Kavli Lecture: From Neural Circuits to Nanocrystals

In these inaugural Kavli Lectures in Washington, D.C., two of the 2008 Kavli Prize laureates, Louis E. Brus and Sten Grillner, will take us on a journey from the small scale of nanoscience to the complex world of neuroscience.

• Location: Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington DC
• Time: 15 October 2009 at 18:45

Kavli Lecture by Sumio Iijima at British Science Festival

Sumio Iijima who shared the first Kavli Prize in nanoscience with Louis E. Brus in 2008, gave the Kavli Lecure at the British Science Festival in Guildford.  Iijima of Meijo University in Japan, is one of the world's leading figures at the forefront of nanotechnology research. He is widely credited for the discovery of carbon nanotubes. Iijima spoke at the University of Surrey about his work and the possibilities for the future.

Call for Nominations Kavli Prize 2010

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announces the Call for nominations for the 2010 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience. The nomination period is September 1 - December 15, 2009. Everybody can nominate candidates with the exception that self-nominations will not be accepted. Nominations should be submitted to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters using the online nomination form.

Astronomy education and outreach

As part of the collaboration between the International Astronomical Union and the Norwegian Academy of Science & Letters on the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, the Norwegian Academy has agreed to support certain Commission 46 education and outreach activities. In connection with the IAU's General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro the Norwegian Academy has provided funds to the IAU for a planning luncheon devoted to astronomy education, to take place at 12:00 noon Tuesday, 11 August at the Convention Center.  Magda G. Stavinschi (picture) is president of Commission 46.