Former members

The Young Academy of Sweden has existed since 2011 and several generations of members have become alumni. Today, over 70 former members form a growing network of distinguished researchers. Regular activities are organised with our alumni and many engage in collaborative research projects.

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Ansiktsporträtt i färg

Helene Andersson Svahn

Engineering sciences
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Nanobiotechnology at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
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Alexandre Antonelli

Natural sciences
Naturvetenskap
University of Gothenburg
Former member
2016–2021
Research Director at Kew Gardens, UK, and Professor in Biodiversity at University of Gothenburg
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Stefan Arora-Jonsson

Social sciences
Uppsala University
Former member
2012–2017
Professor, Business studies, Uppsala university
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Gustaf Arrhenius

Humanities
Stockholm University
Former member
2011–2016
CEO at The Institute for Futures Studies, Professor in Practical philosophy at Stockholm University
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Utomhusporträtt av Frida Bender

Frida Bender

Natural sciences
Stockholm University
Former member
2019–2024
Associate Professor in Meteorology at Stockholm University
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Utomhusporträtt av leende Ronnie Berntsson

Ronnie Berntsson

Natural sciences
Umeå University
Former member
2019–2024
Associate Professor in Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Umeå University
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Sanja Bogojević

Social sciences
Lund University
Former member
2014–2019
Fellow and Associate Professor of Law at Lady Margaret Hall and the Faculty of Law at Oxford University, Associate professor, Environmental law, Lund University
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Christian Broberger

Medicine
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm University
Former member
2011–2016
Associate professor in Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet
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Petter Brodin

Medicine
Karolinska Institutet
Former member
2019–2024
Professor in Immunology at Karolinska Institutet
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Steffi Burchardt

Natural sciences
Uppsala University
Former member
2016–2021
Associate Professor in Geology at Uppsala University
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Fredrik Bäckhed

Natural sciences
University of Gothenburg
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Microbiology at University of Gothenburg
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Örjan Carlborg

Natural sciences
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Computational genetics at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Utomhusansiktsporträtt av Jan Conrad

Jan Conrad

Natural sciences
Stockholm University
Former member
2011–2014
Professor in Astroparticle Physics at Stockholm University, Wallenberg Academy Fellow, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London
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Beatrice Crona

Natural sciences
Stockholm University
Former member
2012–2017
Associate professor in Transdisciplinary environmental science, Executive Director of the Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere Program at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Marie Dacke

Natural sciences
Lund University
Former member
2011–2016
Associate professor in Functional zoology at Lund University
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Palle Dahlstedt

Engineering sciences
University of Gothenburg
Former member
2012–2017
Associate professor, Information technology and music, University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. Obel Professor in Art and Technology at Aalborg University in Denmark.
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Utomhusporträtt av Anna T. Danielsson

Anna T. Danielsson

Humanities
Stockholm University
Former member
2019–2024
Professor of Science Education at Stockholm University
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Anna Dreber Almenberg

Samhällsvetenskap
Social sciences
Stockholm School of Economics
Former member
2016–2021
Johan Björkman Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics
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Gustaf Edgren

Medicine
Karolinska Institutet
Former member
2017–2022
Associate professor and Research group leader, Resident physician in epidemiology and hematology at Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Per Eklund

Engineering sciences
Linköping University
Former member
2011–2016
Senior lecturer and Group leader in Thin film physics at Linköping University
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Stefan Engblom

Engineering sciences
Teknikvetenskap
Uppsala University
Former member
2016–2021
Professor in Scientific Computing at Uppsala University
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Tove Fall

Tove Fall

Medicine
Uppsala University
Former member
2018–2023
Professor in Epidemiology at Uppsala University
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Helena Filipsson

Natural sciences
Lund University
Former member
2013-2018
Professor in Quaternary geology at Lund University
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Hanne Fjelde

Hanne Fjelde

Social sciences
Uppsala University
Former member
2018–2023
Professor in Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University
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Christian Forssén

