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, 1995

1995 – Lennart Eriksson, Gerdt Fladda and Thorulf Pettersson, Sweden

for their pioneering development of a theory of optical measurement to characterize fiber and pulp properties and for its implementation into a robust on-line family of sensors that has enabled optimization of..

August 25, 1994

1994 – Gene Namkoong, Canada

for his pathbreaking contributions to quantitative population genetics, tree breeding, and management of genetic resources, which form a solid scientific basis for the maintenance of biological diversity in forests..

August 25, 1993

1993 – Nils Hartler and Ants Teder, Sweden

for their pioneering research and pathbreaking developments in the extended delignification of wood by alkaline pulping. The rapid and widespread adoption of their developments has substantially..

August 25, 1991

1991 – Donald H. Marx, USA

for his pathbreaking development of a process for the selective mycorrhizal inoculation of tree nursery soils which greatly increases the growth and survival rates of conifer seedlings used in the reforestation of..

August 25, 1989

1989 – Torsten Ingestad, Sweden

for his pathbreaking discovery that balancing mineral addition with the internal nutrient needs of the tree results in maximum wood production and minimum adverse environmental impact.

August 25, 1988

1988 – Bernhard Ulrich, Germany

for his painstaking research on the behaviour of mineral elements and organic matter within typical Central European forest ecosystems, providing new insights into the complex role of airborne..

August 25, 1987

1987 – Derek Barnes and Mark T. Churchland, Canada

for their pathbreaking development of a process for the manufacture of a novel wood-based product of high strength and uniformity, opening new opportunities for the use of wood in engineered building components..

August 25, 1986

1986 – Johan Gullichsen, Finland

For his widely accepted innovations in processing pulp fiber suspensions. His pathbreaking engineering designs provide significant benefits to quality, economy and the environment.

August 25, 1985

1985 – Karl-Erik Eriksson, Sweden, and T. Kent Kirk, USA

for their pathbreaking fundamental research on the fungal degradation of wood, unravelling the enzymatic processes of cellulose and lignin breakdown. Their discoveries have opened up new horizons..