Advancing Basic Science for Humanity
2014 Kavli Prizes
The 2014 Kavli Prize laureates were selected for making fundamental contributions to the theory of cosmic inflation, to our understanding of the resolution limits of optical microscopy, and for the discovery of specialized brain networks for memory and cognition.
2014 KAVLI PRIZE ASTROPHYSICS
Recognized “for pioneering the theory of cosmic inflation.”
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Alan H. Guth Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US |
Andrei D. Linde Stanford University, US |
Alexei A. Starobinsky Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia |
2014 KAVLI PRIZE NANOSCIENCE
Recognized “for their transformative contributions to the field of nano-optics that have broken long-held beliefs about the limitations of the resolution limits of optical microscopy and imaging."
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Thomas W. Ebbesen University of Strasbourg, France |
Stefan W. Hell Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany |
Sir John B. Pendry Imperial College London, UK |
2014 KAVLI PRIZE NEUROSCIENCE
Recognized “for the discovery of specialized brain networks for memory and cognition."
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Brenda Milner Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University, Canada |
John O’Keefe University College London, UK |
Marcus E. Raichle Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, US |
