Fritz Zwicky Prize for Astrophysics and Cosmology
Awarded forObtaining fundamental and outstanding results related to the fields of astrophysics and/or cosmology
Presented byEuropean Astronomical Society
Reward(s)CHF 5000 (2020)
First awarded2020
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The Fritz Zwicky Prize for Astrophysics and Cosmology is awarded biennially to a living person who, in the estimation of the judges, "has obtained fundamental and outstanding results related to astrophysics and/or cosmology". These results may constitute a body of work over a period of time or may be a single specific result. The Prize was established in 2020 and is awarded by the European Astronomical Society (EAS) on behalf of the Fritz Zwicky Foundation, located in Glarus, Switzerland.[1]

Recipients are invited to deliver a plenary lecture at the following EAS Annual Meeting.


Recipients

Year Recipient Citation Ref(s)
2020 Martin Rees portrait facing the camera Martin Rees For outstanding contributions to astrophysics and cosmology including seminal papers on active galaxies and black holes, the origin of gamma-ray bursts, the large-scale structure of the Universe, and the cosmic microwave background. This exceptionally broad oeuvre has been both prescient and enormously influential. [2]
2022 Ewine van Dishoeck three-quarter body portrait facing the camera Ewine van Dishoeck For her groundbreaking, decades-spanning, work in observational astrochemistry and molecular spectroscopy, revealing the secrets of molecules from interstellar clouds to star and planet formation, and for her leadership within the astronomical community. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Meylan, Georges (September 2019). "European Astronomical Society prizes 2019". Nature Astronomy. 3 (9): 800–801. Bibcode:2019NatAs...3..800M. doi:10.1038/s41550-019-0881-1. ISSN 2397-3366.
  2. ↑ "European Astronomical Society 2020 prizes" (PDF). European Astronomical Society. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "European Astronomical Society 2022 Prizes" (PDF). European Astronomical Society. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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