The Inamori Foundation (President: Shinobu Inamori-Kanazawa) is pleased to announce the laureates of the 2024 Kyoto Prize, an international award presented to individuals who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of humankind.
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
(Prize Field: Materials Science and Engineering)
John Pendry (Theoretical Physicist)
Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics, Imperial College London
“Contribution of the Theoretical Construction of Metamaterials to the Field of Materials Science”
BASIC SCIENCES
(Prize Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
Paul F. Hoffman (Geologist)
Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria
Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Emeritus, Harvard University
“Proving Snowball Earth Accelerating Life Evolution and Plate Tectonics Dating Back to the First Half of Earth’s History”
ARTS AND PHILOSOPHY
(Prize Field: Theater, Cinema)
William Forsythe (Choreographer)
“The Choreographer Who Opened a New Horizon of Performing Arts by Radically Renewing Methodologies and Aesthetics of Ballet and Dance”
The Prize presentation ceremony will be held on November 10 at the Kyoto International Conference Center. Each laureate will receive a diploma, a Kyoto Prize medal (20K gold), and prize money of 100 million yen per category.
Please visit our Kyoto Prize website for the citations and other details.
https://www.kyotoprize.org/en/
[Contact]
Takeshi Nakajima (Mr.)
Public Relations Division
Inamori Foundation
E-mail: press@inamori-f.or.jp