They won the prize "for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass," the award-giving body said.
In a telephone interview after the announcement, McDonald said that it was "a group of colleagues who worked together" to accomplish the achievement.
He said he had yet any idea as for how to use the prize money.
This year's prize is about US$960,000, which will be shared equally between the two laureates.
By Ruchi Singh
reporter
Park Sae-jin
swatchsjp@ajunews.com
