Eight winners and trailblazing winners from five countries received the Wolf Prizes for the Arts and Sciences last night. The prestigious Wolf Prize, known as the second most important prize in the world after the Nobel Prize, was awarded this year in the fields of chemistry, medicine, mathematics, agriculture and art
The 2023 Wolf Prize awarding ceremony for groundbreaking scientists and artists from around the world was held this evening (Thursday, June 15.6.2023, XNUMX) at the Knesset building in Jerusalem.
The event was attended by the President of the State of Israel, Yitzhak Herzog; Minister of Education and Chairman of the Wolf Foundation Board, Yoav Kish; Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana; Chairman of the Board of the Wolf Foundation, Prof. Dan Shechtman (Nobel Prize winner and Wolf Prize winner); Executive Director of the Wolf Foundation Reot Yanon-Berman; Foundation board members and trustees.
The Wolf Prize, known as the second most important prize in the world after the Nobel Prize, was awarded this year in the fields of: chemistry, medicine, mathematics, agriculture and art. The five prizes were awarded this year to eight winners from five countries: the United States, Canada, Brazil, Japan and Great Britain.
For details about the winners and the subjects they studied:
- Wolf Prize in Chemistry for 2023 to three researchers who studied RNA – Chuan Ha, University of Chicago, USA, Jeffrey Kelly, Scripps Research Institute, USA, Hiroaki Shoga, University of Tokyo, Japan
The festive ceremony concluded a series of events and meetings in which the winners participated during the week and met researchers and academics, senior officials in the economy, students and youth. The winners gave lectures, participated in symposia and toured academic, research, medical and cultural institutions throughout Israel, including Tel Aviv University, the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University, the Volcanic Institute, the Weizmann Institute, the Israel Museum and the Sheba-Tel Hashomer and Hadassah Ein Kerem hospitals.
The President of the State, Yitzhak Herzog: "The value of scientific discovery of the kind that serves humanity and the relations between nations - was a central theme in the life of Dr. Ricardo Wolff. It is a great honor for the State of Israel to have faith in awarding the prize in its name to outstanding researchers and artists like you. Each of you continues your legacy and leaves a lasting mark on our civilization. I would like to thank the Wolf Foundation, and all its trustees, board members and committee, for inspiring us to appreciate the true potential of humanity. And finally, I would like to thank the distinguished winners of the 2023 Wolf Prize, I wish you all many more years of creativity and contribution to our nation, the planet and humanity as a whole. I wish you that your path to discovery and exploration will always remain connected to wise and prudent hearts that know within them that there is nothing better than a kinder, softer and more compassionate world. "
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana: "Sometimes many years pass before a brilliant theory or a work of art goes from being rejected and mocked, to receiving the recognition it deserves. You, the honorable Wolf Prize winners, stand among those who have the privilege of witnessing the deep recognition of your contribution to humanity - in your lifetime".
Minister of Education and Chairman of the Wolf Foundation Board, Yoav Kish: "Thanks to your curiosity, Wolf Prize winners, science advances, art develops, and humanity moves forward. Your great achievements for the benefit of humanity and friendship between peoples make the world a better place."
