Distinguished science award goes to cancer researcher and physicist

On 28 May, Aarhus University presented the Rigmor and Carl Holst-Knudsen Award for Scientific Research to two researchers who have made a name for themselves at the very highest level. The award includes DKK 100,000.

This year the distinguished award went to cancer researcher Jens Overgaard and physicist Jens Kehlet Nørskov.

Jens Overgaard has put Danish cancer research on the global map with his contributions over many years, particularly within experimental and clinical cancer research.

He is currently head of the Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, one of the very active research departments at Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital.

Professor Jens Kehlet Nørskov graduated from the Department of Physics at Aarhus University and is currently professor in chemical engineering at Stanford University.

He has received international recognition for his significant contributions to theoretical, physical descriptions of catalysts, nanostructures and surfaces.

Talents honoured

On the same occasion, Aarhus University Research Foundation's Talent Awards of DKK 50,000 were also presented to five PhDs, who had distinguished themselves with their research results and research dissemination.

The five young talents are:

Mette Løvschal, archaeology, Mia Skytte O'Toole, clinical psychology, Louise Halleskov Storgaard, human rights, Søren Ulstrup, nanotechnology, Søren Dinesen Østergaard, clinical psychiatry.

Translated by Peter Lambourne.