Government of Chile Award for Prof. Andrzej Udalski
Prof. Andrzej Udalski from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw, ordinary member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, has been honored with the Chilean Government Award on the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Strait of Magellan. The award is designated for recognition of significant contributions to the advancement of science.
Exactly 500 years ago, Ferdinand Magellan discovered a passage connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. On this occasion, the Government of Chile established an award for outstanding researchers whose work responds to the challenges and needs of the present day.
The Polish astrophysicist has been awarded for his contribution to the development of astronomy, in particular discoveries made as part of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) project. For years, Prof. Udalski and his team have been studying structural components of the Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds and searching for extrasolar planets. For this purpose, the OGLE team used the Polish telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.
Professor Udalski’s candidacy has been submitted by the Polish Academy of Sciences, Division III – Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.
