Two astrophysicists win Kalinga Prize for Popularization of Science

2009 UNESCO Kalinga prize for the popularization of science

In this, the International Year of Astronomy, it is fitting that UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science should have been won by two astrophysicists: Professor Yash Pal from India and Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan from Viet Nam. The prize will be awarded by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura at the World Science Forum in Budapest (Hungary) on 5 November. (More)

• Source:UNESCO SC
• 30-10-2009