Srinivas R Kulkarni, an Indian-origin professor of astronomy in Hong Kong, US, will be awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for his groundbreaking discoveries about millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray burst supernovae and other variable or transient celestial bodies.
Apart from Kulkarni, who is the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, Department of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, the other Shaw Prize laureates are Swee La Thein and Stuart Orkin, both from the US, Joe received the Shaw Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine in equal shares, and Peter Sarnak, another U scientist, received the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences.
“The Shaw Prize in Astronomy is awarded to Srinivas R Kulkarni for groundbreaking discoveries about millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray burst supernovae and other variable or transient celestial bodies.
His contributions to time-domain astronomy culminated in the creation and leadership of the Palomar Transient Factory and its successor, the Zwicky Transient Facility, which have revolutionized our understanding of the time-varying optical sky," the Shaw Prize Foundation said here on Tuesday. Said. Shaw Laureates announced for 2024.“The Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes: Astronomy, Life Sciences and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences, each carrying a monetary award of US$1. million. This will be the 21st year the award has been presented and the presentation ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, November 12 in Hong Kong,' the Foundation said.
According to his bio posted on Caltech's Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy website, Kulkarni received his MS from the Indian Institute of Technology in 1978 and his PhD from the University of California in 1983. He was also the Director of Caltech Optica Observatories from 2006 to 2018.
According to The Shaw Prize website, Hong Kong-based film and television personality and philanthropist Run Run Shaw (1907–2014) founded the Shaw Foundation Hong Kong and The Sir Run Run Shaw Charitable Trust, both of which are dedicated to promoting education., scientific and technological research, medical and welfare services, and culture and arts.
Apart from Kulkarni, who is the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, Department of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, the other Shaw Prize laureates are Swee La Thein and Stuart Orkin, both from the US, Joe received the Shaw Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine in equal shares, and Peter Sarnak, another U scientist, received the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences.
“The Shaw Prize in Astronomy is awarded to Srinivas R Kulkarni for groundbreaking discoveries about millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray burst supernovae and other variable or transient celestial bodies.
His contributions to time-domain astronomy culminated in the creation and leadership of the Palomar Transient Factory and its successor, the Zwicky Transient Facility, which have revolutionized our understanding of the time-varying optical sky," the Shaw Prize Foundation said here on Tuesday. Said. Shaw Laureates announced for 2024.“The Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes: Astronomy, Life Sciences and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences, each carrying a monetary award of US$1. million. This will be the 21st year the award has been presented and the presentation ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, November 12 in Hong Kong,' the Foundation said.
According to his bio posted on Caltech's Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy website, Kulkarni received his MS from the Indian Institute of Technology in 1978 and his PhD from the University of California in 1983. He was also the Director of Caltech Optica Observatories from 2006 to 2018.
According to The Shaw Prize website, Hong Kong-based film and television personality and philanthropist Run Run Shaw (1907–2014) founded the Shaw Foundation Hong Kong and The Sir Run Run Shaw Charitable Trust, both of which are dedicated to promoting education., scientific and technological research, medical and welfare services, and culture and arts.
