The S. D. Young Prize is an annual book award presented by the Edelstein Foundation and Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding scholarly works on science and technology. This prize seeks to honor works that contribute significantly to our understanding of technological innovations within social, cultural, economic, political and environmental contexts, yet remain accessible to a general readership – the winner receiving both money and an inscribed plaque as their reward.
John D. Mathers received the inaugural SDY Prize in 2022 for his contributions to ultrafast electron diffraction theory and its applications. His research was instrumental in increasing time resolutions of high-brightness ultrafast electron diffraction to subfemtosecond regime, and has developed technologies and experimental methods for expanding this technique’s limits further into subfemtosecond territory.
He has served as an outstanding stand-in for several top teams in CS:GO and is an outstanding teammate. His kill-assist ratio stands out with an outstanding 1.16 average combat score and 71% first blood success rate and 25.3% headshot percentage; his career highlights include winning the BLAST Premier: Spring Finals tournament as well as placing 8th at IEM Rio Major Major Major Tournament.
Natus Vincere announced Friday the addition of Russian esportsman sdy to their roster, filling Kirill “Bombl4” Mikhaylov’s seat at this month’s BLAST Premier: Spring Finals tournament. Also known by his nicknames sdy and somedieyoung, this 27-year-old Russian player boasts an impressive track record with Natus Vincere having participated in their victory at CES 2022 and coming in second at G-Loot VALORANT Cash European Championship tournaments.
Sdy is a versatile player who fits seamlessly into any role and boasts an outstanding tactical game. His kdr is impressive, as is his clutching abilities; making the transition to NAVI roster seamless; no doubt making an important impactful contribution towards team’s results in tournament.