2015 Nobel Prize

11

laureates

6

fields

2015

Nobel Prize

Physics

Nobel Prize in Physics

2015 Nobel Prize in Physics

for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass (Nucl. Phys. B-Proc. Suppl. 77 (1999) 123 〈Kajita〉, 43 〈McDonald〉)

Takaaki Kajita
Takaaki Kajita

JapanJapan

Arthur B. McDonald
Arthur B. McDonald

CanadaCanada

Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

for mechanistic studies of DNA repair

Tomas Lindahl
Tomas Lindahl

SwedenSweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Paul L. Modrich
Paul L. Modrich

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Aziz Sancar
Aziz Sancar

United States of AmericaUnited States of America, TurkeyTurkey

Physiology, Medicine

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1)

for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites

William C. Campbell
William C. Campbell

IrelandIreland, United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Satoshi Ōmura
Satoshi Ōmura

JapanJapan

2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2)

for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria

Tu Youyou
Tu Youyou

ChinaChina

Literature

Nobel Prize in Literature

2015 Nobel Prize in Literature

for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time

Svetlana Alexievich
Svetlana Alexievich

BelarusBelarus

Peace

Nobel Peace Prize

2015 Nobel Peace Prize

for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

TunisiaTunisia

Economic Sciences

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

2015 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare

Angus Deaton

United States of AmericaUnited States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland