Advancing Basic Science for Humanity
2010 Prize Committees
Kavli Prize Committee Appointments
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters appoints three Kavli Prize Committees on the basis of nominations received by leading international academies and other equivalent scientific organizations. Nominations for the committees were provided by:
- The Chinese Academy of Sciences
- The French Academy of Sciences
- The Max Planck Society (Germany)
- The National Academy of Sciences (US)
- The Royal Society (UK)
Kavli Prize Committees
These distinguished panels of international scientists review and recommend the Kavli Prize recipients on the basis of the nomination process.The panels for 2010:
Kavli Prize Committee in Astrophysics
- Professor Oddbjørn Engvold (Chair)
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway - Professor Andrew Fabian
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom - Professor Reinhard Genzel
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Garching, Germany - Professor Joseph Silk
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom - Professor Scott Tremaine
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, New Jersey – United States
Kavli Prize Committee in Nanoscience
- Professor Paul Alivisatos
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Livermore, California – United States - Professor Mostafa A El-Sayed
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia – United States - Professor Jianguo Hou
Hefei National Laboratory for the Physical Sciences
Anhui, China - Professor Klaus von Klitzing
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Stuttgart, Germany - Professor Arne Skjeltorp (Chair)
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Kavli Prize Committee in Neuroscience
- Professor Tobias Bonhoeffer
Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Planegg, Germany - Professor Jean-Pierre Changeux
Institute Pasteur
Paris, France - Professor Eric Kandel
Columbia University
New York, New York – United States - Professor Jon Storm-Mathisen (Chair)
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway - Professor Charles F. Stevens
Salk Institute
La Jolla, California – United States
Organization Committees
The Kavli Prize Planning Committee
The Planning Committee is jointly appointed by The Kavli Foundation, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and the Ministry of Education and Research. This Committee plans the events, assigns responsibilities and coordinates the interactions between the three parties.
The 2010 Planning Committee:
- Fred Kavli, Chairman, The Kavli Foundation
- Robert W. Conn, President, The Kavli Foundation
- Live Haaland, Deputy Director General. Ministry of Education and Research
- Marthe Nordtug, Adviser, Norwegian Ministry of Education & Research
- Øivind Andersen, Secretary General, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
- Anne-Marie Aastad, Information Adviser, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
- Øyvind Sørensen, Project Manager, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
- Eirik Lislerud, Senior Executive Officer, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Kavli Prize Oversight Committee
The Oversight Committee reviews the entire prize process at intervals of no less than four years and recommends changes as needed.
This committee to be appointed later.
The Kavli Prize Symposia
The Symposia Committee
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters organizes three inaugural Kavli Symposia as part of the events surrounding the award ceremony. These lectures encompass the scope and breadth of each of the scientific fields, and the lecturers will be internationally renowned scientists.
The 2010 Symposia Committee:
- Professor Mats Carlsson
- Professor Yuri Galperin
- Professor Edvard Moser
- Professor Jon Storm-Mathisen
- Professor Thomas Tybell