The Nobel Committee for Chemistry at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for the selection of candidates for the chemistry prize from the names submitted for consideration by qualified nominators, who have been invited through formal letters.
Nobel Committee for Chemistry 2023
Members
Peter Brzezinski (Secretary)
Professor of Biochemistry
Olof Ramström
Professor of Chemistry
Johan Åqvist (Chair)
Professor of Theoretical Chemistry
Peter Somfai
Professor of Organic Chemistry
Heiner Linke
Professor of Nanophysics
Xiaodong Zou
Professor of Inorganic and Structural Chemistry
Co-opted members
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
Professor of Chemical Biology
Andrei Chabes
Professor of Medical Biochemistry
The committee members are elected for a period of three years from among the members of the academy. In assessing the qualifications of the candidates, the committee is assisted by specially appointed expert advisers.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences – prize awarder for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
