Gruber Prize for Rashid A. Sunyaev
March 2003

Press release of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft:
http://www.mpg.de/pri03/pri0332.htm

Peter Gruber Foundation website:
http://www.petergruberfoundation.org

The Cosmology Prize of the Peter Gruber Foundation for 2003 is awarded
to Rashid A. Sunyaev

The citation reads: "The Cosmology Prize of the Peter Gruber Foundation is
hereby proudly presented to Professor Rashid Sunyaev, Director,
Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astrophysik, Garching, Germany, for his
pioneering studies on the nature of the cosmic microwave background and
its interaction with intervening matter."

The Cosmology Prize of the Peter Gruber Foundation recognizes individuals
who have contributed to fundamental advances in the field of cosmology.
Starting in 2001, the Cosmology Prize is co-sponsored by the International
Astronomical Union.


The list of previous recipients is given below:

Year			Recipient
2000			P. James, E. Peebles, Allan R. Sandage
2001			Martin J. Rees
2002			Vera Rubin