The Kavli Prize 2022
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announces the 2022 Kavli Prize Laureates
During a live webcast, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced the 2022 Kavli Prize Laureates at the World Science Festival in New York City. Eleven scientists from six countries are honored for their research that has transformed our understanding of the big, the small and the complex. The laureates in each field will share $1 million USD.
This year’s Kavli Prize Laureates:
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics: Conny Aerts (Belgium), Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard (Denmark) and Roger Ulrich (USA).
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience: David L. Allara (USA), Ralph G. Nuzzo (USA), Jacob Sagiv (Israel) and George Whitesides (USA).
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience: Jean-Louis Mandel (France), Harry T. Orr (USA), Christopher A. Walsh (USA) and Huda Y. Zoghbi (Lebanon/USA).
“We honor the 2022 Kavli Prize Laureates for their transformative contributions to science and society. Their discoveries created entirely new fields, opened up new realms of scientific research and advanced science for the benefit of humankind.”
-Lise Øvreås, president of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.