Future: Geosciences

Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Lonnie Thompson, professors at the Ohio State University, are a scientific team. They are pioneers in the use of ice cores from the Polar Regions for paleoclimatic research.

Future: Geosciences

Geoffrey Eglinton revolutionized the identification of molecular structures and determination of chemical histories. 

Past: Creative Rendering of the Past - Literature, Theater, Film

Tom Stoppard established himself as one of the few undisputed masters of the modern stage in 1966 with the play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead."

Past: Historians - Authors of Major Works of History

Jacques Le Goff has been recognized as one of the leading historians of the European Middle Ages in the second half of the 20th Century.

Future: Quest for Energy

Dr. James Hansen is one of a handful of scientists whose detailed and persistent scientific work has brought about a change in the public perception of planet Earth. 

Present: Contemporary Music

Pascal Dusapin is an outstanding figure in the world of contemporary music, where his work is regularly performed by highly specialized ensembles.

Future: Quest for Energy

Sarah R. Kurtz and Jerry M. Olson have made exceptional and profound contributions to the field of photovoltaic energy.

Present: Contemporary Music

Zubin Mehta, one of the world's leading conductors, is a vivid symbol of today's cross-cultural world and living proof of the power of music to break down social and political barriers.

Present: Journalists of Print Media

Adam Michnik, a Polish journalist and activist, has made enormous contributions to freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

Present: Journalists of Print Media

Goenawan Mohamad is one of the world's leading voices of moderate Islam. He has written extensively and eloquently about the power of the press and the importance of free speech.

Future: Cancer Therapy

John Mendelsohn was an internationally recognized leader in cancer research and president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Future: Cancer Therapy

Joseph Schlessinger is Chair of the Pharmacology Department at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, as well as the founding director of the school's Cancer Biology Institute.