MG 14 · 2015
Martin Rees
Martin Rees is a cosmologist and astrophysicist whose work spans black holes, quasars, galaxy formation, and the large-scale universe.
Born
1942, York, United Kingdom
Affiliation at the Time of the Award
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Prize Motivation
“For fostering Research in black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology.”
Meeting
MG XIV, Rome, Italy
Work
Black holes and cosmology connect the small-scale physics of gravity with the largest structures in the universe.
Rees developed influential theoretical models of active galactic nuclei, cosmic structure, and high-energy astrophysical phenomena.
His work helped define modern relativistic astrophysics as a field linking observation, theory, and cosmology.