Shaw Prize 2022: Winners

Recipients

1. Astronomy

   Lennart Lindegren, Michael Perryman

   Physics

   For their lifetime contributions to space astrometry, and in particular for their role in the conception and design of the European Space Agency 's Hipparcos and Gaia missions.

2. Life Science and Medicine

   Michael J. Welsh, Paul Negulescu

   Biology

   For landmark discoveries of the molecular, biochemical, and functional defects underlying cystic fibrosis and the identification and development of medicines that reverse those defects and can treat most people affected by this disorder. Together, these discoveries and medicines are alleviating human suffering and saving lives.

3. Mathematical Sciences

   Ehud Hrushovski, Noga Alon

   Math

   For their remarkable contributions to discrete mathematics and model theory with interaction notably with algebraic geometry, topology and computer sciences.