4 scientists win Shaw Prize 2024 in Astronomy, Life Science, and Mathematical Sciences.

4 scientists from the US and Thailand win the Shaw Prize 2024 for their pioneering work in Astronomy, Life Science, and Mathematical Sciences. Shrinivas R Kulkarni wins for Astronomy, Swee Lay Thein & Stuart Orkin share the Life Science prize, and Peter Sarnak wins Mathematical Sciences. Their discoveries include millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, fetal-to-adult hemoglobin switch, and groundbreaking contributions to time-domain astronomy.

May 21, 2024
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