Since mathematicians discovered group theory in the early 1800s, it has proven a powerful tool and a unifying language in many branches of mathematics. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Wushi Goldring will now investigate whether group theory plays a larger role in geometry than was previously thought.

Unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) provide poor families with a substantial one-off payment to use for what they decide is best. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Johannes Haushofer has previously shown that UCTs have a significant positive effect on the recipients. He will now study their long-term effects.

Cells use chemical energy to power vital processes such as metabolism, cell growth and adaptation to changes in the environment. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Ville Kaila is making detailed studies of energy conversion in cells, and one aim is to be able to recreate these natural processes and produce sustainable solar fuels.

In the atmosphere of every star there is a chemical fingerprint of the gas cloud that once created it. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Karin Lind use advanced computer simulations to map the chemical composition of hundreds of thousands of the oldest stars in the Milky Way. In this way she can draw conclusions of how the stars developed in the galaxy’s childhood.