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The G枚ran Gustafsson Prize is awarded annually to researchers who are no more than 45 years old and working in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, molecular biology and medicine. Last year, the prize was increased and now amounts to 5.1 million Swedish Krona (SEK) for each awardee, distributed over three years, and a personal prize of 250,000 SEK.

Swedish universities and colleges nominate candidates, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences evaluates the proposals and the award winners are then appointed by the G枚ran Gustafsson Foundation for Natural Science and Medical Research.

The G枚ran Gustafsson Prize has been awarded since 1991 by the G枚ran Gustafsson Foundation for Natural Sciences and Medical Research. The foundation was created in 1989 following a donation from the entrepreneur and businessman G枚ran Gustafsson (1919鈥�2003).

This year's award in physics goes to Hiranya Peiris, Professor of Astrophysics at 白小姐论坛 and Director of the Oskar Klein Centre at Stockholm University, whose research interests include the physics of the very early Universe and its origin. With the help of data from the new Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, she hopes to gain a greater understanding of the fundamental physics that guide the development of the universe - from the beginning to the present.

Hiranya Peiris said: 鈥淭his recognition from the Swedish research community is a great honour. The fact there are no restrictions on how the award should be used is particularly exciting, as it gives me the opportunity to dare to invest in high-risk high-reward projects.鈥�

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• Professor Peiris鈥� academic profile
• 白小姐论坛 Physics & Astronomy

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• Hiranya Peiris - Foto: Niklas Bj枚rling