Chemistry
The Nobel Committee for Chemistry
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 2025 Members Peter Brzezinski (Secretary)Professor of Biochemistry Andrei ChabesProfessor of Medical Biochemistry…
moreRichard Kuhn and the Chemical Institute: Double bonds and biological mechanisms
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Richard Kuhn and the Chemical Institute: Double bonds and biological mechanisms On October 1, 1929, became first of the four KWImF research directors to move into the new laboratory on the banks of the Neckar River. At twenty-eight years of age, he was also by far the youngest. In addition to a growing reputation as…
moreStatutes for the prizes awarded by the Royal Academy of Sciences
Statutes containing special regulations for the award by the Royal Academy of Sciences of prizes from the Nobel Foundation, etc. The Government decreed on 7 April 1994 that the Statutes of 29 of June 1973, containing special regulations concerning the award by the Royal Academy of Sciences of prizes from the Nobel Foundation etc., shall…
moreThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Prize awarder for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for selecting the Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry. By the terms of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 1901. The Academy was founded in 1739 and has today about 440…
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Nomination and selection of chemistry laureates
Nomination to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is by invitation only. The names of the nominees and other information about the nominations cannot be revealed until 50 years later. Process of nomination and selection The sends confidential forms to persons who are competent and qualified to nominate. Qualified nominators The right to submit proposals for the…
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