Engineering sciences
Chalmers University of Technology
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Subatomic physics at Chalmers University of Technology
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Tünde Fülöp

Engineering sciences
Chalmers University of Technology
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Plasma physics at Chalmers University of Technology
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Annette Granéli

Engineering sciences
Chalmers University of Technology
Former member
2011–2014
Researcher in Biophysics at Chalmers University of Technology
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Jens Hjerling Leffler

Natural sciences
Karolinska Institutet
Former member
2015-2020
Associate professor in Molecular Neurobiology at Karolinska Institutet
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David Håkansson

Humanities
Uppsala University
Former member
2013-2018
Associate professor in Scandinavian languages at Uppsala University
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Martin Högbom

Natural sciences
Stockholm University
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Structural biochemistry at Stockholm University
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Erik Ingelsson

Medicine
Uppsala University
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Molecular epidemiology at Uppsala University
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Hanna Isaksson

Medicine
Lund University
Former member
2018–2023
Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Lund University
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Unga Akademien 2014

Ericka Johnson

Engineering sciences
Linköping University
Former member
2014–2019
Professor in Technology and social change at Linköping university
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Magnus Jonsson

Natural sciences
Linköping University
Former member
2015-2020
Assistant professor in Organic electronics at Linköping University
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Sanna Koskiniemi

Natural sciences
Naturvetenskap
Uppsala University
Former member
2016–2021
Associate Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at Uppsala University
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Danica Kragic Jensfelt

Engineering sciences
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Computer science at the Royal Institute of Technology
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Unga Akademien 2014

Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen

Natural sciences
Chalmers University of Technology
Former member
2014–2019
Professor in Astronomy at Chalmers University of Technology
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Robert Lagerström

Engineering sciences
Teknikvetenskap
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Former member
2016–2021
Associate Professor in Information systems architecture at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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Rikard Landberg

Natural sciences
Chalmers University of Technology
Former member
2018–2023
Professor and Head of Division in Food and Nutrition Science at Chalmers University of Technology
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Virginia Langum

Humanities
Umeå University
Former member
2015-2020
Associate professor in English Literature at Umeå university
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Jenny Larsson

Humanities
Stockholm University
Former member
2012–2017
Professor in Baltic languages at Stockholm University
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Jonas Larsson

Medicine
Lund University
Former member
2011–2016
Associate professor in Molecular medicine at Lund University
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Josefin Larsson

Natural sciences
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Former member
2017–2022
Associate professor in astronomy at the Royal Institute of Technology
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Martin Leijnse

Natural sciences
Naturvetenskap
Lund University
Former member
2016–2021
Associate professor in Condensed matter physics at Lund University
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Mia Liinason

Humanities
Lund University
Former member
2018–2023
Professor in Gender Studies at Lund University
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Unga Akademien 2014

Erik Lindahl

Natural sciences
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm University
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Computational biophysics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University
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Unga Akademien 2014

Staffan I. Lindberg

Social sciences
University of Gothenburg
Former member
2014–2019
Professor, Political science, University of Gothenburg, V-Dem Institute
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Maria Lindskog

Medicine
Karolinska Institutet
Former member
2011–2016
Assistant professor in Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet
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Mattias Lundberg

Humanities
Uppsala University
Former member
2015-2020
Professor and Senior Lecturer in Musicology at Uppsala university
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Utomhusporträtt av Ewa Machotka

Ewa Machotka

Humanities
Stockholm University
Former member
2019–2024
Chair of East Asian Art History at the University of Zurich
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Aryo Makko

Humanities
Stockholm University
Former member
2017–2022
Pro Futura Scientia Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study and Professor of History at Stockholm University
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Klas Markström

Natural sciences
Umeå University
Former member
2012–2017
Associate professor in Mathematics at Umeå university
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Pontus Nordenfelt

Medicine
Lund University
Former member
2018–2023
Associate Professor in Infection Biology at Lund University
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Christer Nordlund

