Re-election of Marcus Wallenberg as Chair of IVA and Election of 41 New Fellows
Today, Marcus Wallenberg was re-elected as Chair of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Additionally, the Assembly of the Academy elected 41 new Swedish and international fellows – prominent researchers and experts from both the private and public sectors.
"I am pleased that Marcus Wallenberg has accepted re-election as Chair of IVA, and we are very grateful for his commitment to the Academy and the development of IVA. Today, the Academy also elected 41 new Fellows, whose collective experience and expertise will be a valuable addition to IVA and our international collaborations. We live in turbulent times where IVA has an important role to play. We are ready to contribute by continuing to build bridges between academia, industry, and politics," says Professor Sylvia Schwaag Serger, President of IVA.
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Newly elected Fellows
Minoo Akhtarzand, Chair Södertörn University, is elected to IVA's Economics Division. Born in 1956.
Åsa Allan, Deputy CEO Kaunis Iron AB, is elected to IVA's Mining and Materials Technology Division. Born in 1975.
Marta-Lena Antti, Professor of Materials Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, is elected to IVA's Mining and Materials Technology Division. Born in 1964.
Christina Claeson-Jonsson, Head of Research and Innovation at NCC, is elected to IVA's Building and Construction Division. Born in 1967.
Robbert Dijkgraaf, Professor at Princeton University, USA, is elected an international member of IVA. Born in 1960.
David Domeij, Head of the Department of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, is elected to IVA's Economics Division. Born in 1966.
Carolina Dybeck Happe, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Microsoft, is elected an international Fellow of IVA. Born in 1972.
Mikael Elofsson, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Umeå University, is elected to IVA's Basic and Interdisciplinary Engineering Sciences Division. Born in 1965.
Per-Erik Eriksson, Professor of Industrial Organization at Luleå University of Technology, is elected to IVA's Building and Construction Division. Born in 1973.
Malin Frenning, CEO RISE, is elected to IVA's Mechanical Engineering Division. Born in 1967.
Mattias Goksör, CEO IFLAI, is elected to IVA's Basic and Interdisciplinary Engineering Sciences Division. Born in 1974.
Andrea Goldsmith, Dean of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University, is elected an international Fellow of IVA. Born in 1965.
Mats Granryd, Chair Vattenfall and Director General of GSMA, is elected to IVA's Electrical Engineering Division. Born in 1962.
Keith Hampson, CEO Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc), is elected an international Fellow of IVA. Born in 1958.
Anders Holmén, VP Pharmaceutical Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D AstraZeneca, is elected to IVA's Chemical Engineering Division. Born in 1967.
Katarina Holmgren, CFO Region Stockholm, is elected to IVA's Management Division. Born in 1964.
Micael Johansson, CEO and President Saab, is elected to IVA's Mechanical Engineering Division. Born in 1960.
Hanifeh Khayyeri, Head of the Computer Science Department at RISE, is elected to IVA's Information Technology Division. Born in 1984.
Stefan Larsson, Associate Professor at Lund University of Technology, is elected to IVA's Information Technology Division. Born in 1978.
Christian Levin, CEO and President Traton and Scania, is elected to IVA's Mechanical Engineering Division. Born in 1967.
Lena Lindgren Schelin, Director General of the Swedish Coast Guard, is elected to IVA's Information Technology Division. Born in 1969.
Ann Lindgärde, SVP of the Natural Resources Business Area at Nouryon, is elected to IVA's Chemical Engineering Division. Born in 1969.
Heiner Linke, Professor and Research Leader at Lund University and Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, is elected to IVA's Education and Research Division. Born in 1966.
Mats Lundqvist, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Chalmers University of Technology, is elected to IVA's Management Division. Born in 1965.
Richard Murray, Professor of Control & Dynamical Systems and Bioengineering at the California Institute of Technology, is elected an international Fellow of IVA. Born in 1961.
Christian Müller, Professor of Applied Chemistry at Chalmers University of Technology, is elected to IVA's Chemical Engineering Division. Born in 1980.
Martin Nilsson Jacobi, President and CEO Chalmers University of Technology, is elected to IVA's Education and Research Division. Born in 1972.
Therese Nilsson, Professor at Lund University, Researcher at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics, is elected to IVA's Economics Division. Born in 1977.
Johan Oja, Technical Director Norra Skog, is elected to IVA's Forest Technology Division. Born in 1967.
Maryam Olsson, Head of Strategic Research and Development at RISE, is elected to IVA's Basic and Interdisciplinary Engineering Sciences Division. Born in 1964.
Björn Ottersten, Professor at University of Luxembourg, and Visiting Professor at KTH, is elected an international Fellow of IVA. Born in 1961.
Marie Sandin, CEO Tetra Pak Sweden, is elected to IVA's Education and Research Division. Born in 1967.
Ambra Sannino, Vice President Research and Development Vattenfall, is elected to IVA's Electrical Engineering Division. Born in 1972.
Christer Simrén, CEO and President CellMark, is elected to IVA's Management Division. Born in 1961.
Johan Torgeby, CEO SEB, is elected to IVA's Economics Division. Born in 1974.
Kevin Tracey, President and CEO Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Long Island, is elected an international Fellow of IVA. Born in 1957.
Åsa Wahlström, Business Area Manager of Built Environment CIT Renergy, is elected to IVA's Building and Construction Division. Born in 1966.
Marcus Wandt, Astronaut European Space Agency, and Chief Innovation Officer Saab, is elected to IVA's Electrical Engineering Division. Born in 1980.
Pia Wågberg, CEO InnScight AB, is elected to IVA's Forest Technology Division. Born in 1959.
Henrik Zetterberg, Professor of Clinical Neurochemistry at the University of Gothenburg, is elected to IVA's Biotechnology Division. Born in 1973.
Annika Östman Wernerson, President Karolinska Institute, is elected to IVA's Biotechnology Division. Born in 1961.