The 2012 Kavli Prize laureate announcements by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo, and a special Prize program from the World Science Festival, New York will be held on May 31, 8:15-10:00am EDT.
Live webcast of the announcements and program: http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-prize
Webcast includes:
- From the World Science Festival, opening remarks by Dr. John P. Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and President Barack Obama’s senior science and technology advisor.
- From the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo, the announcement of the 2012 Kavli Prize Laureates – moderated by scientist and science writer Adam Rutherford.
- From the World Science Festival, a science panel discussion led by Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News' chief health and medical editor, featuring: Astrophysics - Claire Max (2012 Kavli Prize Committee for Astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz); Nanoscience - Angela Belcher (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Neuroscience - Thomas Jessell (2008 Kavli Prize Laureate; Columbia University). During the panel discussion, questions can be submitted for consideration by Dr. Richard Besser via Twitter.
Links
Kavli Foundation http://www.kavlifoundation.org
Kavli Prizes http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-prize
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo http://www.ipmu.jp