Oscar of Science for Tuscan Researcher: It is Marko SimonovićResearcher at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Florence. got 2024 New Frontiers in Physics Prizeawarded today as part of Breakthrough Award Intended for physicists at the beginning of their careers who have distinguished themselves by the importance of the results obtained in their studies.
Simonovic, a researcher in theoretical physics and cosmology, was the only researcher to receive the award in Italy. He has gained recognition Contributions made to understanding the large-scale structure of the universe And to develop new tools to explore the existence of new fundamental physics, starting with galaxy research.
Shares the prize – equals 100 thousand euros – With collaborators Mikhail Ivanov and Oliver Philcox, who are researchers respectively at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Columbia University, and the Simons Foundation.
[extra(0)]The three researchers have developed innovative tools that allow us to more effectively investigate phenomena associated with the beginning of the universe and study dark matter and energy starting from small density fluctuations found in maps of galaxy distribution obtained from space observations. .
What is a scientific Oscar?
The Breakthrough Prize, also known as the Oscars of Science, was founded in 2012 by Sergey Brin, Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg, Julia and Yuri Milner, and Anne Wojcicki.
It represents one of the most prestigious scientific awards at the international level.
The handover ceremony is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on April 13.
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