Announcement of Laureate 2008
The The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences, awarded at Tel Aviv University, has been established through the generosity of Dr. Raymond and Mrs. Beverly Sackler. The research field for 2008 is Physics Beyond the Standard Model in the LHC Era.
Tel Aviv University is proud to announce that the 2008 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences will be awarded to:
School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Web Site: http://www.sns.ias.edu/~arkani/
For his novel, deep and highly influential contributions to new paradigms for physics beyond the Standard Model at the TeV energy scale, especially the ideas of large extra dimensions and of the large hierarchy of strengths of fundamental forces in Nature, including gravity; supersymmetry model-building; theories of flavor and of neutrino masses; and models of the cosmological constant.
The prize in the amount of $50,000 will be awarded to the recipient in person on May 19, 2008, during the annual session of Tel Aviv University’s Board of Governors. Tel Aviv University is honored to administer the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences, which is intended to encourage dedication to science, originality and excellence by awarding outstanding scientists.