Winners

Since 1981 the international Marcus Wallenberg Prize has been awarded to laureates for path-breaking scientific achievements contributing to a broader knowledge and technical development. The findings may originate from any of the broad fields of interest to the forest industry – from growing trees and forests to making and using forest-based products.

August 25, 2005

2005 – Tom Kjelgaard, Katarina Magnusson and Ulf Ringdahl, Sweden

The Marcus Wallenberg Prize for 2005 is awarded to Mr. Tom Kjelgaard, Ms. Katarina Magnusson and Mr. Ulf Ringdahl for their path breaking research leading to a retortable paperboard packaging..

August 25, 2004

2004 – Paul Olof Meinander, Finland

For developing a significant modification of the design of the paper machine that improves both the efficiency of the economic and the environmental performance. The new design is called..

August 25, 2003

2003 – Johanna Buchert, Maija Tenkanen, Tapani Vuorinen, Finland, and Anita Teleman, Sweden

For their discovery of hexenuronic acid in unbleached kraft pulp and for their development of a practical means for removing it. By removing the hexenuronic acid prior to bleaching reactions between..

August 25, 2002

2002 – Melvin Tyree, USA

Dr. Melvin Tyree is awarded the nineteenth Marcus Wallenberg Prize for his pioneering scientific discoveries leading to basic understanding of water transport in trees. His path breaking research..

August 25, 2001

2001 – Robert Evans, Australia

For his path-breaking contribution to the development of instrumentation and accompanying software for the characterization of the structure and quality of wood, one of the world's most complex composite materials..

August 25, 2000

2000 – Robert H. Leicester, Australia2000 – Robert H. Leicester, Australia

For his path breaking contribution to the development of advanced probability theories to enhance fundamental understanding of the structural properties, fire performance, durability and..

August 25, 1999

1999 – Pekka Eskelinen, Raimo Virta and Vesa Vuorinen, Finland

for their path breaking development of a unique air blowing technology for stabilizing paper webs aerodynamically at high speeds. This development has been taken into..

August 25, 1998

1998 – Keith Miles and Donald May, Canada

for their path breaking research into the fundamental mechanisms of wood chip refining and for their development of the concept of..

August 25, 1997

1997 – Erkki Tomppo, Finland

for his pathbreaking achievement within the field of forest assessment. In a multi-source forest inventory system, this methodology integrates data collected from remote sensing, ground sampling and other..