PhotonicSweden awards an annual prize for the best master thesis in optics and photonics.
The prize is given to the thesis that stands out in areas such as societal impact, practical application, engineering quality, and scientific excellence. The quality of the report (language, structure, etc.) is also considered. The work must have been carried out at a Swedish university or college.
The main prize includes a diploma and a personal scholarship (normally 6,000 kr). The jury may also award one or two additional prizes of 2,000 kr if they find it justified.
Download the statutes for the award (in Swedish).
Winners
2023-24 (1st prize) – Kerstin Vahlin, Chalmers University of Technology
Kerstin Vahlin is awarded first prize for the thesis “Large-angle deflection lens using supercell metasurfaces”.
Kerstin Vahlin (left) accepts the award from Rebecka Norman, Hamamatsu Photonics Norden.
Sponsor: Hamamatsu Photonics Norden.
2023-24 (2nd prize) – Adrian Vågberg, Royal Institute of Technology KTH
Adrian Vågberg is awarded second prize for the thesis “CO2 absorption spectroscopy with backward wave OPOs”.
Adrian Vågberg (right) accepts the award from Niklas Saxén, Edmund Optics.
Sponsor: Edmund Optics.
2022-23 (1st prize) – Saga Westerberg, Lund University
Saga Westberger is awarded first prize for the thesis “Spectral broadening of 4 mJ femtosecond pulses using a bulk multi-pass cell”.
Saga Westerberg (middle) accepts the award from Björn Eriksson (left) and Alexandra Belotelova, Hamamatsu.
Sponsor: Hamamatsu Photonics Norden.
2022-23 (2nd prize) – Julia Lövgren, Lund University
Julia Lövgren is awarded second prize for the thesis “Discharge and flame chemistry in lithium-ion battery went gases”.
Julia Lövgren (right) accepts the award from Niklas Saxén, Edmund Optics.
Sponsor: Edmund Optics.
2021/22 (1st prize) – Daniel Dias Rivas, Lund University
Daniel Dias Rivas is awarded first prize for the thesis “Measuring the Pulse Duration and the Time-Dependent Polarisation State of Ultrashort Laser Pulses with the D-Scan Technique”.
Daniel Dias Rivas (right) accepts the award from Julien Zichi from Hamamatsu Norden.
Sponsor: Hamamatsu Photonics Norden.
2021/22 (2nd prize) – Lauro Müller, Lund University
Lauro Müller is awarded second prize for the thesis “Elastic hyperspectral lidar for detecting backscatter from insects”.
Lauro Müller (right) accepts the award from Niklas Saxén, Edmund Optics.
Sponsor: Edmund Optics.
2020/21 – Johannes Strömbom, Luleå University of Technology
Johannes Strömbom is awarded for the thesis “Natural fingerprinting of steel”.
Johannes Strömbom (right) accepts the award from Mats Hede, Hamamatsu Norden.
Sponsor: Hamamatsu Photonics Norden.
2019/20 – Marcus Hedlund, Luleå University of Technology and Veoneer
Markus Hedlund is awarded for the thesis for the thesis “Weather Influence on LiDAR Signals using the Transient Radiative Transfer and LiDAR Equations”.
Markus Hedlund (right) accepts the award from Mats Hede, Hamamatsu Norden.
Sponsor: Hamamatsu Photonics Norden.
2018/19 (1st prize) – Rasmus Larsson, Chalmers University of Technology and Thorlabs
Rasmus Larsson is awarded first prize for the thesis “Reduction of parasitic diffraction effects in reflective microscope objectives”.
Rasmus Larsson (left) accepts the award from Mikael Sjödahl, Luleå University of Technology.
Sponsor: Hamamatsu Photonics Norden.
2018-19 (2nd prize) – Zeyneb Alsadi, Linköping University
Zeyneb Alsadi is awarded second prize for the thesis “Diffuse correlation spectroscopy for estimation of coagulation thickness: a phantom study”.
Zeyneb Alsadi (left) accepts the award from Mikael Sjödahl, Luleå University of Technology.
Sponsor: Edmund Optics.
2017-18 (1st prize) – Hugo Laurell, Uppsala University and NTNU
Hugo Laurell is awarded first prize for the thesis “Time-Frequency Analysis of THz Time-Domain spectroscopy data”.
Hugo Laurell (right) accepts the award from Mikael Sjödahl, Luleå University of Technology.
Sponsor: Hamamatsu Photonics Norden.
2017-18 (2nd prize) – Marcus Bengths, Chalmers University of Technology
Marcus Bengths is awarded second prize for the thesis “Design of nanowire-based vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers”.
Marcus Bengths (right) accepts the award from Mikael Sjödahl, Luleå University of Technology.
Sponsor: Edmund Optics.
