Aug 21 2010
His Majesty King Harald will present the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience to the eight laureates from the US, Germany and UK at a gala performance at Oslo Concert Hall, Norway, on the 7th of September.
The laureates will receive a gold medal, a scroll and a share of the one million US dollars awarded in each of the scientific fields. Artist and former Minister of Culture Åse Kleveland, and the American actor, director and writer Alan Alda will host the award ceremony.
The 2010 Kavli Prize laureates have made discoveries that have dramatically expanded human understanding in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. The chairmen of the international prize committees, Oddbjørn Engvold, Arne Skjeltorp and Jon Storm-Mathisen respectively, will introduce the winners and give a brief account of why they were chosen to receive the Kavli Prize.
KING HARALD PRESENTS THE PRIZES
King Harald will present the Kavli Prize, awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, to the laureates. The Kavli Prize is a partnership between The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, The Kavli Foundation (US) and the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research.
The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics will be presented to Jerry Earl Nelson, Raymond Neil Wilson and Roger Angel for their contributions to the development of giant telescopes that have allowed us glimpses of ever more distant and ancient objects and events in the remote corners of the Universe.
The Kavli Prize in Nanoscience will be presented to Donald M. Eigler and Nadrian C. Seeman for their development of unprecedented methods to control matter on the nanoscale.
The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience will be presented to Thomas C. Südhof, Richard H. Scheller and James E. Rothman for their work to reveal the precise molecular basis of the transfer of signals between nerve cells in the brain. The names of the 2010 Kavli Prize laureates were announced by Nils Christian Stenseth, President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters on the 3rd of June. Professor Stenseth will also give the opening speech at the award ceremony.
Source: http://www.kavliprize.no/