2023 Shaw Prize winner in Astronomy for discovery of fast radio bursts
Australia
Prof. Matthew Bailes – Shaw Prize
Theme: Radio, mm and sub-mm astronomy
2020 Nobel Laureate and 2008 Shaw Prize for the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Germany
Prof. Reinhard Genzel – Nobel Prize , Shaw Prize
Theme: High energy astrophysics
2021 Shaw Prize winner in Astronomy for the contributions to the understanding of magnetars
Canada
Prof. Victoria M. Kaspi – Shaw Prize
Theme: High energy astrophysics
2024 Shaw Prize winner in Astronomy for ground breaking discoveries in time domain astronomy
USA/India
Prof. Shrinivas R Kulkarni – Shaw Prize
Theme: Astronomical surveys & Time Domain Astronomy
2025 Gruber cosmology prize for fundamental work on the universe’s Deuterium abundance and Baryon density
UK
Prof. Max Pettini – Gruber Cosmology Prize
Theme: Galaxies and the High Redshift Universe
2011 Nobel Laureate and 2006 Shaw prize, for the discovery of cosmic acceleration
Australia
Prof. Brian P. Schmidt – Nobel Prize, Shaw Prize
Theme: Galaxies and the High Redshift Universe
Professor in The University of Queensland (Astronomical surveys & Time Domain Astronomy)
Australia
Theme: Astronomical surveys & Time Domain Astronomy
Director of Center for AI Robotics in Space Sustainability, Co-Director of Space Science and Technology Institute （Space Sustainability）
Hong Kong SAR, China
Theme: Space Sustainability
Director, KAVLI Institute of Astronomy (Upcoming astronomical facilities)
Beijing China
Theme: Galaxies, AGN and the High Redshift Universe
Professor at Pusan National University (Cosmic ray acceleration at astrophysical shocks)
South Korea
Prof. Hyesung Kang
Theme: High energy astrophysics
Professor Michael Mainelli, former Lord Mayor of London, is President of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), appointed in January 2025
UK
Theme: Current Larger and Upcoming Astronomical facilities
First female UNICEF ambassador in Chile. She will focus on Astronomy and Public Outreach.
Chile
Theme: Astronomy Public Outreach and Education
CSIRO’s Acting Chief Scientist and Deputy Director at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science. Director SKA-Low telescope, Australia
Australia
Theme: Radio, mm and sub-mm astronomy
Winner of New Horizons Prize in Physics (The lifecycle of stars and their planets)
Chile
Theme: The lifecycle of stars and their planets
Professor at Novosibirsk Technical State University and deputy director of Institute of Laser Physics SBRAS （The lifecycle of stars and their planets）
Russia
Theme: The lifecycle of stars and their planets
Director of Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CSU)
China
Theme: Space Sustainability
Founding Director, The Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics;
Chair of Astrophysics, The University of Hong Kong
China
Theme: High energy Astrophysics
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; The President of Changchun Institute of Optics Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP), Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Theme: Current Larger and Upcoming Astronomical facilities