Nordén Bengt

Bengt Nordén is a Chair Professor of Physical Chemistry at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, since 1979. He has held previous roles including Acting Chair Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Lund (1978-1979) and Associate Professor (Docent) of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Lund (1972-1979).

• Fields of Scholarship: Molecular recognition, DNA-supramolecular structures, spectroscopy with polarized light, and cell-penetrating peptides.
• Awards and Honors:
  • Fabian Gyllenborg’s Prize (1972)
  • Goran Gustafsson Prize (1992)
  • Svante Arrhenius Gold Medal (2009)
  • Honorary Professor at University of Sichuan (2006)
  • Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry (2001-2003)
  • Membership in prestigious academies like the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1991) and Academia Europaea (2003)