These prizes are considered as the highest scientific recognition in Colombia, not only for the high qualifications of those who have received them but also for the rigorousness of the juries that have awarded them year after year.
The Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences prize: To distinguish research that makes significant contributions to the advancement of science. In a broad sense, applied investigations in these areas are also accepted, if they have a direct impact in the welfare of society.
For work with "ultra cold bosonic atoms in optical lattices."