Mathematician awarded the Göran Gustafsson prize
Alexander Berglund, docent in mathematics at Stockholm University, is awarded this year's Göran Gustafsson prize in mathematics.
The Göran Gustafsson Prize, this year worth a total of SEK 33 million, is awarded to five young outstanding Swedish researchers in five categories: chemistry, physics, medicine, mathematics and molecular biology. The award is considered to be the foremost Swedish award for young researchers and is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, KVA.
The prize in mathematics to Alexander Berglund
The 2024 Göran Gustafsson prize in mathematics goes to Alexander Berglund, docent in mathematics at Stockholm University "for deep and innovative work in algebraic topology and rational homotopy theory".
In his research Alexander Berglund has, according to KVA, proven new fundamental results in algebraic topology and used them to solve problems in both algebra and geometry. Algebraic topology is a branch of mathematics that tries to solve geometric problems by constructing algebraic models.
Other prize winners
Anna Överby Wernstedt, professor at the Department of Clinical Microbiology at Umeå University receives the prize in medicine
Vasili Hauryliuk, lecturer in medical biochemistry at Lund University receives the award in molecular biology
Sebastian Westenhoff, professor of biochemistry at Uppsala University receives the prize in chemistry
Giovanni Volpe, professor of physics at the University of Gothenburg, receives the prize in physics
The Göran Gustafsson Prize
The Göran Gustafsson Prize consists of a research grant of SEK 6.3 million each, spread over three years, and a personal award of SEK 300,000. Swedish universities and colleges nominate candidates, The Royal Academy of Sciences reviews the proposals and the prize winners are then selected by the Göran Gustafsson Foundation for scientific and medical research. The Göran Gustafsson Prize has existed since 1991. The foundation was established in 1989 following a donation by the entrepreneur and businessman Göran Gustafsson (1919–2003). The prize winners must be no more than 45 years old and intend to carry out the majority of their research in Sweden.
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Last updated: March 1, 2024
Source: Communications Office