The Björkén Prize to Prof. Anders Hagfeldt

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Anders Hagfeldt has been awarded the Björkén Prize of Uppsala University for his research on solar cells.

The Björkén Prize is one of Uppsala University's major science prizes for outstanding scientific research or other work based on science that brings honor to Swedish research or contributes to the material improvement of the country. It has been awarded since 1902. The 2016 Prize went to Auli Niemi for her work on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and to Anders Hagfeldt for his work on solar cells.