering work using
Supernovae as standard candles.