Key Points
The Shaw Prize Foundation lauded Kulkarni's contributions to time-domain astronomy, which culminated in the conception, construction, and leadership of the Palomar Transient Factory and its successor, the Zwicky Transient Facility...
Kulkarni, an Indian-origin professor from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), has been awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024...
Kulkarni, the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Caltech's Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, has been honoured for his pioneering work on millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and other variable or transient astronomical objects...
The Shaw Prize, established by the late Hong Kong-based philanthropist Run Run Shaw, consists of three annual prizes in Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences, each carrying a monetary award of $1.2 million...
Alongside Kulkarni, the 2024 Shaw Prize recipients include Swee Lay Thein and Stuart Orkin from the United States, who received the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine, and Peter Sarnak, another US scientist, who was awarded the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences...
