Immediately after the Nobel Prize festivities in Stockholm, five of this year’s laureates have chosen to come to Gothenburg to give lectures for students, teachers, and the interested public.
Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg are hosting the event, and this year several of the laureates have personal connections to the departments. You are warmly welcome to the lectures taking place on 14, 15, and 16 December.
For many years, Gothenburg’s higher education institutions have received one Nobel laureate annually, making this year’s visit a unique occasion. The three recipients of the Physics Prize, one of the Chemistry Prize laureates, and one recipient of the Prize in Physiology or Medicine will give lectures.
These are the Nobel Laureates coming to Gothenburg:
Physics: John Martinis, 14 December
Physiology or Medicine: Shimon Sakaguchi, 15 December
Chemistry: Omar M. Yaghi, 15 December
Physics: Michel H. Devoret, 16 December
Physics: John Clarke, 16 December
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