Volvo Group: Professor Lars Eriksson awarded with Håkan Frisingers scholarship for his significant contributions in transportation research
- Professor Lars Eriksson has been awarded the Håkan Frisinger Award for Excellence in Transportation Research for his strong scientific record and significant contribution to the transport industry. He is known for making research results easily accessible and has collaborations with industry resulting in integrated solutions used by global truck manufacturers. The award includes a prize of SEK 300,000 and a visiting researcher program at Uppsala University with a grant of SEK 500,000 for a VREF Visiting Researcher Programme.
- His proposed program at Uppsala University focuses on electromobility and provides opportunities for scientific collaboration to improve the knowledge, efficiency, and sustainability of electric vehicle batteries.
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Lars Eriksson is a professor in Vehicular Systems at the Department of Electrical Engineering at Linköping University. He has a long tradition of making research results easily accessible and has several collaborations with industry in general models and product oriented research projects resulting in several solutions integrated and used by global truck manufacturers. He is now rewarded the Håkan Frisinger Award for Excellence in Transportation Research for his contributions.
"Lars Eriksson's strong scientific record is combined with a significant contribution to industry. He is often making research results easily accessible and available through the release of textbooks as well as open-source software and models. Many of the world's most prominent companies in the transportation manufacturing industry are using the model libraries provided by him. Lars also has a strong teaching and supervision record in
The Håkan Frisinger Award for Excellence in Transportation Research is awarded annually to a distinguished researcher, active in the area of transportation, at a university or research institute of academic standing located in the five Nordic countries (
The award consists of an individual prize of SEK 300 000 and a period as visiting researcher at a university located in
"His proposed programme at Uppsala university will provide excellent opportunities for scientific collaboration to improve the knowledge, efficiency, and overall sustainability of the electric vehicle (EV) battery, which is at the core of electromobility," writes Jan-Ingvar Jönsson in his nominating letter.
September 21, 2023
Håkan Frisinger was CEO of Volvo in 1983–1987, and Chairman of the Board in 1997-1999. The nomination of recipients of the Frisinger scholarship is conducted by the Chalmers University of Technology and Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). The decision about the scholarship is taken by the Board of the VREF. More information on Volvo Research and Educational Foundations at www.vref.se.
For further information, please contact Henrik Nolmark, Director Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF), +46 31 3086700, secretariat@vref.se.
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