Grundfos Prize Winners
The Grundfos Prize was created in 2001. Since 2002, a number of important researchers have received the award and the recognition that comes with it.
Since 2018, the Grundfos Prize has been given to a younger researcher with disruptive potential under the theme “The Stars of Tomorrow”. The Foundation has published the Grundfos Prize winners’ lectures since 2014.
Year | Name | University | Theme of the year |
2023 | Patrick Biller | AU | The Stars of Tomorrow (biological and chemical engineering) |
2022 | Anne Ladegaard Skov | DTU | The Stars of Tomorrow (materials science) |
2021 | Mads Albertsen | AAU | The Stars of Tomorrow (microbiology and bioinformatics) |
2020 | Dorthe Bomholdt Ravnsbæk | SDU | The Stars of Tomorrow ( inorganic materials for energy storage) |
2019 | Morten Mattrup Smedskjær | AAU | The Stars of Tomorrow (Oxide Glass Chemistry) |
2018 | Jacob Friis Sherson | AU | The stars of tomorrow (Quantum Physics and Citizen Science) |
2017 | Irini Angelidaki | DTU | Technologies enabling the transition to a fossil-free society |
2016 | Kim Guldstrand Larsen | AAU | Research in the field of Digitalization, Internet of Things |
2015 | Henrik Gordon Petersen | SDU | Research in production and robotics |
2014 | Bo Brummerstedt Iversen | AU | Research in materials and surface physics, as well as nanotechnology and nanoscience |
2013 | Niels Peter Revsbech | AU | Research and development of microsensors for measuring nature’s own processes |
2012 | Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen | DTU | Research within water quality of both groundwater and drinking water |
2011 | Frederik Christian Krebs | DTU |
Research in solar cells made from plastic for better use of sustainable renewable energy |
2010 | Per Halkjær Nielsen | AAU | Research in Environmental Biotechnology |
2009 | Søren Brunak | DTU | Research in Systems Biology and Bioinformatics |
2008 | Anne Strunge Meyer | DTU | Development of new products and processes using natural enzymes |
2007 | Jens K. Nørskov | DTU | Research in and design of new materials (nanotechnology) |
2006 | Flemming Besenbacher | AU |
Research in materials and surface physics, nanotechnology and nanoscience |
2005 | no winner selected | ||
2004 | Frede Blaabjerg | AAU | Energy Research with a particular focus on the power electronics area |
2003 | Jan Rose Skaksen, CBS
Anders Sørense, CBS Nikolaj Malchow-Møller, CBS Ulrich Kaiser, CBS Svend Erik Hougaard Jensen, SDU |
CBS/SDU | Analysis of the importance of research and education in the development of the Danish economy |
2002 | Ole Sigmund | DTU | Research in the form and topology optimization of mechanical systems |