Chalmers Annual Ceremony 2026

All who wish to celebrate Chalmers are welcome to attend the ceremony. Participation is free of charge, but registration is required due to the limited number of seats.

Dress code: Dark suit.

Programme

(the ceremony will be held in Swedish):

Welcoming entertainment: Allienceorchestret

Processional entry

Chalmers’ Celebration Orchestra: Triumphal March from Aida by Giuseppe Verdi
Chalmers Hymn by Jerker Johansson

Entertainment: William Chalmers personified by Philip Wramsby

William Chalmers lecturer of the year: Andrei Sabelfeld.

Welcome address: Professor Martin Nilsson Jacobi, President and CEO of Chalmers University of Technology

Entertainment: Chalmers Choir

Research at a glance: Rüdiger Haas.

The Chalmers medal: Jari Kinaret, Jana Madjarova, Johan Malmqvist.

The John Ericsson medal: Liam Antonsson, Albin Edegran, Karolina Ekdahl, Joel Gråsjö, Oscar Nesset Mattsson, Clemens Steinke.

The pedagogical award: Åke Fäldt, Gregory Gay, Shivesh Kumar.

The Areas of Advance award: Minna Karstunen, Anders Logg.

Entertainment: Karin Funk with trio from Wulfson Quartet and The Chalmers Celebration Orchestra, Nella Fantasia by Ennio Morricone.

Research at a glance: Floriana Lombardi.

The Chalmers impact in society award: Andreas Hellström.

The Chalmers equality award: Miroslava Vrsan Erlandsson, Tabita Nilsson.

Alumnus of the year
– For a better world: Astrid Linder
– Rising star: Hampus Lewis-Lück

Entertainment: Chalmers Choir

Research at a glance: Rikard Landberg.

Address: David Mörck, President of the Student Union

Recessional

Chalmers’ Celebration Orchestra: Hertigen av Västerbotten by Per Berg

Mingle
After the ceremony there will be complimentary refreshments for everyone attending in the Volvo Foyer.