Airborne laser scanning to provide data of forest ecosystems
The method of using airborne laser scanning developed by professor Erik Næsset to produce forest data for operational management of..
Innovative joints making buildings both resilient and robust
Professor Hans Joachim Blass received The 2010 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for his research on connections and reinforcements..
The same genes control flowering and the growing season
Professor Ove Nilsson received The Marcus Wallenberg Prize in 2007 after having revealed the molecular mechanisms regulating..
Developed new ways of gathering data
A multi-source forest inventory method developed by professor Erkki Tomppo has been recognized internationally since he received..
The first Prize Winners from Asia
2015 Laureates awarded for energy-saving method Akira Isogai, Tsuguyuki Saito, Tokyo University and Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Cermav, France, were the first scientists from Japan to be awarded with the Marcus Wallenberg Prize. They were also the first laureates from Asia. The Marcus Wallenberg Prize is based on appropriations of Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB, Sweden, to encourage […]
An interview with Ants Teder and Nils Hartler
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of their award, we met the two professors for a conversation at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm where much of the research was conducted.
Anita Teleman
A conversation with Anita Teleman I met Anita Teleman, one of four women ever to receive the Marcus Wallenberg Prize, for a coffee on a clear summer´s day in Stockholm. We talked about the future of forest industry, about riding horses and about the immensely important discovery of hexenuronic acid in the paper making process. How […]
Erik Næsset
A conversation with Erik My first trip to Norway is going to last just one day. I took a flight to cloudy Oslo and continued with train to the town of Ås, where Erik Næsset, 2011 year´s prize winner, was expecting me. Erik turns on his Swede-adjusted accent and we start the interview. During […]
A conversation with Mika
We went to Helsinki to meet Mika for a quick conversation. We talked about aeroplanes, motorcycles and the most important day of his life.
