WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 1429H - 2009G
KING FAISAL INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
for
Science
Riyadh, Monday 29 Muharram 1430H
occurring 26 January 2009G, HRH Prince Khalid Alfaisal, Director of
The King Faisal Foundation, tonight announced the winners of the King Faisal International Prize.
The King Faisal International Prize for Science (Physics) for the year 1429H - 2009G has been awarded jointly to:
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Chairman, Council of the School of Physical Sciences and
Cavendish Professor of Physics, University of Cambridge
CURRICULUM VITAE
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Chief Scientist, Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Science and Director,
Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Germany
CURRICULUM VITAE
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Professor Richard
Friend pioneered the physics and engineering of semi-
conductor devices made of plastic materials. The fabrication
of these devices and circuits by ink jet printing that he
has introduced is radically different from the traditional
manufacturing technology and has paved the way for the
development of a wide range of applications of plastic
electronic and photonic devices.
Professor Rashid
Sunyaev has made pioneering and fundamental contributions to
astrophysics and cosmology. His theoretical work on the
cosmic background radiation laid the foundation for the
observational exploration of the structure of galaxies and
the universe. His work on black holes and binary stars was
critical in advancing the field of x-ray astronomy.
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