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In conjunction with each award ceremony a scientific symposium is held, see the below list. Documentation from the symposiums can be ordered from the Secretariat of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation. Symposium lectures from 1999 and onwards are avilable to download as pdf-files, see below. Documentation from 1984 to 1998 are only available as paper copies. We will send copies to you free of charge.
What kind of R&D can make a Difference? (2009)
Lectures given at the 2009 MWP Symposium held in Stockholm on September 29, 2009.

» Can R&D be a Fountain of Youth in a Mature Industry?
Peter Terwiesch, CTO, ABB Group, Zürich, Switzerland
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» Direct Drives for Paper Machines - A Case of Rethinking
Vesa Kajander and Jouni Ikäheimo, co-recipients of the 2009 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, ABB, Helsinki/Vaasa, Finland
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» R&D for Seizing Business Opportunities for the Pulp and Paper Industry
Hideki Fujiwara, Director, General Manager, Nippon Paper Unitec, Tokyo, Japan
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» R&D for Increasing the Potential of the Forest Based Industries
Mark T. Watkins, SVP, Technology and Forestry, MeadWestvaco Corp., USA
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» Aspects on Paper Machine Designs for the Future
Bertel Langenskiöld, President, Metso Paper and Fiber Technology, Helsinki, Finland
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» Has the Forest Based Industry a Future, and How does it Look?
Sten Nilsson, Senior Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Vienna, Austria
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Renewal of the Forest Industries (2008)
Lectures given at the 2008 MWP Symposium held in Stockholm on October 7, 2008.

» The Demand for Renewal
Henrik Ehrnrooth, Chairman, Pöyry Plc, Helsinki, Finland
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» The Relevance of Science for Innovations
Bjarne Holmbom, Professor, & Christer Eckerman, M.Sc., recipients of the 2008 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland
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» Is an Innovation Strategy the Answer to the Demand for Renewal?
Bengt Järrehult, Professor, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden
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» Recognition of Innovators and Entrepreneurs on the International Playground
Greg A. Stevens, President, WinOvations Inc., Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA
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» What can Researchers and Entrepreneurs Learn from Each Other to Benefit Innovation?
Sven Atterhed, Chairman of The Foresight Group, Sweden
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Genetic Engineering - Threats and Opportunities for Northern Forest Industry (2007)
Lectures given at the 2007 MWP Symposium held in Stockholm on November 14, 2007.

» Challenges for the Forest Products Industry of the North
Jouko Karvinen, CEO, Stora Enso Oyj, Finland
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» Regulation of Flowering in Trees and Its Translation into Tree Growth and Development
Prof. Ove Nilsson, recipient of the 2007 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Umeå Plant Science Centre, SLU, Umeå, Sweden
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» Cost and Benefits when Trees have Sex
Ronald R. Sederoff, Professor, N.C. State University, Dept of Forestry, Raleigh, NC, USA
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» Opportunities and Threats to Forest Industry in the South
Ergilio Claudio-da-Silva Jr., Corporate Technology Manager, Aracruz Celulose SA, São Paulo, Brazil
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» The Future of the Nordic Forest Products Industry
Björn Andrén, Managing Director, Holmen Skog, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
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Forest Resources, Environment and Society (2006)
Lectures given at the 2006 MWP Symposium held in Stockholm on September 29, 2006.

» Forest Resources under Uncertainty
Gert-Jan Nabuurs, PhD, MSc, Teamleader Forest Ecosystems, Senior Researcher European Forest Scenario Studies, Alterra, Netherlands & European Forest Institute, Finlnad
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» Understanding Genetic Diversity, a Pillar for Integrated Sustainable Forest Management
Dr. Antoine Kremer, recipient of the 2006 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, INRA, France
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» What can Forest Biotechnology do for the Forest Industry?
Ove Nilsson, PhD, Professor, Chairman and Scientific Director of Umeå Plant Science Centre, SLU, Umeå, Sweden
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» Natural Risks and Long Term Forest Management
Marc Hanewinkel, PD Dr, Baden-Württemberg Forest Research Institute, Freiburg, Germany
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» Managing Forests for Social and Environmental Benefits
Niels Elers Koch, Director, Professor, Dr., Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, Hörsholm, Denmark
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» How do we Secure Forest Resources for the Future?
M. Hosny El-Lakany, PhD, DSc, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Product Development and Profitability (2005)
Lectures given at the 2005 MWP Symposium held in Stockholm on September 30, 2005.

