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 （HKUST, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Hong Kong SAR, China
Theme: Space Sustainability
Director, Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
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: Space Sustainability
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
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
Acting Director-General of the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization（CSU），Chinese Academy of Sciences
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
