Prix Shaw 2020 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Astronomie

   Roger Blandford

   Physique

   For his foundational contributions to theoretical astrophysics, especially concerning the fundamental understanding of active galactic nuclei, the formation and collimation of relativistic jets, the energy extraction mechanism from black holes, and the acceleration of particles in shocks and their relevant radiation mechanisms.

2. Sciences de la vie et médecine

   Georg Nagel, Gero Miesenböck, Peter Hegemann

   Biologie

   For the development of optogenetics, a technology that has revolutionized neuroscience.

3. Sciences mathématiques

   Alexander Beilinson, David Kazhdan

   Mathématiques

   For their huge influence on and profound contributions to representation theory, as well as many other areas of mathematics.