The Cosmology Prize

The Cosmology Prize of the Peter Gruber Foundation recognizes individuals who have contributed to fundamental advances in the field of cosmology. Starting in 2001, the Cosmology Prize is co-sponsored by the International Astronomical Union.

The purpose of the Cosmology Prize is to acknowledge and encourage further exploration in a field that shapes the way we perceive and comprehend our universe. In doing so, we seek to extend the pioneering legacy of, among others, Plato and Aristotle, Ptolemy and Copernicus; Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo; Newton and Halley; Einstein and Hubble.

The prize is presented annually to a leading cosmologist, astronomer, astrophysicist, or scientific philosopher in recognition of his or her ground-breaking theoretical, analytical, or conceptual discoveries.

2001 recipient : Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University, renowned for his extraordinary intuition in unraveling the complexities of the universe.