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Honorary Doctors

Those who have had great significance for research or education at the Faculty of Science, or otherwise contributed to the knowledge of our faculty, can be appointed an honorary doctorate by the Faculty. An honorary doctorate may also be appointed to those who otherwise deserves a PhD, through the efforts of faculty interests.

Honorary doctors at the Faculty of Science 2024

Majdi Hochlaf

Majdi Hochlaf is an internationally renowned expert in computational chemistry, connecting directly to the neighbouring field of atomic and molecular physics.. Read the announcement.

Cynthia Riginos

Foto: Romi Castagnino

Cynthia Riginos is a pioneer in a new research field, seascape genomics, that aims to better understand how different marine parameters interplay with a specie’s ecology and genetics.. Read the announcement.

Honorary doctors at the IT Faculty 2024

Jenny Birkestad, researcher in media, communication, and informatics, has been appointed honorary doctor at the IT Faculty.

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Honorary doctors at the Faculty of Science since 1972

Honorary Doctors 2010–

Honorary Doctors 2000–2009

2000

BÖDDI, Béla (b. 1950)
Professor, Eötvös Lorand University, Hungary.

FARRELL, Anthony P. (b. 1952)
Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada.

JENNINGS, S. Gerard (b. 1943)
Professor, University of Galway, Ireland.

TOENNIES, Jan Peter (b. 1930)
Professor, Max Planck Institut fuer Strömungsforschung.

2001

ANDERSSON, Bengt (b. 1940)
Teacher, Flatåsskolan, Göteborg.

LILIENBERG, Per (1931-2002)
Principal, Gerleborgsskolan, Dingle.

MADDEN, Dean (b. 1960)
University of Reading, England.

SCHOLLAR, John (b. 1950)
University of Reading, England.

2002

ALLER, Robert (b. 1950)
Professor, Marine Sciences Research Center, USA.

BONAMI, Aline (b. 1944)
Professor, Université d'Orléans, France.

ORLOV, Nikolai (b. 1952)
Zoological institute of RAS, Russia.

RYVARDEN, Leif (b. 1935)
Professor, University of Oslo, Norway.

2003

FANKLIN, Craig (b. 1961)
Professor, University of Queensland, Australien.

GRIGG, Gordon (b. 1942)
Professor, University of Queensland, Australien.

HANSSON, Hans G. (b. 1945)
Intendent, Tjärnö marinbiologiska laboratorium.

KIELLAND-BRANDT, Morten C. (b. 1944)
Professor, Carlsberg Laboratory, Denmark.

2004

JOHANSSON, Bengt O. H. (b. 1934)
Visiting professor, Department of Conservation, University of Gothenburg.

LINDÉN, Lena M. (b. 1949)
CEO, Nordens Ark.

2005

STENGEL, Werner (b. 1936)
Rollercoaster constructor.

2006

DAVISON, Bill (b. 1952)
Professor, University of Canterbury, Nya Zeeland.

GRIMMOND, Sue (b. 1959)
Professor, King's College, England.

2007

COX, David (b. 1924)
Nuffield College, England.

FU, Congbin (b. 1939)
Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

MUNAWAR, Mohiuddin (b. 1940)
Great Lakes Laboratory of Fishery and Aquatic Sciences, Canada.

2008

ANDERSSON, Mats
The Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket).

PEGG, David (b. 1940)
Professor emeritus, University of Tennessee, USA.

STEGEMAN, John J.
Professor, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, USA.

VON STORCH, Hans
Professor, University of Hamburg, Germany.

UNDERWOOD, Anthony
Professor, University of Sydney, Australia.

2009

FUKORO, Hiroyoshi (b. 1952)
Senior Managing Director, Nissan Chemical Industries.

KLIPP, Edda (b. 1965)
Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.

Honorary Doctors 1990–1999

Honorary Doctors 1980–1989

Honorary Doctors 1972–1979

Honorary doctors at the IT Facuty since 2011

Honorary doctors 2011-2023

Photo: Johan Wingborg

Honorary doctor Karna Lidmar Bergström at the Prize Ceremony in 2018. Photo: Johan Wingborg

Last modified

19 December 2024