24 million
The Göran Gustafsson Prize is a prestigious award for younger researchers and is given out annually by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences within several subject areas. Nominations can come from Swedish universities and colleges. Zwiller was eligible because he is connected to the Royal Technical University (KTH) in Stockholm, and only spends part of his time in Delft.
This year’s five winners share almost 24 million Swedish kronor (approx. 2.5 million euro) as a reward for their eminent research in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, molecular biology and medicine. Each prize winner is awarded a personal reward of SEK 250,000 and SEK 4.5 million as a three-year research grant. The prizes have been funded annually since 1991by the Göran Gustafsson Foundation, which was created by means of a donation from Swedish businessman Göran Gustafsson.