Kavli Prize

Current Context : Recently, 2024 Kavli Prize winners were announced to honoring great work in neuroscience, astrophysics and nanoscience.

• Eight well-known scholars from American colleges were recognized for their groundbreaking work in these areas.

WINNERS

• ASTROPHYSICS : David Charbonneau and Sara Seager.
• NANOSCIENCE : Robert Langer, Armand Paul Alivisatos, and Chad Mirkin
• NEUROSCIENCE : Nancy Kanwisher, Winrich Freiwald, and Doris Tsao made big steps toward understanding how facial recognition works in the brain.

ABOUT KAVLI PRIZE

• The Kavli Prize is named after Norwegian-American philanthropist Fred Kavli, donors’ significant achievements in astrophysics, neuroscience, and nanoscience.
• Established by the Kavli Foundation in 2000.
• Aim : to support wide-ranging basic research to improve the quality of life for people worldwide.
• The prize is awarded biennially and includes a $1 million cash award per field, along with a medal and a scroll.
• The inaugural prize was announced in 2008 and awarded to seven scientists.