U.S. scientist John Hawley (L) receives the prize for Astronomy 2013 from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying during the awarding ceremony of the Shaw Prize in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 23, 2013. Established in 2002 under the auspices of Hong Kong entrepreneur Run Run Shaw, the Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes of Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. Each prize bears a monetary award of one million U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

U.S. scientist Jeffrey Hall (L) receives the prize for Life Science and Medicine 2013 from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying during the awarding ceremony of the Shaw Prize in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 23, 2013. Established in 2002 under the auspices of Hong Kong entrepreneur Run Run Shaw, the Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes of Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. Each prize bears a monetary award of one million U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

U.S. scientist Michael Young (L) receives the prize for Life Science and Medicine 2013 from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying during the awarding ceremony of the Shaw Prize in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 23, 2013. Established in 2002 under the auspices of Hong Kong entrepreneur Run Run Shaw, the Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes of Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. Each prize bears a monetary award of one million U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (C) poses for photos with this year's winners during the awarding ceremony of the Shaw Prize in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 23, 2013. Established in 2002 under the auspices of Hong Kong entrepreneur Run Run Shaw, the Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes of Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. Each prize bears a monetary award of one million U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

British scientist Steven Balbus (L) receives the prize for Astronomy 2013 from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying during the awarding ceremony of the Shaw Prize in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 23, 2013. Established in 2002 under the auspices of Hong Kong entrepreneur Run Run Shaw, the Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes of Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. Each prize bears a monetary award of one million U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Chinese American physicist and 1957 Nobel prize laureate Chen-Ning Yang addresses the awarding ceremony of the Shaw Prize in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 23, 2013. Established in 2002 under the auspices of Hong Kong entrepreneur Run Run Shaw, the Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes of Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. Each prize bears a monetary award of one million U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

U.S. scientist Michael Rosbash (L) receives the prize for Life Science and Medicine 2013 from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying during the awarding ceremony of the Shaw Prize in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 23, 2013. Established in 2002 under the auspices of Hong Kong entrepreneur Run Run Shaw, the Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes of Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. Each prize bears a monetary award of one million U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

U.S. scientist David Donoho (L) receives the prize for Mathematical Sciences 2013 from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying during the awarding ceremony of the Shaw Prize in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 23, 2013. Established in 2002 under the auspices of Hong Kong entrepreneur Run Run Shaw, the Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes of Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. Each prize bears a monetary award of one million U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)