» Product Development for Sustained Growth - A Tetra Pak Perspective
Göran Harrysson, CTO, Tetra Pak Group, Lund, Sweden
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» Paperboard in a new Challenging Environment - The Tetra Recart Development Story
Katarina Magnusson, co-recipient of the 2005 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Tetra Pak R&D, Lund, Sweden
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» Profitability from a new Product Development - Why or Why Not?
Parry Norling, Visiting Fellow, Chemical Heritage Foundation, USA
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» Sustainpack - the Future in Fibre Based Packaging
Kennert Johansson, Packaging and Logistics, STFI-Packforsk AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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» Working with Lead-users in Product Development
Magnus Wikström, R&D Director, Korsnäs AB, Gävle, Sweden
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» Challenges to Packaging in a Global World
Gunilla Jönson, Professor, Dean, Lund Institute of Technology/Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Member of the Prize Selection Committee.
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Driving Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Prosperity (2004)
Lectures given at the 2004 MWP Symposium held in Stockholm on October 1, 2004.

» The POM Case History
Paul Olof Meinander, recipient of the 2004 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Helsinki, Finland
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» Transforming P&G's R&D through Entrepreneurship and Discontinuous Innovations
Nabil Y. Sakkab, Senior Vice President, Procter & Gamble, Brussels, Belgium
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» A Swedish Perspective on Driving Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Prosperity
Per Eriksson, Director General, VINNOVA, Stockholm, Sweden
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» Stimulating Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Public Technology Financing
Christine Hagström-Näsi, Technology Manager, TEKES, Helsinki, Finland
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» Turning Engineers into Entrepreneurs
Thomas L. Magnanti, Dean, MIT School of Engineering, Cambridge, USA
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17. Strategies for Concerted Action by Government, Industry and Science. (2003)
Lectures given at the 2003 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium in Stockholm on October 10, 2003.

» Hexenuronic Acid - Evolution of the Discovery and the Importance of Collaboration among Government, Industry and University Scientists.
Anita Teleman, co-recipient of the 2003 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, STFI, Stockholm, Sweden
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» Success in Industrial Application of Hexenuronic Acid Removal Technology
Ergilio Claudio da Silva, Technical Manager, Aracruz Celulose S.A., Aracruz, Brazil
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» Path-breaking Research in the Pulp and Paper Industry - The Role of Science, Government and Industry; The Nordic Debate
Thomas Johannesson, President, STFI, Stockholm, Sweden
Kari Ebeling, Research Director, UPM-Kymmene, Helsinki, Finland
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» Advancing Science in Europe - Towards a European Research Area
Yves Birot, Dr., Member of the Prize Selection Committee, Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, France
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» Achieving the Forest, Wood and Paper Industry Technology Agenda in the United States
Delmar R.Raymond, Director Strategic Energy Alternatives, Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, U.S.A
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16. Water, Forests and People (2002)
Lectures given at the 2002 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium in Stockholm on September 27, 2002

» Water cycle and people
Malin Falkenmark, Professor, Stockholm International Water Institute, SIWI, Stockholm, Sweden
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» The outlook for global water supplies: Crisis and opportunities
Paul Reiter, Dr., Executive Director, International Water Association, London, UK
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» Relations of forest cover to water
Ian Calder, Professor, University of Newcasle, UK
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» Water in trees - tree hydraulic and productivity
Melvin T. Tyree, recipient of the 2002 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, USDA Forest Service, Burlington, USA
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» Impacts of water constraints on forest and tree growth and on structural development
Frits Mohren, Professor, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
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» Trees for the future; improving water use efficiency and adaption to water constraints
Jean-Marc Guehl, Dr., Research Director, INRA Nancy, France
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15. Better Products from Better Trees - Wood Microstructure Measurement (2001)
Lectures given at the 2001 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium in Stockholm on October 2, 2001.

