The Shaw Prize Special 2021
2021-10-15
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The Shaw Prize in Astronomy is awarded in equal shares to Victoria M Kaspi and Chryssa Kouveliotou for their contributions to our understanding of magnetars. The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine is awarded to Scott D Emr for the landmark discovery of the ESCRT (Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport) pathway. The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences is awarded in equal shares to Jean-Michel Bismut and Jeff Cheeger for their remarkable insights that have transformed, and continue to transform, modern geometry.
