THE SHAW PRIZE IN ASTRONOMY 2021
is awarded in equal shares to
VICTORIA M KASPI
CHRYSSA KOUVELIOTOU
for their contributions to our understanding of magnetars, a class of highly magnetised neutron stars that are linked to a wide range of spectacular, transient astrophysical phenomena. Through the development of new and precise observational techniques, they confirmed the existence of neutron stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields and characterised their physical properties. Their work has established magnetars as a new and important class of astrophysical objects.
1 June 2021
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