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The Nansen Award for Excellent Research
Sandmo and Norman receive the Nansen award for excellent research
Agnar Sandmo and Victor D. Norman have been awarded the Fridtjof Nansen award for excellent research within humanities and social science for 2009. The NHH professors received the prize for their research contribution within, respectively, public economics and international economics.
The Fridtjof Nansen award for excellent research within science and medicine and within humanities and social science can be given to Norwegian researchers, or researchers who are permanent residents in Norway, who have delivered scientific contributions of great international significance.
The award is presented by the Nansen foundation and other funds connected to this foundation.
Original, profound contributions
The humanities and social science award for 2009 was shared between professor emeritus Agnar Sandmo and professor Victor D. Norman – both from the Department of Economics at NHH.
“Sandmo received the award for his original and profound contribution to research within the academic field of public economics. Norman for his equivalent contribution to research within the academic field of international economics,” stated a press release from Det Norske Videnskabs-Akademi.
The Fridtjof Nansen award for excellent research is worth 150,000 Kroner. In addition, the recipients receive diploma and a medal.
The award presentation took place at Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademis’ annual meeting on Monday May 4, 2009. Paraplyen was not able contact the prize winners on Monday afternoon.
Rich with tradition
The Fridtjof Nansen award for excellent research was awarded for the first time in 1903.
Read more about the award and see the list of previous recipients at Nansen foundation.
This year’s award within science and medicine went to professor Idun Reiten from the department of Mathematics at NTNU for her contributions to algebra and representation theory.
The Fridtjof Nansen award for young researchers is awarded to researchers under 35 years of age. This year’s prize went to post doctorate Jørn R. T. Jacobsen of the legal faculty at UiB for his studies of administration restrictions relating to employing staff in a democratic government.
Agnar Sandmo received the Nansen award for young researchers in 1972. Victor D. Norman received the prize in 1975.
Paraplyen 27.04.2009 - Hallvard Lyssand
