We're down to the Final 4 of Sigma Xi's Nobel Prize prediction contest, October Madness! Vote to make sure your top picks make it to the finals. Each person is eligible to cast one vote per category, for a total of three votes.
Voting is open until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on September 16, 2018, for the Final 4 round.
Final 4 Voting
The Final 4 chemistry match-ups are:
1.
Jean M. J. Frechet, for pioneering simulations of the molecular dynamics of biomolecules
vs.
Harry Gray and Stephen Lippard, for pioneering work in the field of bioinorganic chemistry
2.
John E. Bercaw, for contributions in pioneering C-H functionalization
vs.
Stuart Schreiber, for pioneering chemical insights into the logic of signal transduction and gene regulation that led to new therapeutics and for applications of small-molecule probes
The Final 4 physics match-ups are:
1.
Paul C. W. Chu and Maw-Kuen Wu, for discovery of superconductivity in yttrium barium copper oxide and similar compounds above the boiling point of nitrogen
vs.
David Nguyen, for creating the Time Projection Chamber, an electronic bubble chamber, which has enabled discoveries in various fields
2.
Sandra M. Faber, for leadership in numerous path-breaking studies of extra-galactic astronomy and galaxy formation
vs.
Andrew D. King, for the discovery of quantum simulator enabling research into newly discovered exotic phases of matter
The Final 4 physiology or medicine match-ups are:
1.
Joseph Schlessinger, for working out pathways of signaling from receptor tyrosine kinases
vs.
Joseph Vacanti, Robert Langer, and Anthony Atala, for the discovery of regenerative medicine (tissue engineering,) and perfecting of related inventions
2.
Miguel A. Nicolelis, for pioneering work in the interpretation of neuron signals leading to the development of brain–machine interface technology
vs.
Gregg Semenza and Peter Ratcliffe, for the discovery of the oxygen homeostasis system (the HIFS and the PHDs)
*A tie in the Elite 8 round's physics match-up of Madhab Neupane and Md Mofazzel Hosen vs. Andrew D. King was broken by coin toss, resulting in Andrew D. King advancing to the Final 4.