We highlight prizes, awards, scholarships, and other recognitions for SCI School staff as inspiration and celebration of our collective successes.
Two SCI projects receive prestigious Wallenberg grant
Two of the three KTH projects awarded funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation come from SCI. Professor Oscar Tjernberg's team will develop a new spectroscopy method to investigate high-temperature superconductors, potentially uncovering new electron behavior. Professor Egor Babaev's research focuses on a unique superconducting state where electrons form quadruples, which could lead to innovative technological applications.
Mats Danielsson, who has developed groundbreaking medical technology enabling early detection of tumors and faster treatment of inflammatory diseases, has been awarded the KTH Innovation Award 2024.
"A strong belief in humanity is fundamental to success, both in research and business," Danielsson says.
The Borelius Medal was established in 1998, with the support of the Department of Engineering Physics. The medal is named after Gudmund Borelius, Professor of Physics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, who initiated the Master of Science in Engineering Physics programme in 1932. The medal is awarded by the School of Engineering Sciences and recognises outstanding contributions to the development and success of engineering sciences at KTH.
Why do women, compared to men, not seem to have similar opportunities to pursue an academic career and reach a permanent teaching position? This is what Canalias, Lundström and Prahl Wittberg wanted to find out. They all work at the School of Engineering Sciences and are recipients of the President's Equality and Diversity Award 2023 for their inventory of equality problems at their school.