» The Economic Benefits of Macro-scale Decision-making based on Micro-scale Measurement of Wood
Peter F. Lee, Research and Development, International Paper, Tuxedo, USA
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» Optimal Use of Wood Fibers for Papermaking based on Wood Microstructure
Kaarlo Niskanen, KCL, Espoo, Finland
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» Optimal Allocation and Use of Today's Trees for Wood and Paper Products
Stuart Corson, NZ Forest Research, Rotorua, New Zealand
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» SilviScan - A Tool for Rapid Assessment of Wood and Wood Fibre Quality
Robert Evans, recipient of the 2001 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia
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» Application of SilviScan for Optimal Utilization of Forests in Sweden
Sven-Olof Lundqvist, STFI, Stockholm, Sweden
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» Future Trees for Wood and Paper Products - Technical and Economic Prospects
Christophe Plomion, INRA, Cestas, France
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14. Wood is Good (2000)
Lectures given at the 2000 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Stockholm on October 13, 2000.

» Squaring the Circle: Meeting Global Demands for Solid Wood Products
Clark. S. Binkley, Hancock Timber Resource Group, Boston, USA
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» Engineered Performance for Timber Construction.
Robert H. Leicester, recipient of the 2000 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, CSIRO, Highett, Australia
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» Eco-Balance: A new method for the ecological evaluation of wooden products
Arno Frühwald, University of Hamburg, Germany
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» Timber Codes and Standards - Their Impact on Construction and Trade
Hans Jørgen Larsen, Danish Building Research Institute, Hørsholm, Denmark.
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» Tradition and Renewal in Wooden Architecture - A Finnish Architect's View
Georg Grotenfelt, Helsinki, Finland
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» Advanced Wood Building Technology - A Challenge for the Future
Sven Thelandersson, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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13. Productivity as a Key Strategy for Success (1999)
Lectures given at the 1999 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Stockholm on October 8, 1999.

» Productivity as a key strategy for success
Per Knuts, PK Sundet AB, Former Senior Executive VP, STORA Stenungsund, Sweden
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» Turning productivity into a competitive advantage
Mats Lindstrand, Director, McKinsey and Company, Stockholm, Sweden
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» The NOVA Chemicals case of turn around
Wes Lucas, President, Styrenic Division and Senior VP, NOVA Chemicals Corporation, Monaca, PA, USA
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» Productivity improvements through improved technology
Pekka Eskelinen, co-recipient of the 1999 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, JP-Engineering Oy, Kuovola, Finland
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» How to make the capital intensive industry attractive for the capital market?
Björn Jansson, Global Head of Research, Enskilda Securities, Stockholm, Sweden
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12. Mechanical Pulping Scientific Achievements (1998)
Lectures given at the 1998 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Stockholm on October 1, 1998.

» The Miles and May model - a presentation
Donald May, co-recipient of teh 1998 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Adjunct Professor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

» The essence of high consistency refining
Keith Miles, co-recipient of the 1998 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Senior Research Scientist, Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, Montreal, Canada

» Milestones in thermomechanical pulping
Dr. Lars-Åke Lindström, Vice President, Research and Development, Sunds Defibrator AB, Sundsvall, Sweden

» The Miles and May model improves the mechanical pulping process
Heinrich Muenster, Vice President, Business Development Pulp & Paper, Andritz AG, Vienna, Austria

» Wood and its properties - a challenge for the improvement of mechanical pulping
Anna Bergander, Research Scientist, and Dr. Lennart Salmén, Program Coordinator, Mechanical Pulping, Swedish Pulp and paper Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

» Mechanical pulp - the pulp of the future
Dr. Ulla-Britt Mohlin, Project Area Manager, Swedish Pulp and Paper Reserach Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

» Paper and electronic media - a wonderful couple
Dr. Bernd Kundrun, President, Gruner + Jahr AG et Co, Newspaper Division, Hamburg, Germany

 
11. Managing the Resources of the World's Forests (1997)
Lectures given at the 1997 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Stockholm on October 14, 1997.

