Prix Shaw 2013 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Astronomie

   John F. Hawley, Steven A. Balbus

   Physique

   For their discovery and study of the magnetorotational instability, and for demonstrating that this instability leads to turbulence and is a viable mechanism for angular momentum transport in astrophysical accretion disks.

2. Sciences de la vie et médecine

   Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, Michael W. Young

   Biologie

   For their discovery of molecular mechanisms underlying circadian rhythms.

3. Sciences mathématiques

   David L. Donoho

   Mathématiques

   For his profound contributions to modern mathematical statistics and in particular the development of optimal algorithms for statistical estimation in the presence of noise and of efficient techniques for sparse representation and recovery in large data-sets.