2011 Prizewinners:

Winton Capital Award for Astronomy: Dr Sugata Kaviraj, Imperial College London

Winton Capital Award for Geophysics: Dr Leigh Fletcher, University of Oxford

2010 Prizewinners:

Winton Capital Award for Astronomy: Dr Elizabeth Stanway, University of Bristol

For her use of spectroscopy to discover that distant star-forming are young, largely devoid of dust and less abundant than expected.

Winton Capital Award for Geophysics: Dr David Robinson, University of Oxford

For his work on understanding the mechanics and physics of earthquakes by developing a technique that provides remarkably detailed images of their sources.