» Introduction by the Chairman
Dr. Björn Hägglund, President Stora Forest AB, Falun, Sweden

» Trees past, present and future - key to sustainability
Dr. Norman E. Johnson, Senior Vice President, Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, WA, USA

» Not by wood alone - how wood production can be consistent with social and environmental demands
Stephen Bass, Director, Forestry and Land Use, International Institute for Environment and Development, London, UK

» Recent status and further development of the Finnish multi-source forest inventory
Professor Erkki Tomppo, recipient of the 1997 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Helsinki, Finland

» Practical use of the multi-source forest inventory system under Central European conditions
Dr. Franz-Albert Eisele, Head of Forest Sector, North Rhine-Wesphalia Ministry of Environment, Regional Planning and Agriculture, Germany

» New methodologies to assess wood production and environmental status of the world's forests
Professor Bo Ranneby, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden

 
10. Research - Key to Enhancing the Competitiveness of Forest Products Industry in the 21st Century (1995)
Lectures given at the 1995 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Stockholm on November 9, 1995.

» Introduction by the Chairman
Dr. Peter E. Wrist, Chairman of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Selection Committee

» Intelligent Manufacturing, Integrating People and Information
Dr. Richard L. Erickson, Vice President Manufacturing and Technology, Weyerhaeuser Company, Member of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Selection Committee

» Measurement Technology Research; a key to new fundamental knowledge
Mr. Thorulf Pettersson, co-recipient of the 1995 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, STFI, Stockholm, Sweden

» On-line applications of new measurement techniques and technologies within the forest products industry
Dr. Gerdt Fladda, co-recipient of the 1995 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, BTG Källe Inventing AB, Säffle, Sweden

» Spear head research within the forest products industry,
What is going on and where are further research efforts required?
Dr. Antti Arjas, President of the Finnish Pulp and Paper Research Institute

» The role of research for industrial development and for the economy of the society. An international outlook
Dr. Peter Wallenberg, Chairman of the Board of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation

 
9. Tree Breeding, Population Genetics and Conservation of Genes (1994)
Lectures given at the 1994 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Stockholm on September 22, 1994.

» Introduction by the chairman
Professor Clark S. Binkley, Dean, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Member of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Selection Committee

» Ethics in tree breeding and gene conservation
Professor Gene Namkoong, recipient of the 1994 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

» Gene conservation and tree breeding, harmony or cacophony?
Professor Gösta Eriksson, Department of Forest Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

» Genetic conservation and tree breeding in the Tropics
Dr. Jeffery Burley, Director, Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford, United Kingdom, Member of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Selection Committee

» Biodiversity conservation and modern forestry practices
Professor Björn Hägglund, President Stora Forest, Falun, Sweden

 
8. Environmentally Friendly Pulp Manufacturing (1993)
Lectures given at the 1993 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Stockholm on September 30, 1993.

» Basic knowledge for the modified kraft pulping processes
Professor Ants Teder, co-recipient of the 1993 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

» Implementing modified kraft pulping in mill scale
Professor Nils Hartler, co-recipient of the 1993 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

» Extended delignification and the environment
Dr. F. Keith Hall, International Paper, Tuxedo, N.Y., USA
Member of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Selection Committee

» Environmentally friendly pulp manufacturing - a European view
Professor Dominique Lachenal, Centre Technique du Papier, Grenoble, France, Member of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Selection Committee

 
7. Ecophysiology of Ectomycorrhizae of Forest Trees (1991)
Lectures given at the 1991 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Stockholm on September 27, 1991.

» The fungal partner in the mycorrhizal symbiosis
Professor Bengt Söderström Department of Microbiological Ecology, Lund University, Sweden

» The role of the mycorrhizal symbiosis in the nutrition of plant communities
Professor David J. Read, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences,The University of Sheffield, Great Britain

» The practical significance of ectomycorrhizae in forest establishment
Dr. Donald H. Marx, recipient of the 1991 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, USDA Forest Service, South Eastern Forest Experiment Station, Institute of Tree Root Biology, Athens, Georgia, USA

 
6. Nutrition of Trees (1989)
Lectures given at the 1989 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Falun on September 14, 1989.

