UCSB’s David Gross receives Special Breakthrough Award in Fundamental Physics – edhat

Portrait of David Gross with the Breakthrough Prize text overlaid

Written by Sherry Leachman, UCSB The Breakthrough Prize Foundation today announced physicist David J. Gross of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, as the recipient of the 2026 Breakthrough Prize, which recognizes scientists whose discoveries significantly advance the growth of human knowledge. The Breakthrough Prize, commonly known as … Read more