Scholarship Programs 2014/2015

From time to time the Foundation issues calls for applications for fellowships in areas of importance to Swedish research

The Foundation announced scholarships in three programs at the end of 2014: “The MAX IV synchrotron radiation facility program”, “The Wallenberg Foundation Postdoctoral Scholarship Program at Stanford” and ” The Wallenberg Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at the Broad Institute”.

Stanford Scholars

Xin Li, School of Biotechnology, The Division of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Host at Stanford University: Professor Todd J. Martinez. Department of Chemistry

Andrew Marais, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Host at Stanford University: Assoc. Professor Yi Cui, Stanford Engineering

Anja Tolonen, Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg
Host at Stanford University: Faculty Director Grant Miller, Stanford Center for Intl. Development

Anna Karlsson, Dept, of Fundamental Physics, Chalmers University of Technology
Host at Stanford University: Professor Renata Kallosh, Dep. of Physics

Burcu Ayoglu, School of Biotechnology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Host at Stanford University: Professor Paul J. Utz School of Medicine

David Öling, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg
Host at Stanford University: Assist. Professor Daniel F. Jarosz, Stanford School of Medicine

Farhad Farokhi, Control and Signal Processing Lab Dep. of E&E Engineering University of Melbourne (before at KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
Host at Stanford University: Professor Sanjay Lall, Electrical Engineering

Jalil Taghia, Communication Theory Lab. at the School of Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Host at Stanford University: Professor Vinod Menon

Karl-Magnus Persson, Department of Physics, Lund University
Host at Stanford University: Professor H.-S. Philip Wong, Stanford Engineering

Lisa Bläckberg, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University
Host at Stanford University: Professor Craig S. Levin, School of Medicine

Martin Hjort, Department of Physics, Lund University
Host at Stanford University: Assoc. Professor Nick Melosh, Material Science and Engineering

Onur Parlak, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University
Host at Stanford University: Assoc. Professor Alberto Salleo, Stanford Engineering

Post-doc scholarships to the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)

Daniel Larsson, the Applied physics department, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Host at Stanford University: Deputy director Piero Pianetta

Hafiz Muhammad Sohail, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University
Host at Stanford University: Professor Zhi-xun Shen, SLAC

Sergey Koroidov, Department of Chemistry, Umeå University
Host at Stanford University: Associate Professor Kelly Gaffney

The Wallenberg Foundation Postdoctoral Scholarship Program at Broad Institute

Oscar Verho
Host at Broad Institute: Professor Stuart L. Schreiber

Carl Sellgren, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet
Host at Broad Institute: Assoc. Professor Roy H. Perlis

Johanna M. Dahlqvist, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University
Host at Broad Institute: Dr. Nir Hacohen