» Defined nutrient additions to plants - A theory and its application
Professor Torsten Ingestad, recipient of the 1989 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

» Balancing the nutrient status of Swedish forest soils
Professor Björn Hägglund, Director General, The Swedish Forestry Board, Jönköping, Sweden, Member of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Selection Committee

» Forest fertilization in the Americas
Professor Charles B. Davey School of Forest Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

» Nutritional controll of forest yield
Professor Sune Linder, Department of Ecology and Environmental Research Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

 
5. Forest Health and Productivity (1988)
Lectures given at the 1988 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Falun on September 7, 1988.

» Effects of acid deposition on forest ecosystems
Professor Bernhard Ulrich, recipient of the 1988 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Institut für Bodenkunde und Waldernährung, Göttingen-Weende, Federal Republic of Germany

» Swedish forests in a changing environment, effects on soils, tree nutrition, and growth
Professor Folke Andersson, Department of Ecology and Environmental Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

» Air pollution - A threat to forestry
Professon Lennart Schotte, President, The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Stockholm Falun, Sweden

» Suiting forest management to a changed environment
Mr Ove Andréason, Chief Forester, Stora Forest AB, Falun, Sweden

 
4. Timber - A Material for the Future (1987)
Lectures given at the 1987 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Söderhamn, Sweden, on June 15, 1988.

» Parallam - A New Wood Product, Invention and development to the pilot scale stage

Mr Derek Barnes, co-recipient of the 1987 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, D. Barnes Consulting, Vancouver, B. C., Canada

» Parallam - A New Wood Product, Commercial process development
Dr Mark T. Churchland, co-recipient of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize, McMillan Bloedel Ltd, Vancouver, B. C., Canada

» Trends for timber
Dr Jaakko Pöyry, Chairman, The Jaakko Pöyry Group, Helsinki, Finland
Chairman, The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Selection Committee

» Forest for wood
Mr Håkan Vestergren, Executive Vice President, STORA
President, Stora Forest, Falun, Sweden

 
3. Innovations for Survival (1986)
Lectures given at the 1986 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Falun on September 18, 1986.

» Technological innovation - the key to industrial survival
Mr Peter E. Wrist, Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada,
Pointe Claire, Canada

» Corporate renewal
Professor James M. Utterback, Industrial Liaison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

» Efficiency of research and development, R&D
Professor Börje K. Steenberg, Royal Institute of Technology,
Stockholm, Sweden

» Innovations through exploration of fiber-water interactions
Mr Johan E. Gullichsen, Arhippainen, Gullichsen & Co,
Helsinki, Finland

 
2. New Horizons for Biotechnological Utilization of the Forest Resource (1985)
Lectures given at the 1985 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Falun on September 12, 1985.

» Future protein engineering approaches as applied to wood and wood produc
Dr Sharon P. Shoemaker, Genencor, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA

» Biotechnology, a challenge and an opportunity for the forest products industry
Professor Tor-Magnus Enari, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland

» Potential use of microorganisms in wood bioconversion
Professor Karl-Erik Eriksson, The Swedish Forest Products Research Laboratory (STFI), Stockholm, Sweden

» The discovery and promise of lignin-degrading enzymes
Professor T. Kent Kirk, The Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, USA

 
1. The New Eucalypt Forest (1984)
Lectures given at the 1984 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium held in Falun on September 14, 1984.

» Lectures by the prize winners:


» Introduction


» Dr Leopoldo Garcia Brandão
Aracruz Celulose S.A., Brazil

» Miss Yara K. Ikemori
Aracruz Florestal S.A., Brazil

» Dr Edgard Campinhos, Jr
Aracruz Florestal S.A., Brazil

» Oration
to the memory of the fourth Prize winner,
Mr Ney M. dos Santos,
given by Dr Edgard Campinhos, Jr.

 
 
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