Selection Committee

Every year a large number of organizations – universities, institutes, academies, research centers – are invited to nominate candidates for the prize. The achievements of nominated candidates are evaluated by a special Selection Committee. Current members of the Committee:

	Johanna Buchert (Chairperson) Helsinki, Finland Professor, President & CEO, Natural Resource Institute Finland (Luke)
	Paul Dupree Cambridge, United Kingdom Professor, University of Cambridge, Department of Biochemistry, Head of Plant cell wall synthesis and function
	Gert-Jan Nabuurs Wageningen, The Netherlands Professor, Dr. Ir., Alterra, Wageningen University and Research
	Kristiina Oksman Luleå, Sweden PhD, Professor and Chair on Wood and Bionanocomposites, Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics
	Orlando Rojas Vancouver, Canada Professor, The University of British Columbia, Bioproducts Institute, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Bioproducts
	Anita Teleman Stockholm, Sweden PhD, Assoc. Professor, Research Manager, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, RISE Bioeconomy, Sweden
	Joris Van Acker Ghent, Belgium Professor, Ghent University (UGent), Laboratory of Wood Technology (Woodlab)
	Michael J Wingfield Pretoria, South Africa Professor and Advisor to the Executive, University of Pretoria, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)

Entitled to propose members of the Selection Committee are the following organizations:

• The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
• Technology Academy Finland
• The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences