Resource saving metal belt calendering giving better paper surface awarded the 29th Marcus Wallenberg Prize
During a ceremony at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm on 1 October, the Swedish King, His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf awarded the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2012 to Mr. Mika Viljanmaa for his ground-breaking development of metal belt calendering technology.
From weak signals to high pitch opera – 1st day of the MWP ceremony
Despite the grey Stockholm weather, the session for Young Researchers was indeed a nuanced start of the first day of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Ceremony. Prof. Kaj Rosén introduced the discussion on the forest industry´s challenge to solve future problems of resource shortage and climate change. He also touched upon the need of the forestry […]
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.
Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2012 Announcement
The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation proudly announces that the 2012 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Mr. Mika Severi Viljanmaa, Finland for his ground-breaking development of metal belt calendering technology resulting in better paper print surfaces with less fibre materials, and higher production efficiency. The invention also paves the way for applications in pressing and drying […]
PRESS RELEASE – The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation
PRESS RELEASE – The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation 19 Apr, 2012 09:00 CET The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation proudly announces that the 2012 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded toMr. Mika Severi Viljanmaa, for his ground-breaking development of metal belt calendering technology resulting in better paper print surfaces with less fibre materials and higher production efficiency. The invention also […]
Genetic studies presented to honour a pioneer
Studies on forest genetics dominate the projects presented during the celebrations of the 2017 Marcus Wallenberg Prize..
Research on airborne laser scanning for forest inventory is awarded the 28th Marcus Wallenberg Prize
Research on airborne laser scanning for forest inventory is awarded the 28th Marcus Wallenberg Prize 4 Oct, 2011 09:55 CET During a ceremony at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm on 3 October, the Swedish King, His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf awarded the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2011 to Prof. Erik Næsset, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, […]
Path breaking research on airborne laser scanning
Path breaking research on airborne laser scanning 1 Mar, 2011 11:30 CET The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation proudly announces that the 2011 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Erik Næsset, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, for his path breaking research that incorporates the airborne laser scanning method as an integral part of forest inventory Society […]
Wood construction development is awarded the 27th Marcus Wallenberg Prize
Wood construction development is awarded the 27th Marcus Wallenberg Prize 28 Sep, 2010 10:44 CET During a ceremony at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm on 27 September, the Swedish King His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf awarded the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2010 to Professor Hans Joachim Blass, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, for his path breaking […]
The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation proudly announces that the 2010 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Hans Joachim Blass, Karlsruhe Instit
The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation proudly announces that the 2010 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Hans Joachim Blass, Karlsruhe Instit 16 Apr, 2010 12:20 CET The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation proudly announces that the 2010 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Hans Joachim Blass, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, for his path breaking […]