Young Researchers’ Challenge 2014
The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation invites young researchers to take part in Young Researchers’ Challenge with the chance to win a spot at the Prize ceremony and banquet to be held in Stockholm on 22 September, along with a unique opportunity to present your research and meet leading scientists and forest-based industry representatives from all over […]
2014 Wallenberg Prize to electronics on paper
The 2014 Marcus Wallenberg Prize of SEK 2 million is being awarded to Professor Magnus Berggren at Linköping University for his pioneering research which has made it much easier to print electronics, such as sensors and displays, on paper and cardboard. This opens up a new huge global market for the forest industry. The best-before […]
A short report from the 2013 MWP Event – A Young Researcher’s Perspective
The 2013 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Event The two-day event in connection to the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Ceremony begins with the young researchers who has gathered to discuss the future of the forest industry.
A conversation with Derek
A conversation with Derek Gray We met with Derek Gray at Grand Hotel in Stockholm for a quick conversation about chirality, future research and muddy water.
Press release: The 2013 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is being awarded to Professor Derek Gray
The 2013 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Derek Gray, McGill University, Canada, for his contributions to the path breaking research on nano crystalline cellulose (NCC), its fundamental properties and applications.
The 2013 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is being awarded to Professor Derek Gray
Updated 20 August, 2013 – The 2013 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is being awarded to Professor Derek Gray of McGill University, Montreal, Canada, for his pioneering study of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC).
Kaj Rosén – New Executive Secretary of The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation
On 1 March 2013 Professor Kaj Rosén took office as Secretary of the Board and the Selection Committee of the Marcus..
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 […]