Srinivas R. Kulkarni, an Indian-origin U.S. scientist and brother of Sudha Murty, has been awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024, according to a release.
“Kulkarni, who serves as the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Caltech, has been awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024 for his ground-breaking discoveries on millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and other transient astronomical phenomena,” said a release.
Instituted by the late Hong Kong philanthropist Run Run Shaw, the Shaw Prize consists of three annual awards in Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences, each with a monetary award of $1.2 million.
Published - May 23, 2024 10:33 pm IST
