Dyrssen Award 2022

The Swedish Society for Marine Sciences annually presents the Dyrssen Award for Master’s degree projects in marine sciences in Sweden. Monetary prizes are awarded to the two best nominations: 1st prize is SEK 10,000 and the 2nd second prize is SEK 5,000. The award is instituted by SHF in honor of David Dyrssen (1922 - 2011), emeritus professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Gothenburg. As one of the founding members of the Swedish Society for Marine Sciences, he spent his career being an active proponent for the promotion of inter-disciplinary research in marine sciences. The 2024 Prizes will be awarded during the Swedish Society for Marine Sciences Marine Research Days meeting, to be held in Kalmar in November 2024. 2024 nominations are now open for submissions! Nomination instructions can be found here. The nomination should be sent to dyrssen@shf.se. The deadline for nominations is 31 August 2024. Questions? Contact us anytime at dyrssen@shf.se! David Dyrssen (1922 - 2011), emeritus professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Gothenburg. As one of the founding members of the Swedish Society for Marine Sciences, he spent his career being an active proponent for the promotion of trans-disciplinary research for the marine sciences.

The Swedish Society for Marine Sciences are very happy to announce that the Dyrssen Award 2022 for best Master's Theses within Marine Sciences go to:

Thea Bisander (1st prize) for the thesis A temporal and spatial study of CH₄ sea-to-air fluxes from shallow bays in the archipelago of Stockholm and Trosa.

Emelie Ståhl (2nd prize) for the thesis A test of the use of endospores of thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria as oceanographic tracers or bioindicators.