Awarded the Prize "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star."

Swiss astrophysicist, born on 23 February 1966 in Switzerland. Dr. Queloz studied at the University of Geneva where he subsequently obtained a MSc degree in physics in 1990, a DEA in Astronomy and Astrophysics in 1992, and a PhD degree in 1995. Currently, he is a professor at the University of Cambridge, where he is also a fellow of Trinity College,Cambridge,as well asa professor at the University of Geneva.