ショウ賞 2015: 勝者

受賞者

1. 天文学

   William J. Borucki

   物理学

   For his conceiving and leading the Kepler Mission, which greatly advanced knowledge of both extrasolar planetary systems and stellar interiors.

2. 生命科学と医学

   Bonnie L. Bassler, Everett Peter Greenberg

   生物学

   For elucidating the molecular mechanism of quorum sensing, a process whereby bacteria communicate with each other and which offers innovative ways to interfere with bacterial pathogens or to modulate the microbiome for health applications.

3. 数理科学

   Gerd Faltings, Henryk Iwaniec

   数学

   For their introduction and development of fundamental tools in number theory, allowing them as well as others to resolve some longstanding classical problems.