ウルフ賞 1999: 勝者

受賞者

1. 化学

   Raymond U. Lemieux

   化学

   for his fundamental and seminal contributions to the study and synthesis of oligosaccharides and to the elucidation of their role in molecular recognition in biological systems.

2. 数学

   Elias M. Stein

   数学

   for his contributions to classical and 'Euclidean' Fourier analysis and for his exceptional impact on a new generation of analysts through his eloquent teaching and writing.

3. 数学

   László Lovász

   数学

   for his outstanding contributions to combinatorics, theoretical computer science and combinatorial optimization.

4. 医学

   Eric R. Kandel

   生物学

   for the elucidation of the organismic, cellular and molecular mechanisms whereby short term memory is converted to a long term form.

5. 物理学

   Dan Shechtman

   物理学

   for the experimental discovery of quasi-crystals, non periodic solids having long-range order, which inspired the exploration of a new fundamental state of matter.