Pólya Prize
The Pólya Prize was established in 1977 thanks to a donation by Stella and George Pólya. It is awarded annually and honours outstanding graduates in mathematics and physics.
George Pólya (1887–1985) was a Hungarian mathematician and professor of mathematics at ETH Zurich from 1914 to 1940. Prizewinners receive a copy of George Pólya's book Mathematics and plausible reasoning signed by the Chair of the Department.
Below is the list of graduates of the Bachelor's degree programme in physics who were awarded the Pólya Prize (for mathematics, please see the corresponding page of the Department of Mathematics):