UM physicist wins ‘Oscars of Science’ as part of EHT collaboration

DR Juan Carlos Algaba Marcos from Universiti Malaya’s (UM) Faculty of Science Department of Physics, is part of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration (EHT) that won the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

The Breakthrough Prize, known as the “Oscars of Science, ” annually recognises achievements in the Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics, disciplines that ask the biggest questions and seek the deepest explanations. Considered the world’s most generous science prize, each Breakthrough Prize is US$3mil (RM12.6mil).