Martin Sahlén Awarded Filéns Legat
Martin Sahlén, Associate Professor of astronomy with specialisation in astrophysics at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was on December 12, 2019 awarded Filéns legat.
Martin Sahlén. Photo: Camilla Thulin
The scholarship of SEK 100 000 per year during three years is according to the statutes of Filénska donationen from 1822 handed out as
“encouragement and supportto needing younger researcherswho through scientificthesesshownskilland thus should be encouragedto stay at the university. In the first instance,the scholarship should go tolecturerswho have documentedthemselves, secondly topostgraduate students.”
“I am happy and honoredto have been awarded Filéns legat by the Vice-Chancellor. During the followingthree yearsI willfurther developmy research on galaxies, star formation, dark matter and darkenergy among others within the telescope projects 4MOST, Euclid and Square Kilometre Array. At the same time,the grant is encouragementto newscientific collaborations, which I look forward tohave on Uppsala University”, says Martin Sahlén.
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Camilla Thulin
Translation: Johan Wall