On Monday, 4 September 2006, the TWAS Council announced the names of the eight scientists from developing countries who will receive the 2006 TWAS Prizes for their outstanding contributions to the advancement of sciences. The prizes, which carry a cash award of US$10,000 and are accompanied by a plaque inscribed with the recipient's major contributions, will be presented on the occasion of the Academy's 18th General Meeting in Pakistan in 2007.
TWAS 2006 Prize in Agricultural Sciences
HEONG Kong-Luen (Malaysia)
International Rice Research Institute
Los Banos
Philippines
TWAS 2006 Prize in Biology
Pedro LEON
Center for Advanced Technologies (CENAT)
San José
Costa Rica
TWAS 2006 Prize in Chemistry
CHE Chi-Ming
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
China
TWAS 2006 Prize in Earth Sciences
Rengaswamy RAMESH
Physical Research Laboratory
Ahmedabad
India
TWAS 2006 Prize in Engineering Sciences
CHANG Chun-Yen
National Chaio Tung University
Hsinchu
Taiwan, China
TWAS 2006 Prize in Mathematics
Claudio LANDIM
Instituto de Matematica Pura e Aplicada
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
TWAS 2006 Prize in Medical Sciences
Jacinto CONVIT
Instituto de Biomedicina
Caracas
Venezuela
TWAS 2006 Prize in Physics
D.D. SARMA
Centre for Advanced Materials
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Kolkata
India
