Caltechs Shri Kulkarni has actually been honored with the 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy for his advanced work at the Palomar Transient Factory and its follower, the Zwicky Transient Facility. Credit: SciTechDaily.comShri Kulkarni, a distinguished teacher at Caltech, has actually gotten the 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy for his transformative work with the Palomar Transient Factory and its follower, the Zwicky Transient Facility, which have changed our understanding of short-term astronomical phenomena.Shri Kulkarni, the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Caltech, has been granted the distinguished 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy “for his ground-breaking discoveries about millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and other variable or short-term huge objects,” according to the Shaw Prize Foundation, which has actually been giving the honor considering that 2004.”The Shaw Prize consists of three annual awards: the Prize in Astronomy, the Prize in Life Science and Medicine, and the Prize in Mathematical Sciences.”Professor Shri Kulkarni was granted the 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy for his pioneering discoveries and contributions to time-domain astronomy at Caltech. He authored or co-authored more than 60 papers in the journal Nature by the age of 60, one of his life time goals.Past Caltech winners of the Shaw reward include Edward (Ed) C. Stone, the David Morrisroe Professor of Physics, Emeritus (2019 ); the late Ronald W. P. Drever, teacher of physics, emeritus; and Kip S. Thorne (BS 62), the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus (who received the reward in 2016 with MITs Rainer Weiss for establishing LIGO); and Peter Goldreich, the Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics, Emeritus (2007 ).
Credit: SciTechDaily.comShri Kulkarni, a distinguished teacher at Caltech, has received the 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy for his transformative work with the Palomar Transient Factory and its successor, the Zwicky Transient Facility, which have actually transformed our understanding of short-term astronomical phenomena.Shri Kulkarni, the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Caltech, has been awarded the distinguished 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy “for his ground-breaking discoveries about millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and other variable or short-term huge things,” according to the Shaw Prize Foundation, which has actually been giving the honor because 2004.”The Shaw Prize consists of three yearly awards: the Prize in Astronomy, the Prize in Life Science and Medicine, and the Prize in Mathematical Sciences. He authored or co-authored more than 60 documents in the journal Nature by the age of 60, one of his lifetime goals.Past Caltech winners of the Shaw prize consist of Edward (Ed) C. Stone, the David Morrisroe Professor of Physics, Emeritus (2019 ); the late Ronald W. P. Drever, professor of physics, emeritus; and Kip S. Thorne (BS 62), the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus (who received the reward in 2016 with MITs Rainer Weiss for establishing LIGO); and Peter Goldreich, the Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics, Emeritus (2007 ).