The Kyoto Prize is an international award to honour those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of humankind.
The Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford is pleased to host the Kyoto Prize Laureates in Oxford each year. The Oxford events will take place on 8 and 9 May 2018. We will hold discussions and celebratory events, as well as hosting content online.
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Laureates
Takashi Mimura
Invention of the High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) and its development for the progress of information and communications technology
Dr Mimura invented the High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) with a new structure, in which two layered semiconductors are stacked. He revealed that HEMT has excellent high-frequency characteristics because of its high mobility nature of electrons. This invention has led to significant advancements both in information and communications technology and in physics studies of electrons confined in ultrathin conductive layers.
Kyoto Prize award category: Advanced Technology - Electronics
Graham Farquhar
Development of process-based models of photosynthesis and their contributions to the science of global environmental changes
Dr Farquhar has developed process-based models of photosynthesis, enabling the prediction of the environmental responses of carbon dioxide exchange between vegetation and the atmosphere, as well as models for the fractionation of the stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen during photosynthesis and transpiration. Doing so, he has made major contributions to the advancement of environmental and climate change sciences.
Kyoto Prize award category: Basic Sciences - Biological Sciences (Evolution, Behavior, Ecology, Environment)
Richard Taruskin
A musicologist and critic of prodigious erudition who has transformed contemporary perspectives on music through historical research and essays that defy conventional critical paradigms
Dr Taruskin has pioneered a new dimension in Western music culture through musicology research that transcends conventional historiographical methodologies, issuing sharp critical analysis backed by exhaustive knowledge of many diverse fields. His unrivaled perspective has significantly influenced both performance and study, elevating the importance and creative value of critical discourse to the music world.
Kyoto Prize award category: Arts and Philosophy - Music
Multimedia
The Inamori Foundation announced the laureates of the 2016 Kyoto Prize.
The Kyoto Prize Lectures on 11th November 2015, held in Kyoto, Japan.
The Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony on 10th November 2015, held in Kyoto, Japan.
The 2015 Kyoto Prize Commemorative Lecture presented by Dr Toyoki Kunitake, laureate in Advanced Technology.
The 2015 Kyoto Prize Commemorative Lecture presented by Dr Michel Mayor, laureate in Basic Sciences.
