Congratulations to Professor Reinhard Genzel who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy. Professor Genzel is the Shaw Laureate in Astronomy 2008.
Open application for the inaugural Hong Kong Laureate Forum (the Forum) started on 14 September and will end on 13 December 2020.
Same as last year, nominations will be made through an electronic system. Invited Nominators have been sent email invitations from the Shaw Prize Committee via the Secretariat inviting them to nominate candidates for The Shaw Prize ...
Congratulations to Professor David Julius who shared the 2020 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience with Professor Ardem Patapoutian for their transformative discovery of receptors for temperature and pressure.
This year, owing to the global Covid-19 pandemic, The Shaw Prize Foundation has decided to postpone the 2020 Award Presentation Ceremony to next year and details of the new arrangements will later be posted on the website
Thursday, 21 May 2020. At today’s press conference in Hong Kong, The Shaw Prize Foundation announced the Shaw Laureates for 2020.
