The Laureates 受賞者 Explore Kyoto Prize laureates in Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts & Philosophy – visionaries shaping our world with groundbreaking contributions. 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 Arts and Philosophy Advanced Technology Basic Sciences Arts and Philosophy Nalini Malani / Arts and Philosophy Nalini Malani is an international artist specialising in a broad range of visual genres including video, projection, painting and drawing installations. Advanced Technology Ryuzo Yanagimachi / Advanced Technology Ryuzo Yanagimachi, a pioneer in assisted fertilization technologies, demonstrated a method for in vitro fertilization in mammals, expanded insights into the fertilisation process, and further established microinsemination technology by developing ... Basic Sciences Elliott H Lieb / Basic Sciences An intellectual giant in the field of mathematical sciences, Elliott H Lieb is one of the foremost mathematical physicists of his generation, and a significant contributor to our understanding of the stability of matter. Arts and Philosophy Zakir Hussain / Tabla Player Tabla player A leading tabla player of Hindustani music, Zakir Hussain transcended the framework of traditional Indian music and opened up a new world of music by collaborating with musicians of various genres from around the world. With his superb technique, ... Advanced Technology Carver Mead / Electronics engineer and applied physicist Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus, California Institute of Technology Carver Mead proposed and promoted a new methodology to divide the increasingly complicated design process of very large-scale integration (VLSI) systems into logic, circuit, and layout designs, and to separate them from the manufacturing process. ... Basic Sciences Bryan T Grenfell / Population biologist Kathryn Briger and Sarah Fenton Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, Princeton Univeristy Bryan T Grenfell proposed “phylodynamics,” a methodology that predicts infectious disease dynamics of RNA viruses by considering viral evolution, and thus contributed to the development of the research field that integrates immune dynamics, ep... Arts and Philosophy Bruno Latour / Philosopher Professor Emeritus, Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) Bruno Latour has revolutionised the conventional view of science by treating nature, humans, laboratory equipment, and other entities as equal actors, and describing technoscience as the hybrid network of these actors. His philosophy r... Advanced Technology Andrew Chi-Chih Yao / Computer scientist Dean, Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University Andrew Chi-Chih Yao created new trends in computer science and made a great contribution to cutting-edge research in various areas, especially in security, secure computing, and quantum computation through establishing innovative funda... Basic Sciences Robert G Roeder / Biochemist and molecular biologist Arnold and Mabel Beckman Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University Robert G Roeder has revealed the principle of the regulatory mechanism of transcription in eukaryotes through his over 50 years of transcriptional research, by identifying functions of a series of factors such as three distinct RNA pol... Arts and Philosophy Ariane Mnouchkine / Stage Director Founder and Director, Théâtre du Soleil Mrs Mnouchkine, the founder and director of the Théâtre du Soleil, has been continuously producing masterpieces with historical and political themes. Referring to traditional performances of both the East and the West, she has ... Basic Sciences Ching W Tang / Chemist IAS Bank of East Asia Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Professor Emeritus, University of Rochester Dr Tang studied light emission processes in electrically-driven organic materials and invented a new device structure in which two carefully-selected materials were stacked, allowing for high-efficiency light emission at low driv... Basic Sciences James Gunn / Astrophysicist Emeritus Eugene Higgins Professor of Astrophysical Science, Princeton University Dr Gunn led the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which produced a three-dimensional digital cosmic map encompassing a broad region. He played a leading role in the project, including planning, instrument development, and data analysis, ... Arts and Philosophy Joan Jonas / Artist Professor Emerita, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ms Jonas created a new artistic form by integrating performance art and video art, and has continuously evolved her original medium remaining at the forefront of contemporary art... Basic Sciences Karl Deisseroth / Neuroscientist Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Stanford University Dr Deisseroth focused on microbial light-activated proteins such as channelrhodoposin of green algae and was a pioneer in ‘optogenetics’ — a new methodological discipline in which neurons can be activated or inhibited on th... Basic Sciences Masaki Kashiwara / Mathematician Project Professor, Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University Dr Kashiwara established the theory of D-modules, thereby playing a decisive role in the creation and development of algebraic analysis. His numerous achievements — including the establishment of the Riemann-Hilbert correspond... Arts and Philosophy Richard Taruskin / Musicologist Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley A musicologist and critic of prodigious erudition who has transformed contemporary perspectives on music through historical research and essays that defy conventional critical paradigmsDr Taruskin has pioneered a new dimension in Wester... Advanced Technology Takashi Mimura / Semiconductor Engineer Honorary Fellow, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. Executive Visiting Researcher, Advanced ICT Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Invention of the High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) and its development for the progress of information and communications technologyDr Mimura invented the High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) with a new structure, in which tw... Basic Sciences Graham Farquhar / Plant Physiologist Distinguished Professor, The Australian National University Development of process-based models of photosynthesis and their contributions to the science of global environmental changesDr Farquhar has developed process-based models of photosynthesis, enabling the prediction of the environmental r... Arts and Philosophy Martha Craven Nussbaum / Philosopher Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, The University of Chicago A Philosopher Who Has Developed a New Theory of Justice Advocating the Capabilities ApproachDr Nussbaum introduced the notion of incorporating human capabilities (what each person is able to ... Advanced Technology Takeo Kanade / Roboticist U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Pioneering Contributions, both Theoretical and Practical, to Computer Vision and RoboticsDr Kanade has made fundamental contributions to the basic theory of computer vision and introduced a series of innovative applie... Basic Sciences Tasuku Honjo / Medical Scientist Professor, Kyoto University Discovery of the Mechanism Responsible for the Functional Diversification of Antibodies, Immunoregulatory Molecules and Clinical Applications of PD-1Dr Honjo has elucidated the mechanism for the functional divers...
