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University of Jammu Honoured at 11th Annual Breakthrough Prizes 2025 for Scientific Excellence.

Awards | Dated: 16 Apr 2025

In April 2025, the 11th Annual Breakthrough Prizes—widely known as the Oscars® of Science—were announced by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation in a grand ceremony held in Santa Monica, California, USA. The prestigious event celebrated groundbreaking contributions in the fields of science and mathematics.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - India’s contribution was highlighted as the High Energy Physics Group from the Department of Physics, University of Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir), was recognized as part of the international collaboration awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
  • - This acknowledgment underscores the university’s significant role in advancing global scientific research.
  • - The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to 13,508 physicists worldwide, including participants from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University (SBU), New York, USA.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Six New Horizons Prizes, each worth USD 100,000, were awarded to eight early-career physicists and mathematicians for their promising research contributions.
  • (ii) Three women mathematicians, who recently earned their PhDs, received the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize, with each recipient being awarded USD 50,000.
  • (iii) The total prize money awarded in 2025 amounted to USD 18.75 million.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, which Indian university’s High Energy Physics Group was recognized as part of the international team awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics?

Correct Answer: University of Jammu

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