Humanities
Umeå University
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in the History of ideas at Umeå university
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Jakob Nordström

Engineering sciences
Lund University
Former member
2018–2023
Associate Professor in Computer Science at Copenhagen University, Professor in Computer Science at Lund University
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Joachim Oberhammer

Engineering sciences
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Former member
2014–2019
Associate professor in Radio-frequency microsystems at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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Christian Ohm

Natural sciences
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Former member
2019–2024
Researcher and docent in Experimental Particle Physics at the Royal Institute of Technology
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Jonas Olofsson

Humanities
Stockholm University
Former member
2015-2020
Professor in Psychology at Stockholm University
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Mia Phillipson

Medicine
Uppsala University
Former member
2015-2020
Professor in Medical Cell Biology at Uppsala university
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Kristian Pietras

Medicine
Lund University
Former member
2013-2018
Göran and Birgitta Grosskopf Professor of Molecular Medicine at Lund University
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Annika Pohl

Uppsala University
Former member
2011–2016
Assistant Professor in Materials chemistry at Uppsala university
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Anna Rising

Natural sciences
Karolinska Institutet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Former member
2015-2020
Professor of Veterinary medicine biochemistry at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and researcher at Karolinska Institutet
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Johan Rockberg

Engineering sciences
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Former member
2019–2024
Professor in Molecular Biotechnology and Directed Evolution at the Royal Institute of Technology
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Johanna Rosén

Natural sciences
Linköping University
Former member
2017–2022
Professor in Thin film physics at Linköping University
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Andreas Ryve

Natural sciences
Mälardalen University
Former member
2013-2018
Professor in Mathematics Education at Mälardalen university and affiliated Researcher at The Institute for Futures Studies
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Helena Sandberg

Social sciences
Lund University
Former member
2012–2017
Associate professor, Communication and media, Lund University
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Gabriel Skantze

Engineering sciences
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Former member
2015-2020
Associate professor in Speech Communication and Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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Emma Sparr

Natural sciences
Lund University
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Physical chemistry at Lund University
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Unga Akademien 2014

Sara Strandberg

Natural sciences
Stockholm University
Former member
2014–2019
Associate professor, Elementary particle physics, Stockholm University
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Camilla Svensson

Medicine
Karolinska Institutet
Former member
2013-2018
Associate Professor and Group leader in Pharmacology at Karolinska Institutet
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Ylva Söderfeldt

Humanities
Uppsala University
Former member
2019–2024
Associate Professor in History of Science and Ideas at Uppsala University
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Philippe Tassin

Natural sciences
Chalmers University of Technology
Former member
2018–2023
Professor in physics at Chalmers University of Technology
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Maria Tenje

Engineering sciences
Uppsala University
Former member
2014–2019
Professor, Microsystems Technology, Uppsala University
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Katarina Wadstein MacLeod

Humanities
Södertörn University
Former member
2017–2022
Professor in Art history at Södertörn University
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Karl Wennberg

Samhällsvetenskap
Social sciences
Linköping University
Stockholm School of Economics
Former member
2016–2021
Professor in Business Administration at Linköping University and researcher at Stockholm School of Economics
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Sebastian Westenhoff

Natural sciences
University of Gothenburg
Uppsala University
Former member
2017–2022
Professor in biophysical chemistry at the University of Gothenburg and Karin and Herbert Jacobsson Professor in biochemistry at Uppsala University
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Unga Akademien 2014

Marie Wiberg

Natural sciences
Umeå University
Former member
2013-2018
Professor in Statistics at Umeå University
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Henrik Zetterberg

Medicine
University of Gothenburg
Former member
2011–2016
Professor in Neurochemistry at the University of Gothenburg
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Sveriges Unga Akademi

Johan Åkerman

Engineering sciences
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
University of Gothenburg
Former member
2011–2016
Professor of Spinntronics at the University of Gothenburg and KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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