The people have spoken about who they think should win the 2017 Nobel Prizes! After crowdsourcing nominations and four weeks of public voting, we can announce your October Madness champions, who are your top Nobel picks for chemistry, physics, and physiology or medicine the year.
Your prediction for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is...
M. Stanley Whittingham and John Goodenough for research leading to the development of the lithium ion battery.
Your prediction for the Nobel Prize in Physics is...
Alexander Polyakov for work in quantum field and string theory.
Your prediction for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is...
Emanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna, and Feng Zhang for CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing.
Congratulations to these researchers!
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Thanks to everyone for voting!
What Happens Next
- Watch for the official Nobel Prize announcements.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Monday 2 October, 11:30 a.m. at the earliest
The Nobel Prize in Physics - Tuesday 3 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Wednesday 4 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest
The Nobel Peace Prize - Friday 6 October, 11:00 a.m.
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel - Monday 9 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest
The Nobel Prize in Literature - The date will be set later.
Times listed are local time in Sweden.
- Read what others are predicting for this year's Nobel Prizes.
"Predictions for the 2017 Chemistry Nobel Prize," via Scientific American and Chemistry World
"With the Nobel Prizes Around the Corner, It's Crystal Ball Time," via STAT
The 2017 Clarivate Citation Laureates
"2017 Nobel Prize Predictions," via Everyday Scientist
"2017 Nobel Prize Picks," via The Curious Wavefunction
- Have a look back at our 2017 chemistry, physics, and physiology or medicine brackets:
Finals
Final 4
Elite 8
Sweet 16
- Check back here on Keyed In on October 5 to see if anyone won the prize of one year of dues for Sigma Xi membership (for members only) or for the Sigma Xi Affiliate Circle. This prize is available to those whose nominees win a Nobel Prize.
Heather Thorstensen is manager of communications for Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.