Bertil Andersson#
| Membership Number: | 806 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1990 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ISRAEL |
Present and Previous Positions
- President Emeritus, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- 2007 - 2011 President of the National Taiwan University
- 2004 - 2007 Chief Executive of the European Science Foundation
- 1999 - 2003 Rector (President) of Linköping University
- 1996 - 2003 Dean of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences at the University of Stockholm
Fields of Scholarship
- Biological membranes
- Photosynthesis research
- Protein and membrane purification
- Science policy
- Light stress in plants
Honours and Awards
- 1989 - 1997 Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry
- 2000 - 2006 Member of the Nobel Foundation
- 2004 - 2009 the Vice President of the European Research Advisory Board of the European Commission in Brussels.
- 2010 Wilhelm Exner Medal in Vienna, Austria
- 2013 Medal for Educational Merit during the 30th Award Ceremony of the World Cultural Council
- Honorary doctorate from Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Honorary doctorate from the University of New South Wales
- Honorary doctorate from Symbiosis International University
- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Member of the Australian Academy of Science
- Member of the Academia Europaea
- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
