2015 Peder Sather Grant Program Awards

Advanced Computational Methods for the Quantum Mechanical Many-Body Problem in Physics and Quantum Chemistry
Norway: Professor Morten Hjorth-Jensen, University of Oslo (UiO)
UC Berkeley: Professor Wick Haxton

Cognitive Mediation in Depression: Targeting Emotion-Relevant Impulsivity
Norway: Professor Asa Hammar, University of Bergen (UiB)
UC Berkeley: Professor Sheri Johnson

Dual Control for Structural and Parametric Uncertainty
Norway: Professor Bjarne Foss, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
UC Berkeley: Professor Ali Mesbah

Environmental Impact Assessment of Household Consumption and Lifestyles: Spatial Distribution Of Household Environmental Footprints
Norway: Professor Richard Wood, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
UC Berkeley: Professor Daniel Kammen

Family Life and Market Labor in Contemporary Japan: Can Japanese Parents Have It All?
Norway: Professor Yuko Onozaka, University of Stavanger (UiS)
UC Berkeley: Professor Susan Holloway

Flexible Statistical Algorithms and Software
Norway: Professor Hans J. Skaug, University of Bergen (UiB)
UC Berkeley: Professor Perry de Valpine

Fragility in the Lucas Orchard
Norway: Professor Paul Ehling, BI Norwegian Business School (BI)
UC Berkeley: Professor Johan Walden

Gangs, Brands and Intellectual Property Rights: Outlaw Bikers, Luxury Brands and Legal Battles Over Trademarked Insignia
Norway: Professor Tereza Kuldova, University of Oslo (UiO)
UC Berkeley: Professor Martin Sanchez-Jankowski

Governance in Turbulent Sites
Norway: Professor Anne E. Stie, University of Agder (UiA)
UC Berkeley: Professor Mark Bevir

How Host Genes Interact with the Gut Microbiome in Autoimmune Disease?
Norway: Professor Gunnar Qvigstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
UC Berkeley: Professor Greg Barton

Open Innovation in Food Innovation and Design: Comparative Case Study of California Cuisine and New Nordic Cuisine
Norway: Professor Martin Steinert, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
UC Berkeley: Professor Alice Agogino

Organizing for Societal Security and Crisis Management
Norway: Professor Per Lægreid, University of Bergen (UiB)
UC Berkeley: Professor Christopher Ansell

Pre-Service Teacher Collaboration: Integrating Technology, Diverse Student Cultures, and Human Rights
Norway: Professor Kirsten Stien,  University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
UC Berkeley: Professor Jabari Mahiri

Quantum Metric and Semiclassical Aspects of Time-Frequency Analysis
Norway: Professor Franz Luef, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
UC Berkeley: Professor Maciej Zworski

Rationality in Dynamic and Strategic Settings
Norway: Professor Alexander Cappelen, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
UC Berkeley: Professor Shachar Kariv

Responsible Business for a Sustainable Development – Comparing the U.S. and the Scandinavian Context (Rebus)
Norway: Professor Siri Granum Carson, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
UC Berkeley: Professor David Vogel

Targeting NBEAL Proteins as an Approach to Defeating Cancer and Metastasis
Norway: Professor Anne Simonsen, University of Oslo (UiO)
UC Berkeley: Professor Roberto Zoncu

The Bergen-Berkeley Research Program on Political Parties in the Developing World
Norway: Professor Lise Rakner, University of Bergen (UiB)
UC Berkeley: Professor Leonardo Arriola

The Body in Translation – Early Modern Cultural Translation and the Constitution of the Human Sciences
Norway: Professor Anne Eriksen, University of Oslo (UiO)
UC Berkeley: Professor Michael Wintroub

The Dead: Ruptures and Continuities in the Long Reformation
Norway: Professor Arne Bugge Amundsen, University of Oslo (UiO)
UC Berkeley: Professor Jonathan Sheehan

Transboundary Water Management at the Base of the Himalayas
Norway: Professor Inger Måren, University of Bergen (UiB)
UC Berkeley: Professor Isha Ray