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AAAS' inaugural Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award — focused on standout contributors to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) — honors three individuals who supported vast swaths of the JWST community over decades and whose persistence amid multiple setbacks ensured the mission’s completion.
The JWST finally opened its golden, infrared eye and gave us a glimpse of our universe in stunning, unprecedented detail.
In a statement announcing the award, AAAS said that recognising the most significant developments in scientific research was a central philosophy for Mani L Bhaumik
The $11.4 million pledge to the organization will support a $250,000 annual cash prize for up to three scientists whose foundational research and activities best exemplify the Science Breakthrough of the Year, published in Science each December.