Prix Shaw 2017 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Astronomie

   Simon D. M. White

   Physique

   For his contributions to understanding structure formation in the Universe. With powerful numerical simulations he has shown how small density fluctuations in the early Universe develop into galaxies and other nonlinear structures, strongly supporting a cosmology with a flat geometry, and dominated by dark matter and a cosmological constant.

2. Sciences de la vie et médecine

   Ian R. Gibbons, Ronald Vale

   Biologie

   For their discovery of microtubule-associated motor proteins: engines that power cellular and intracellular movements essential to the growth, division, and survival of human cells.

3. Sciences mathématiques

   Claire Voisin, János Kollár

   Mathématiques

   For their remarkable results in many central areas of algebraic geometry, which have transformed the field and led to the solution of long-standing problems that had appeared out of reach.