Ronald Drever

賞

1. 2016 (special)

   ブレークスルー賞 — 基礎物理学

   物理学

   For the observation of gravitational waves, opening new horizons in astronomy and physics.

2. 2016

   カヴリ賞 — 天体物理学

   物理学

   For the direct detection of gravitational waves.

3. 2016

   ショウ賞 — 天文学

   物理学

   For conceiving and designing the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), whose recent direct detection of gravitational waves opens a new window in astronomy, with the first remarkable discovery being the merger of a pair of stellar mass black holes.