Francis Halzen, for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos from space.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, for light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai, for non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric synthesis.
The Canadian poet Anne Carson, for work “in playful dialogue with the classical tradition”.
Navi Pillay of South Africa — judge and former UN human rights chief — for her work for peace and international law.
Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, for research on how to steady economies hit by shocks.
