Nordic Prize
for surface and colloid chemistry
The AkzoNobel Nordic Prize for Surface and Colloid Chemistry has been awarded since 1985 to outstanding young researchers in this field. The prize, up to 50 000 SEK is to be used for travelling scholarships or similar by the winner.
The 2011 Nordic Prize for surface and colloid chemistry has been awarded to Peter Jönsson, Chalmers University of Technology and Marité Cárdenas Gómez , University of Copenhagen for their excellent work and independent research in the area of surface and colloid chemistry.
Nordic Prize Symposium
The prize ceremony will take place in Stenungsund, Sweden on August 26, 2011. There will be a symposium in connection with the ceremony were the prize winner together with former prize winners have been invited to present either their current work or a popular overview of what they have done since they won the prize. There will also be a student poster session on display.
Follow this link to the Nordic Prize Symposium program 2011 and participation form.
Prize critera
To be nominated one should have taken a doctor’s degree within the last 4 year period. When choosing the winner, both research work within the frame of dissertation and later research achievements is taken into consideration. The award winner should have documented independent research on a high international level within the area of surface and colloid chemistry.
The prize committee
The prize committee consists of Björn Lindman, Professor at Physical Chemistry 1, Lund University, Krister Holmberg, Professor at Department of Applied Surface Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Christy Whiddon, PhD, AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry and Leif Karlson, PhD, AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals
Former prize winners:
2010 Lars Nilsson and Tekla Tammelin
2009 Jessica Rosenholm and Wilhelm Glomm
2008 Dan Lundberg
2007 Jan Henrik Smått and Eric Tyrode
2006 Rita Dias and Martin Andersson
2005 Alex Evilevitch and Daniel Topgaard
2004 Morten Østergard Jensen and Gisle Øye
2003 Andra Dedinate and Emma Sparr
2002 Thomas Edert and Fredrik Höök
2001 Anders Palmqvist and Christa Tandum
2000 Johan Bergenholtz and Håkan Edlund
1999 Magnus Nydén
1998 Per Hansson and Karin Schillén
1997 Norman Burns and Krister Thuresson
1996 Jouko Peltonen and Agne Swerin
1995 Fredrik Tiberg
1994 Lennart Bergström
1993 Martin Malmsten and Svante Nilsson
1992 Mikael Jansson and Pentti Tengvall
1991 Ulf Olsson
1990 John Hjort Ipsen and Jaakko Leppinen
1989 Bo Liedberg and Lennart Piculell
1988 Tomas Arnebrant, Carl-Gustav Gölander and Tommy Nylander
1987 Per Claesson
1986 Johan Sjöblom and Olle Söderman
1985 Bengt Jönsson