Nobel Prize Lectures

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."

More about the Nobel Peace Prize to IPCC at nobelprize.org 

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.

Some of the lectures have been filmed and are available on the web.

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

2019

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

Richard Henderson, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017

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

2016

2015

William E. Moerner, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014

Francois Englert, The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013

Ahmet Uzumcu from OPCW (Organization for the Prohibitation of Chemical Weapons), The Nobel Peace Prize 2013

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

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

Andre Geim, The Nobel Prize in Physics

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