Marin Alsop
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Poole, England
Age: 48
Conductor introducing a varied and challenging repertoire with a unique presentation approach and newly interpreting classical music to orchestras and audiences alike.
Fisherman fusing the roles of applied scientist and lobsterman to respond to increasing threats to the fishery ecosystem and to suggest needed changes in fisheries management.
Terry Belanger
University Professor and Honorary Curator of Special Collections
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Age: 64
Rare Book Preservationist raising the profile of the book as one of humankind’s greatest inventions and as an integral part of the history of technology and human communication.
Edet Belzberg
Unaffiliated
New York, New York
Age: 35
Documentary Filmmaker capturing riveting and wrenching stories that depict the lives and realities of children in overlooked and under-explored conditions.
Majora Carter
Founder and Executive Director
Sustainable South Bronx
Bronx, New York
Age: 38
Urban Revitalization Strategist transforming the quality of life for South Bronx residents by creating new opportunities for transportation, recreation, nutrition, and economic development.
Michael Cohen
President
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
Age: 61
Pharmacist reducing preventable drug and drug delivery mistakes by formulating solutions and giving national visibility to the ubiquitous and serious problems of medication error in the healthcare industry.
Joseph Curtin
Violinmaker
Joseph Curtin Studios
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Age: 52
Violinmaker introducing to a venerable craft new strategies, expertise, and materials to produce new and world-class violins for the twenty-first century.
Aaron Dworkin
Founder and President
The Sphinx Organization
Detroit, Michigan
Age: 35
Music Educator opening access for increased numbers of minorities to careers in classical music and giving voice to diverse talent and perspective in American symphonies.
Claire Gmachl
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
Age: 38
Laser Technologist engineering state-of-the-art lasers for novel applications in environmental monitoring, clinical diagnoses, chemical process control, and homeland security.
Sue Goldie
Associate Professor of Health Decision Science
Harvard University / School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts
Age: 43
Physician /Researcher applying rigorous analyses and interventions to transform women’s healthcare around the world and to reduce female morbidity and mortality in underserved populations.
Pehr Harbury
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Stanford University
Stanford, California
Age: 40
Biochemist exploring the structure and activity of proteins, and developing new methods for synthesizing drugs and other biologically active molecules.
Nicole King
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California / Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Age: 35
Molecular Biologist reconstructing the emergence of multicellular organisms from unicellular life and shedding new light on the development of genes and the process of evolution.
Jon Kleinberg
Professor of Computer Science
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Age: 33
Computer Scientist revealing the deep structure of complex networks such as genomes or computer networks, and creating new methods to extract the information embedded in them.
Jonathan Lethem
Unaffiliated
Brooklyn, New York
Age: 41
Novelist weaving the conventions of noir mysteries, westerns, science fiction, and comic books into narratives that explore the relationship between high art and popular culture.
Michael Manga
Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Science
University of California / Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Age: 37
Geophysicist identifying within fluids, such as molten magma and subterranean water, clues for understanding basic geological forces and forecasting of seismic activity on earth and beyond.
Todd Martinez
Professor of Chemistry
University of Illinois / Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois
Age: 37
Theoretical Chemist revealing fundamental insights into the physical basis for chemical reactions by developing new strategies for computing the quantum mechanical properties of complex molecules.
Julie Mehretu
Unaffiliated
New York, New York
Age: 34*
Painter creating dazzling, layered pictorial planes of geometric abstractions, iconic imagery, and figurative markings that transform canvases into visually compelling excavations of multiple epochs and locales.
Kevin M. Murphy
George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor
University of Chicago / Graduate School of Business
Chicago, Illinois
Age: 47
Economist revealing economic forces shaping vital social phenomena such as wage inequality, unemployment, addiction, medical research, and economic growth.
Olufunmilayo Olopade
Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics
University of Chicago Hospitals
Chicago, Illinois
Age: 48
Clinician /Researcher translating findings on the molecular genetics of breast cancer in African-American and African women into innovative clinical practices in the United States and abroad.
Emily Thompson
Associate Professor of History
University of California / San Diego
San Diego, California
Age: 43
Aural Historian bridging the history of the United States and the histories of technology, science, sound, and acoustics to examine transformations in the American soundscape.
Phone: (312) 726-8000