The Chalmers Medal

The Chalmers Medal was instituted in 1948 on the 200th anniversary of the birth of William Chalmers. The medal honours individuals who through their interest and valuable contributions, have promoted the work and development of Chalmers. The medallists are nominated by the Chalmers Board on the recommendation of the President. The medal is awarded at the annual conferment of doctoral degrees.

University veteran awarded the Chalmers Medal 2024

This year's Chalmers Medal is awarded to Pam Fredman, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gothenburg, and a doctor of neurochemistry.

Medallists through the years

2024
Pam Fredman
Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gothenburg, and a doctor of neurochemistry at Chalmers.

2023

Lena Gustafsson
Chalmers’ former First Vice President

Jens B. Nielsen
Professor at the Department of Life Sciences

2022

Ulla Antonsson
Architect and co-owner for White Architecture, former adjunct professor of Architecture at Chalmers

Göran Bengtsson
Chairman of the Adlerbert Foundations, the Hasselblad Foundation, Universeum's owner, the Korsvägen Foundation, and several other prominent foundations in Gothenburg

2021

No medallists

2020

Peter Alehammar
Managing Director of Chalmers Student Union

Madeleine Olsson Eriksson
Doctor and Chair of the Sten A. Olsson Foundation for Research and Culture

2019
Stig Ekman
Sven Engström
Carina Halvord
Barbro Osher

2018
Lars Brink
Sievert Larsson
Christine Räisänen
Ann-Sofie Sandberg

2017
Kurt Eliasson
Karin Markides
Anna Nilsson-Ehle
Bengt Nordén

2016
Ann-Marie Hermansson
Folke Hjalmers
Rolf Pettersson

2015
Håkan Buskhe
Hans-Olov Olsson
Jan-Eric Sundgren

2014
Dorothy Leo
Bo Hedfors

2013
Per Olof Wikström

2012
Solbergaskolan
Föreningen Intize

2011
Rune Andersson
Bjarne Holmqvist

2010
Olof Engström
Oliver Lindqvist

2009
Hans Björnsson
Bengt Kasemo

2008
Erikka Adler
Bert-Inge Hogsved
Per-Olof Nilsson

2007
Gunnar Bjursell
Sune Carlsson

2006
Roy Booth
Tord Claeson
Ing-Britt Svensson

2005
Mårten Carlsson
Roger Johansson
Bernt Rönnäng

2004
Ingvar Lindgren
Sören Mannheimer
Jan S Nilsson
Lena Torell
Gerd Åsberg

2003
Peter Jagers
Erik Kollberg
Olle Nilsson

2002
Sture Allén
Nils-Herman Schöön
Christina Ullenius

2001
Eva Selin Lindgren
Anders Sjöberg

2000
Elias Cornell
Tor Kihlman
Jan Wallinder

1999
Kjell A Mattsson
Mauritz Sahlin
Bengt Åkesson

1998
No medallists

1997
Håkan Frisinger
Alf Åkerman

1996
No medallists

1995
Alf Samuelsson

1994
K Gösta Eriksson
Robert Magnusson

1993
Jan Hult

1992
Carl-Gustaf Andrén
Holger Bohlin

1991
Sven Olving

1990
Marianne Kärrholm
Stig Lundqvist

1989
Chalmers studentkår
Torkel Wallmark

1988
Helge Zimdahl
Svante von Zweygbergk

1987
Gunnar Beskow
Kjell Härnqvist

1986
Viking Walter

1985
Arne Palmgren

1984
Chalmersska Ingenjörsföreningen
Nils Svartholm

1983
Bengt Jakobsson
Olof Samuelsson
Oscar af Ugglas

1982
Erik Bergsten
Ragnar Thun

1981
No medallists

1980
A Hugo Olsson
Henry Wallman

1979
Brian Flowers
Nils Gralén
Nils Gustaf Rosén
Olof Rydbeck

1978
Karl Erik Nordwall
Sven Rahmn

1976
Stig Ekelöf
Håkan Sterky

1975
Odd Albert
Lennart Rönnmark

1974

Erik Hemlin

1973
No medallists

1972
Arvid Hedwall

1971–1968
No medallists

1967
Ragnar Edenman
Gustav Hössje
Hilding Nielsen
Melchior Wernstedt

1957–1966
No medallists

1956
Erik Olsson

1954
Axel Adlerbert
Sigfrid Edström
Alex Engblom
Hemming Johansson
Gustaf Larson
Hakon Leffler
Hilding Törnebohm

1953–1949
Georg Andrén
Frimuraresamhället
Hugo Heyman
Sven Hultin
Malte Jacobsson
Gösta Malm
Sven Steen