The Björkén Prize
The prize was first awarded in 1902 on the day of John Björkén’s death, December 16.
The testament stipulates that the annual yield is to be awarded ‘as a reward for outstanding scientific research or other work based on science – either discoveries, inventions, or fruitful enhancements – that brings honor to Swedish research or contributes to the material improvement of the country.’
The prize is alternately awarded in four different fields:
- Botany, zoology, and landscape planning
- Chemistry, mineralogy, metallurgy, and geology
- Physics, mechanics, and engineering science
- Theoretical disciplines of medical sciences
Every third year the prize is awarded in the group ‘Theoretical disciplines of medical sciences’.
In remaining years it is awarded for work in a discipline belonging to the first three groups, within which the disciplines are taken in order.
The University Board selects the laureates.
The prize is awarded at the University’s anniversary celebration in October.
Interviews with recipients of the Björkén Prize
Björkén Prize goes to Marika Edoff and Nikolai Piskunov
6 October 2022. Marika Edoff, Professor in Solid State Electronics, and Nikolai Piskunov, Professor in Observational ...
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Björkén Prize goes to Kristina Edström
5 October 2021. Professor Kristina Edström has been awarded the 2021 Björkén Prize, one of Uppsala University’s most ...
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Björkén Prize for tumour biology
1 December 2020. Christer Betsholtz, professor of tumour biology, has been name the 2020 recipient of the Björkén Pri ...
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Recipients of the Björkén Prize
- 2022: Marika Edoff and Nikolai Piskunov
- 2021: Kristina Edström
- 2020: Christer Betsholtz
- 2019: Per Ahlberg and Lars Holmer
- 2018: Joseph Minahan and Maria Strömme
- 2017: Leif Andersson and Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
- 2016: Anders Hagfeldt and Auli Niemi
- 2015: Sandra Baldauf
- 2014: Leif Wide
- 2013: Olle Eriksson and Erik Hagersten
- 2012: Anders Lindroth and Bengt Mannervik
- 2011: Ulf Landegren
- 2010: Måns Ehrenberg
- 2009: Tord Ekelöf and Mats Leijon
- 2008: Kurt Nordström
- 2007: Svante Björck and Astrid Gräslund
- 2006: Karna Lidmar Bergström and Thomas Nyström
- 2005: Lars Olson
- 2004: Börje Johansson and Peter Stoica
- 2003: Jan-Erling Bäckvall
- 2002: Bengt Westermark
- 2001: Birgitta Bergman
- 2000: Sven Kullander
- 1999: Lennart Philipson and Jan Pontén
- 1998: Jan Bergström and Gunnar von Heijne
- 1997: Malte Andersson
- 1996: Karl-Erik Hagbarth
- 1995: Arne Johansson and Erik B. Karlsson
- 1994: Jan Backman and Håkan Wennerström
- 1993: Lore Zech
- 1992: Carl-Ivar Brändén and Tage Eriksson
- 1991: Ingmar Bergström
- 1990: Torvard C. Laurent
- 1989: Mats Hillert and Richard A. Reyment
- 1988: Hans G. Boman
- 1987: Viktor Mutt
- 1986: Ingemar Lundström
- 1985: Stellan Hjertén
- 1984: John Sjöquist and Lars Terenius
- 1983: Tore Hultin and Peter Perlmann
- 1982: Sven A.E. Johansson
- 1981: Arvid Carlsson
- 1980: Hans Ramberg and Eric Welin
- 1979: Bengt Kihlman and Anders Rapp
- 1978: Eva and Georg Klein
- 1977: Kai Siegbahn
- 1976: Jerker Porath
- 1975: Albert Levan
- 1974: Nils Fries and Sven Hörstadius
- 1973: Per-Olov Löwdin and Olof Rydbeck
- 1972: Peter Reichard
- 1971: Stig Claesson
- 1970: Per Eric Lindahl
- 1969: Ernst Bárány
- 1968: Bengt Edlén
- 1967: Lars Gunnar Sillén
- 1966: Sune Bergström
- 1965: Bertil Kullenberg
- 1964: Ivar Waller
- 1963: Börje Uvnäs
- 1962: Einar Stenhagen
- 1961: Heinrich Skuja
- 1960: Gunnar Blixt
- 1959: Gudmund Borelius
- 1958: Erik Norin
- 1957: Torsten Teorell
- 1956: Erik Hultén
- 1955: Hilding Köhler and Kai Siegbahn
- 1954: Arne Engström
- 1953: Arne Fredga
- 1952: Erik Jarvik and John Runnström
- 1951: Jörgen Lehmann
- 1950: No recipient
- 1949: Ole Lamm and Harry von Eckerman
- 1948: Ragnar Granit
- 1947: Nils Svedelius
- 1946: Hannes Alfvén and Nils Ryde
- 1945: Torbjörn Caspersson
- 1944: Gunnar Hägg
- 1943: Rudolf Florin and Gunnar Säve-Söderbergh
- 1942: Einar Hammarsten
- 1941: Torsten Carleman and Bengt Edlén
- 1940: Arvid Hedvall and Arne Tiselius
- 1939: Erik Widmark
- 1938: Sven Ekman
- 1937: Erik Bäcklin and Oskar Klein
- 1936: Hugo Theorell
- 1935: Arne Westgren and Gregori Aminoff
- 1934: Nils Holmgren
- 1933: Carl Kling
- 1932: Erik Hulthén
- 1931: Bror Holmberg
- 1930: Göran Liljestrand and Carl Næslund
- 1929: Erik Stensiö
- 1928: Carl Wilhelm Oseen
- 1927: Torsten Thunberg
- 1926: The Svedberg
- 1925: Elias Melin and Erik Stensiö
- 1924: John Forssman and Gustaf Göthlin
- 1923: Manne Siegbahn and The Svedberg
- 1922: Ernhold Hede and Sven Odén
- 1921: Ivar Broman
- 1920: Oscar Juel
- 1919: Carl Wilhelm Oseen and Manne Siegbahn
- 1918: Alfred Pettersson
- 1917: Gerard De Geer
- 1916: Svante Murbeck
- 1915: Carl Thore Mörner
- 1914: Carl Wilhelm Oseen
- 1913: Henrik Munthe and The Svedberg
- 1912: Sven Gustaf Hedin
- 1911: Gottfrid A. Adlerz and Herman Nilsson-Ehle
- 1910: Ivar Fredholm
- 1909: August Hammar
- 1908: Gustaf Gröndal
- 1907: Arvid Högbom
- 1906: Allvar Gullstrand
- 1905: Knut Ångström
- 1904: Alfred Törnebohm
- 1903: Olof Hammarsten
- 1902: Tycho Tullberg