NOMINEES

Nomination status

DIGITAL ARCHIPELAGO

14th Edition

Presentation ceremony of the 14th edition in Bilbao

The Frontiers Awards celebrate the power of knowledge as “the best compass” to address global disruptions like the pandemic and environmental degradation

In the Social Sciences category

The Frontiers Award goes to Mark Granovetter for discovering the importance of an extended network of “acquaintances” in economic and social life

In the Music and Opera category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Philip Glass for forging a unique musical style that embraces cultural traditions from around the world and appeals to audiences of all generations

In the Economics, Finance and Management category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Matthew Jackson for illuminating the key role of networks in the transactions of economic and social life

In the Basic Sciences category

The Frontiers of Knowledge award goes to Charles Fefferman and Jean-François Le Gall for their fundamental contributions in two mathematical fields with multiple ramifications

In the Information and Communication Technologies category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Judea Pearl for laying the foundations of modern artificial intelligence, so computer systems can process uncertainty and relate causes to effects

In the Ecology and Conservation Biology category

The Frontiers Award goes to Fahrig, Levin and Pickett for incorporating the spatial dimension into ecological science and applying it to the design of nature reserves and more sustainable cities

In the Biology and Biomedicine category

The Frontiers Award goes to Karikó, Langer and Weissman for creating two technologies that together have propelled the advance of messenger RNA therapeutics, opening the door to vaccines and treatments for multiple diseases

In the Climate Change category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Lonnie Thompson for glacier ice studies that show our climate is changing at unprecedented speed

LAUREATES

Charles Fefferman

Basic Sciences

Jean-François Le Gall

Basic Sciences

Katalin Karikó

Biology and Biomedicine

Drew Weissman

Biology and Biomedicine

Robert S. Langer

Biology and Biomedicine

Judea Pearl

Information and Communication Technologies

Steward T. A. Pickett

Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Ecology and Conservation Biology

Simon Asher Levin

Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Ecology and Conservation Biology

Lenore Fahrig

Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Ecology and Conservation Biology

Ellen Mosley-Thompson

Climate Change Climate Change and Environmental Sciences

Lonnie G. Thompson

Climate Change Climate Change and Environmental Sciences

Matthew O. Jackson

Economics, Finance and Management

Mark Granovetter

Social Sciences

Philip Glass

Music and Opera

COMMITTEE

Basic Sciences

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_EMMANUEL CANDES

Emmanuel Candès

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

Nigel Hitchin

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_THEODOR W HANSCH

Theodor W. Hänsch

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

Jeffrey R. Long

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

Hongkun Park

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

Martin Quack

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

Sandip Tiwari

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

Biology and Biomedicine

Dario Alessi

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

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Lélia Delamarre

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Robin Lovell-Badge

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

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Óscar Marín

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Ursula Ravens

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Angelika Schnieke

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Ali Shilatifard

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Bruce Whitelaw

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Information and Communication Technologies

Regina Barzilay

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Georg Gottlob

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Ron Ho

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Oussama Khatib

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Rudolf Kruse

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Mario Piattini

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Joos Vandewalle

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Ecology and Conservation Biology

Emily S. Bernhardt

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

Jurado XVI Fronteras Ecología Paul M. Brakfield

Paul M. Brakefield

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

Pedro Jordano

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

Anna-Liisa Laine

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

Joanna E. Lambert

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

Rik Leemans

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge