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The Crafoord Prize in Geosciences 2022
Andrew Knoll has depicted the first three billion years of life on Earth using his studies of microfossils and innovative methods to illuminate their biochemical evolution. In recognition of his work, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is awarding him the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for 2022, worth six million Swedish kronor.
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The Crafoord Days 2022 were celebrated in Lund with three days of Prize lectures, Prize symposia and a Prize ceremony in celebration of the 2020 Crafoord Laureates in Astronomy and Mathematics, Eugene Parker and Enrico Bombieri, the 2021 Crafoord Laureate in Polyarthritis, Daniel L. Kastner, and the 2022 Crafoord Laureate in Geosciences, Andrew Knoll.
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The Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2021
Dan Kastner, USA, has described an entirely new group of rare autoinflammatory diseases. His discoveries have brought new knowledge and led to the development of effective treatments. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is awarding him this year’s Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis, worth six million Swedish kronor (approx. USD 700,000).
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The Crafoord Prizes in Mathematics and Astronomy 2020
The man who discovered the solar wind, Eugene Parker, and one of mathematics’ great problem-solvers, Enrico Bombieri, will receive this year’s Crafoord Prize in Astronomy and Mathematics, respectively. The Crafoord Prize is worth six million Swedish krona and is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Crafoord Foundation in Lund.
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The Crafoord Prize in Biosciences 2019
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences 2019 to Sallie W. Chisholm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA, “for the discovery and pioneering studies of the most abundant photosynthesising organism on Earth, Prochlorococcus”.
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