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Sae Woo Nam Posthumously Receives Ho-Am Prize
The Ho-Am Prize for Physics and Mathematics includes such fields as astrophysics, theoretical physics, solid state physics, optics, mathematics and integrated sciences. The prize is presented to people of Korean heritage whose original research efforts contribute to these basic fields.
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The Ho-Am Prize is presented each year to individuals who have contributed to academics, the arts, and social development, or who have furthered the welfare of humanity through distinguished accomplishments in their respective professional fields.
Sae Woo was a world-renowned authority in the fields of quantum mechanics and quantum information science. He developed the world's most efficient single-photon detectors enabling the experimental violation of Bell's inequality, a long-standing controversy in quantum mechanics.
His detector has been widely adopted by research teams around the world for various applications, including quantum computing and the search for dark matter in the universe.
In recognition of his outstanding achievements, Sae Woo was posthumously selected as the laureate, even though he passed away in January, during the selection process.
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