The Kavli Prize has been honoring scientists for their seminal research in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience since 2008. In the past decade, 40 scientists have been awarded prizes, 14 in astrophysics, 15 in neuroscience, and 11 in nanoscience.
On May 31st, the Kavli Prize will add new laureates to the list. In a ceremony that spans two continents, Ole M. Sejersted, president of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, will announce the winners of the 2018 Kavli Prizes from Oslo. Brian Greene, a physicist and author of The Elegant Universe, will provide an introduction from New York. For those interested in watching the ceremony, tune in to the live stream on www.kavliprize.org at 8:30am Eastern time.
The prize is a partnership between The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, The Kavli Foundation in the United States, and The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. Laureates are selected by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters based on recommendations from Prize Committees comprised of leading experts from six of the world’s most renowned science societies and academies.
For readers who would like to better understand the impact former laureates and their discoveries have had on our understanding of existence at its SMALLEST, BIGGEST and most COMPLEX scales, we’ve assembled some extraordinary graphics below.
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