 Notable former or present researchers at Nordita include Alexander V. Balatsky, Holger Bech Nielsen, Axel Brandenburg, Gerald E. Brown, Paolo Di Vecchia, James Hamilton, John Hertz, Sabine Hossenfelder, Alan Luther, Ben Roy Mottelson, Christopher J. Pethick, Leon Rosenfeld, Kim Sneppen, John Wettlaufer, and Konstantin Zarembo.Nordita is governed by a board consisting of one representative and one alternate member from each Nordic country, headed by a chair person.The board appoints a number of research committees which evaluate proposals and advice the board on scientific and educational matters.