The Ulla and Stig Holmquist Science Prize in Organic Chemistry
Award winner 2022, Kenneth Wärnmark receives the prize from Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University, Anders Hagfeldt. Photo: Staffan Claesson
The prize is awarded annually ‘to a researcher in the field of organic chemistry whose main work has been done in Sweden and who has done pioneering work in that discipline.’
As stipulated in the donation, the prize was first awarded in 2005. It is conferred by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, selected from nominations submitted by the respective deans of the Section for Chemistry, the Faculty of Pharmacy, and the Faculty of Medicine.
Higher education institutions are hereby given the opportunity to submit proposals for candidates for the Ulla and Stig Holmquist Science Prize in Organic Chemistry by Monday 27 June 2024. The nomination and all accompanying documents must be in English as they will be reviewed by at least one international expert.
The nomination should include the following:
• Nomination (in English)
• CV (in English)
• Short summary of research contributions (5 pages in English)
• Full list of publications with the top ten publications highlighted.
If you have any questions, please contact: nominera@uadm.uu.se
The prize ceremony will take place on the occasion of Uppsala University's birthday in October.
Recipients of the Holmquist Prize
- 2023: Belén Martín-Matute
- 2022: Kenneth Wärnmark
- 2021: Fredrik Almqvist
- 2020: Jan Kihlberg
- 2019: Per-Ola Norrby
- 2018: Göran Widmalm
- 2017: Kálmán J. Szabó
- 2016: Kristina Luthman
- 2015: Pher G. Andersson
- 2014: Mats Larhed
- 2013: Licheng Sun
- 2012: Per Ahlberg
- 2011: Peter Somfai
- 2010: Olov Sterner
- 2009: Björn Åkermark
- 2008: Bengt Långström
- 2007: Torbjörn Frejd
- 2006: Christina Moberg
- 2005: Jan-Erling Bäckvall
- 2004: Anders Hallberg