Nobel Committee for Chemistry

The Nobel Committee for Chemistry is the Nobel Committee for proposing the award of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry . Members are appointed by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences . Usually it consists of Swedish chemistry professors who are members of the academy.

Members

• Sara Snogerup Lens , Chair
• Jan-Erling Bäckvall
• Peter Brzezinski
• Gunnar von Heijne , secretary
• Claes Gustafsson
• Sven Lidin
• Olof Ramström
• Johan Åqvist

secretary

• Arne Westgren (1926–1943)
• Arne Ölander (1943-1965)
• Arne Magnéli (1966–1986)
• Peder Kierkegaard (1987–1995)
• Astrid Gräslund (1996–, also member 2010–)
• Gunnar von Heijne , (2015–, also member 2001–2009 (Chairman 2007–2009))

former members

• Oskar Widman , 1900-1928
• Per Teodor Cleve , 1900–1905
• Otto Pettersson , 1900-1912
• Johan Peter Klason , 1900–1925
• Henrik Gustaf Söderbaum , 1900–1933
• Olof Hammarsten , 1905–1926
• Åke Gerhard Ekstrand , 1913–1924
• The Svedberg , 1925-1964
• Wilhelm Palmær , 1926–1942
• Ludvig Ramberg , 1927-1940
• Hans von Euler-Chelpin , 1929–1946
• Bror Holmberg , 1934-1953
• Arne Westgren , 1942–1964 (Chairman 1944–1964)
• Arne Fredga , 1944–1975 (Chairman 1972–1975)
• Arne Tiselius , 1947–1971 (Chairman 1965–1971)
• Karl Myrbäck , 1954–1975
• Gunnar Hägg , 1965–1976 (Chairman 1976)
• Arne Ölander , 1965–1974
• Einar Stenhagen , 1972–1973
• Bo G. Malmström , 1973–1988 (Chairman 1977–1988)
• Göran Bergson , 1974-1984
• Børge Bak , 1974–?
• Stig Claesson , 1975-1983
• Bengt Lindberg , 1976–?
• Lars Ernster , 1977–1988
• Sture Forsén , 1983-1995
• Ingvar Lindqvist , 1986–?
• Björn Roos , 1988–2000 (Associate 1986–1987)
• Salo Gronowitz , 1988–1996 (Associate 1986–1987, Chairman 1991–1996)
• Bertil Andersson , 1989-1997
• Carl-Ivar Brändén , 1990-2000
• Lennart Eberson , 1995–? (Associate –1994, Chairman 1997–)
• Ingmar Grenthe , 1999–? (Associate -1995)
• Torvard C. Laurent , 1996–1998 (Associate 1992–1995)
• Bengt Nordén , 1995–2004 (Chairman 2000–2003)
• Gunnar von Heijne , 2001–2009 (Chairman 2007–2009)
• Håkan Wennerström , 2001–2009

Web links

• The Nobel Committee for Chemistry