Nobel Prize Lectures

Nobel prizes


Gustaf Dalén, was awarded the Nobel prize in physics 1912
"for his invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys."

More about Gustaf Dalén at nobelprize.org



Christian Azar was included in the Nobel peace prize 2007 due to his work in the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC
"for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change."

Nobel lectures in Gothenburg by Laureates

The Nobel Events traditionally includes a University Program, featuring visits by Laureates to some 20 Swedish and Norwegian institutions of higher education for three days of open lectures, discussions etc. The program most often includes a visit to Gothenburg; to Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg.

The following Nobel Prize Laureates have visited Gothenburg the last years: 

2022

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020​
See our interview with Reinhard Genzel: Finding the invisible​​​​

2021

No lectures in Gothenburg, due to the pandemic.

2020

No lectures in Gothenburg, due to the pandemic.

2019

Didier Queloz, The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 
See our interview with Didier Queloz: This years Nobel prize winner on cooping with failure
John C Polanyi, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1986

2018

Frances H. Arnold, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018
See our interview with Frances H. Arnold: This year's Nobel Prize winner on taking control of evolution

2017

Richard Henderson, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017
See our interview with Richard Henderson: 2017 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

2016

Sir James Fraser Stoddart, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016
See students interviewing Nobel Prize Winner, Sir James Fraser Stoddart, during his visit to Chalmers University of Technology.

2015

Tomas Lindahl, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015

2014

William E. Moerner, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014

2013

Francois Englert, The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013
Ahmet Uzumcu from OPCW (Organization for the Prohibitation of Chemical Weapons), The Nobel Peace Prize 2013
Arieh WarshelThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013

2012

Serge Haroche, The Nobel Prize in Physics 2012
Dave Wineland, The Nobel Prize in Physics 2012
Sir John B. Gurdon. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012

2011

Dan Shechtman, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011
See the interview with Dan Shechtman, during his visit to the Chalmers University of Technology.

2010

Andre Geim, The Nobel Prize in Physics

2009

Ada E. Yonath, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Thomas A. Steitz, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Jack W. Szostak, The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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