Professor Michael Green, FRS, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, has been jointly awarded the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics with Professor John H. Schwarz, California Institute of Technology, for opening new perspectives on quantum gravity and the unification of forces.
Professor Michael Green, FRS, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, has been jointly awarded the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics with Professor John H. Schwarz, California Institute of Technology, for opening new perspectives on quantum gravity and the unification of forces.
Professor Green is a member of the High Energy Physics research group at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. His interests are in particle physics with special emphasis on the interface between string theory, quantum field theory, and quantum gravity. Speaking about the award, he said that he was "delighted and flattered" to have won. "I feel really fortunate to have been able to contribute, along with many others, to developments in string theory, which has provided such an inspiring succession of novel insights into fundamental physics and mathematics.”
The names of the 2014 Breakthrough Prize winners in Fundamental Physics and Life Sciences were unveiled at an exclusive ceremony at the NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. At a total awarded amount of $21 million, sponsored by Sergey Brin & Anne Wojcicki, Jack Ma & Cathy Zhang, Yuri & Julia Milner and Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan, the prizes aim to celebrate scientists and generate excitement about the pursuit of science as a career.
“The Breakthrough Prize is our effort to put the spotlight on these amazing heroes. Their work in physics and genetics, cosmology, neurology and mathematics will change lives for generations and we are excited to celebrate them,” commented Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook.
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