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Prize Recipients 2008
In 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush and his Science Advisor, Dr. John Marburger honored the first U.S. recipients of the Kavli Prize in an Oval Office reception at the White House.(Courtesy: The White House)
The 2008 Kavli Prize laureates were selected for their groundbreaking research that has significantly advanced our understanding of the unusual properties of matter on an ultra-small scale, the basic circuitry of the human brain and the nature of quasars.
Astrophysics Laureates
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— Maarten Schmidt — Emeritus Professor of Astronomy California Institute of Technology, USA |
— Donald Lynden-Bell — Emeritus Professor Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University, UK |
Nanoscience Laureates
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— Louis E. Brus — Professor Columbia University, USA |
— Sumio Iijima — Professor Meijo University, Japan |
Neuroscience Laureates
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— Sten Grillner — Professor, Department Karolinska Institute, Sweden |
— Thomas Jessell — Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Columbia University, USA |
— Pasko Rakic — Professor of Neurobiology Yale University School |