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Marcus Wallenberg Prize

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Marcus Wallenberg Prize
Awarded forOutstanding contributions in forestry
Presented by
  • Selection Committee of international eminent forestry researchers
First awarded
  • 1981; 43 years ago (1981)
No. of prize winners40 Prizes to 70 Laureates as of 2024
Websitehttp://mwp.org Edit this on Wikidata

The Marcus Wallenberg Prize is the highest award in the field of forestry.[1][2] Established in 1981, the award is modeled on the Nobel Prize, and colloquially called the "Nobel Prize for Forestry". The award is named after the Swedish Industrialist Marcus Wallenberg Jr. who was managing director and subsequently chairman of Stockholms Enskilda Bank and later chairman and honorary chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, as well as chairman and honorary chairman of a number of Swedish and international organisations and companies. The Marcus Wallenberg Prize was instituted by Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB at its annual meeting in 1980[3] to commemorate the services rendered by Dr. Marcus Wallenberg during his long term as member and chairman of the board of directors. Every year a selection committee decides on the recipient from nominations[4] received from academics and research organisations. The award is awarded in the autumn of each year in Stockholm, Sweden, at a symposium consisting of lectures from the recipient and invited speakers. The 2020 Award ceremony was postponed[5] due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recipients

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Name Country Year
Harry Hutchinson Holton Canada 1981
Ricardo O Foschi Canada 1982
Bruno Andersson, Egon Höglund, Bertil Johansson and Bengt Thöresson Sweden 1983
Leopoldo G Brandão, Edgard Campinhos Jr, Ney M Dos Santos and Yara K Ikemori Brazil 1984
Karl-Erik Eriksson and T. Kent Kirk Sweden and USA 1985
Johan Gullichsen Finland 1986
Derek Barnes and Mark T. Churchland Canada 1987
Bernhard Ulrich Germany 1988
Torsten Ingestad Sweden 1989
Donald H. Marx USA 1991
Nils Hartler and Ants Teder Sweden 1993
Gene Namkoong Canada 1994
Lennart Eriksson, Gerdt Fladda and Thorulf Pettersson Sweden 1995
Erkki Tomppo Finland 1997
Keith Miles and Donald May Canada 1998
Pekka Eskelinen, Raimo Virta and Vesa Vuorinen Finland 1999
Robert H. Leicester Australia 2000
Robert Evans Australia 2001
Melvin Tyree USA 2002
Johanna Buchert, Maija Tenkanen, Tapani Vuorinen and Anita Teleman[6] Finland and Sweden 2003
Paul Olof Meinander Finland 2004
Tom Kjelgaard, Katarina Magnusson and Ulf Ringdahl Sweden 2005
Antoine Kremer France 2006
Ove Nilsson Sweden 2007
Bjarne Holmbom and Christer Eckerman Finland 2008
Jouni Ikäheimo, Vesa Kajander and Bengt Welin Finland 2009
Hans Joachim Blass Germany 2010
Erik Næsset Norway 2011
Mika Viljanmaa[7] Finland 2012
Derek Gray[8] Canada 2013
Magnus Berggren[9] Sweden 2014
Akira Isogai, Tsuguyuki Saito and Yoshiharu Nishiyama[10] Japan and France 2015
Alexander Katsevich and Federico Giudiceandrea[11] USA and Italy 2016
Ronald R. Sederoff[12] USA 2017
Torgny Näsholm[13] Sweden 2018
Gerhard Schickhofer[14] Austria 2019
Joseph J Landsberg, Richard H. Waring and Nicholas Coops[15][16][17][18] Australia, USA and Canada 2020
Ilkka Kilpeläinen and Herbert Sixta Finland and Austria 2022
Darius M. Adams, Joseph Buongiorno and Richard Haynes USA 2023
John Ralph and Wout Boerjan USA and Belgium 2024

References

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  1. ^ "Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  2. ^ "Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. ^ "Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2017". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. ^ "MWP Call for nominations". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  5. ^ "The Marcus Wallenberg Prize postponed to autumn 2021". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  6. ^ "Award, The Marcus Wallenberg prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  7. ^ "METSO'S Viljanmaa awarded Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  8. ^ "Announcement of the 2013 Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  9. ^ "The King presents the Marcus Wallenberg Prize to Professor Magnus Berggren". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  10. ^ "Report on Marcus Wallenberg award". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  11. ^ "The King presents the Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  12. ^ "Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2017: Geneticist Ron Sederoff takes top forestry award". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  13. ^ "Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2018: Torgny Näsholm honoured for research on organic nitrogen uptake by trees". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  14. ^ "The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Announcement at World Wood Day 2019 Symposium". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  15. ^ "The Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2020 announced". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  16. ^ "Prestigious prize for forestry researchers". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  17. ^ "OSU'S Waring shares Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  18. ^ "Nicholas Coops receives the Marcus Wallenberg Prize". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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