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 one of the most prominent Swedish scientific prizes and 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.’
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.
Nominate by 15 March
Researchers at universities and colleges have until Sunday, 15 March 2026 to submit nominations for candidates for the Ulla and Stig Holmquist Prize in Organic Chemistry. The Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University appoints the prize winner based on recommendations from a committee consisting of the respective deans of the Department of Chemistry, the Faculty of Pharmacy and the Faculty of Medicine.
The following documents must be attached to the nomination. Please note that all attached files must be in English.
- Nomination
- CV
- Brief summary of research activities (5 pages)
- List of publications. Complete list with the ten best publications marked
If you have any questions, please contact nominera@uu.se.
Recipients of the Holmquist Prize
- 2025: Berit Olofsson
- 2024: Ulf Nilsson
- 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