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The Marcus Wallenberg Prize

The purpose of the Prize is to recognize, encourage and stimulate pathbreaking scientific achievements which contribute significantly to broadening knowledge and to technical development within the fields of importance to forestry and forest industries.

September 24, 2013

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.

May 14, 2013

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).

October 2, 2012

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.