The prestigious Scientific and Engineering Award® has been awarded to two Carl Zeiss engineers during a festive ceremony on February 11 in Los Angeles, USA. Carl Zeiss design engineer Uwe Weber and his late colleague Dr. Jürgen Noffke, who passed away in 2011, have been honored with the Scientific and Engineering Award® (Academy Plaque®) of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (©A.M.P.A.S.®) for the mechanical and optical design of the Master Prime cine lenses, a joint development by Carl Zeiss and camera manufacturer ARRI. Since 1931, the ©A.M.P.A.S.® has conferred the Scientific and Engineering Award® on companies and individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to the process of making motion pictures. The Sci-Tech Awards are presented each year, along with the well-known Oscars® for acting and film direction.
