The Marcus Wallenberg Prize is the highest award in the field of forestry.[1] [2] Established in 1981, the award is modeled on the Nobel Prize, and colloquially called the "Nobel Prize for Forestry". The award is named after the Swedish Industrialist Marcus Wallenberg Jr. who was managing director and subsequently chairman of Stockholms Enskilda Bank and later chairman and honorary chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, as well as chairman and honorary chairman of a number of Swedish and international organisations and companies. The Marcus Wallenberg Prize was instituted by Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB at its annual meeting in 1980[3] to commemorate the services rendered by Dr. Marcus Wallenberg during his long term as member and chairman of the board of directors. Every year a selection committee decides on the recipient from nominations[4] received from academics and research organisations. The award is awarded in the autumn of each year in Stockholm, Sweden, at a symposium consisting of lectures from the recipient and invited speakers. The 2020 Award ceremony was postponed[5] due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recipients
| Name | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Hutchinson Holton | Canada | 1981 |
| Ricardo O Foschi | Canada | 1982 |
| Bruno Andersson, Egon Höglund, Bertil Johansson and Bengt Thöresson | Sweden | 1983 |
| Leopoldo G Brandão, Edgard Campinhos Jr, Ney M Dos Santos and Yara K Ikemori | Brazil | 1984 |
| Karl-Erik Eriksson and T. Kent Kirk | Sweden and USA | 1985 |
| Johan Gullichsen | Finland | 1986 |
| Derek Barnes and Mark T. Churchland | Canada | 1987 |
| Bernhard Ulrich | Germany | 1988 |
| Torsten Ingestad | Sweden | 1989 |
| Donald H. Marx | USA | 1991 |
| Nils Hartler and Ants Teder | Sweden | 1993 |
| Gene Namkoong | Canada | 1994 |
| Lennart Eriksson, Gerdt Fladda and Thorulf Pettersson | Sweden | 1995 |
| Erkki Tomppo | Finland | 1997 |
| Keith Miles and Donald May | Canada | 1998 |
| Pekka Eskelinen, Raimo Virta and Vesa Vuorinen | Finland | 1999 |
| Robert H. Leicester | Australia | 2000 |
| Robert Evans | Australia | 2001 |
| Melvin Tyree | USA | 2002 |
| Johanna Buchert, Maija Tenkanen, Tapani Vuorinen and Anita Teleman[6] | Finland and Sweden | 2003 |
| Paul Olof Meinander | Finland | 2004 |
| Tom Kjelgaard, Katarina Magnusson and Ulf Ringdahl | Sweden | 2005 |
| Antoine Kremer | France | 2006 |
| Ove Nilsson | Sweden | 2007 |
| Bjarne Holmbom and Christer Eckerman | Finland | 2008 |
| Jouni Ikäheimo, Vesa Kajander and Bengt Welin | Finland | 2009 |
| Hans Joachim Blass | Germany | 2010 |
| Erik Næsset | Norway | 2011 |
| Mika Viljanmaa[7] | Finland | 2012 |
| Derek Gray[8] | Canada | 2013 |
| Magnus Berggren[9] | Sweden | 2014 |
| Akira Isogai, Tsuguyuki Saito and Yoshiharu Nishiyama[10] | Japan and France | 2015 |
| Alexander Katsevich and Federico Giudiceandrea[11] | USA and Italy | 2016 |
| Ronald R. Sederoff[12] | USA | 2017 |
| Torgny Näsholm[13] | Sweden | 2018 |
| Gerhard Schickhofer[14] | Austria | 2019 |
| Joseph J Landsberg, Richard H. Waring and Nicholas Coops[15][16][17][18] | Australia, USA and Canada | 2020 |
References
- ^ "Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2017". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "MWP Call for nominations". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "The Marcus Wallenberg Prize postponed to autumn 2021". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Award, The Marcus Wallenberg prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "METSO'S Viljanmaa awarded Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Announcement of the 2013 Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "The King presents the Marcus Wallenberg Prize to Professor Magnus Berggren". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Report on Marcus Wallenberg award". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "The King presents the Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2017: Geneticist Ron Sederoff takes top forestry award". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2018: Torgny Näsholm honoured for research on organic nitrogen uptake by trees". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Announcement at World Wood Day 2019 Symposium". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "The Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2020 announced". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Prestigious prize for forestry researchers". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Nicholas Coops receives the Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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