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    Atmospheric detective receives Volvo Environment Prize award for 2015

    Henning Rodhe, Professor of Chemical Meteorology at Stockholm University, Sweden, receives the Volvo Environment Prize 2015 for his contributions to the understanding of the world’s atmosphere. His pioneering work explains how gases and particles are transported and deposited and how they affect climate, ecosystems and human health.Particles and other air pollutants are still a major threat to human health. The formation of so called atmospheric brown clouds is one of the research topics in which professor Henning Rodhe has been involved in recent years. Atmospheric brown clouds are a by-

    Volvo the most sustainable company in the automotive sector in Brazil

    The Volvo Group’s long-term commitment to sustainability in Brazil is paying off.  Volvo stood out among 200 participating companies in the areas of energy efficiency, traffic safety programs and community actions in the business publication Exame Magazine’s Sustainability Guide for 2014.The selection of companies included in the guide is based on a methodology created by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, a post-graduation institute in Brazil that evaluates the economic, social, environmental and general aspects of the companies. Being recognized as the most sustainable company in its sector

    Environment Prize-winner uses satellites to reveal human impact

    The 2014 winner of the Volvo Environment Prize, Professor Eric Lambin, is a remote sensing pioneer using advanced data collection and satellite images to understand land use and the influence of humans on the planet.Satellites catch sweeping images of Earth, every hour, day and night. Eric Lambin, who divides his time between Stanford University in California, and Université Catholique de Louvain in his native Belgium, has for decades developed methods of analyzing these satellite images by linking them to socioeconomic data. By doing that, he and his research colleagues can track land use

    The Volvo Group one of the world’s most sustainable companies

    The Volvo Group once again qualifies for the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI). The Volvo Group receives a particularly good rating for its work with environmental issues.In this ranking, the world’s 3,000 largest companies are assessed on the basis of their strategies, implementation and results in areas such as business ethics, environmental consideration and social criteria with the focus on their ability to generate long-term value. The Volvo Group is among the top 300 companies included on the list. There are companies across all industries with a common denominator; they

    Assar Gabrielsson Award for research that may provide better treatment of glandular cancer

    The 2014 Assar Gabrielsson Award is presented to Doctor of Medicine Marta Persson for her research into how normal cells can turn into cancer cells. By combining basic cancer research with clinical information, the results can boost the development of better treatment for patients with salivary gland tumours. Marta Persson will receive the award and 50,000 kronor.Cancer is a condition caused by various types of damage to the genetic material (DNA). One such change is the emergence of fusion oncogenes, which can occur when damage is repaired incorrectly so that the genetic material from two

    Award for technology behind “The Epic Split”

    Volvo Dynamic Steering makes the truck driver’s job both safer and more comfortable. Now six of the people behind the system are receiving the Volvo Technology Award 2014. It will be handed over by President and CEO Olof Persson at AB Volvo’s annual general meeting on April 2.“Volvo Dynamic Steering elevates the steering of heavy commercial vehicles to an entirely new level. This technology gives the driver better control over the vehicle and makes the working conditions much easier. Thanks to first-class engineering work we are the first vehicle manufacturer in the world to be able to

    Volvo scholarship for research on vehicular systems and hybrid technology

    The Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research will be awarding the 2013 scholarship to Professor Lars Nielsen at Linköping University. Lars Nielsen will receive the scholarship of SEK 250,000 for his national and international successes in vehicular systems research as well as hybrid technology, where Nielsen has been a strong contributor to the research development of national hybrid technology within The Swedish Hybrid Vehicle Centre (SHC).“Lars Nielsen started some 20 years ago to establish a successful research team within vehicular systems at Linköping University.

    Chinese glaciologist and climate scientist awarded the Volvo Environment Prize

    The Chinese glaciologist and climate scientist Dr. Qin Dahe has been awarded this year’s Volvo Environment Prize. The award winner is a key contributor to the fifth assessment report from the UN climate panel (IPPC), whose first section, the “Physical Science Basis”, was released in September. He attracted wide attention last year with a report on how climate change leads to more extreme weather events.Dr Qin Dahe had a leading role in last year’s special report from IPCC on extreme events and catastrophes. It was the first report to show scientifically what many had already suspected, that

    Anna-Karin Sjögren receives Assar Gabrielsson Award for dissertation on how genetic changes in cells affect progression of cancer

    Today, May 11, Doctor of Medicine Anna-Karin Sjögren was named the recipient of the Assar Gabrielsson Award for her dissertation at the University of Gothenburg, dealing with how genetic changes in cells impact the progression of cancer. The award is worth SEK 50,000 with the possibility of receiving a SEK 100,000 research grant during autumn 2011.Anna-Karin Sjögren works in the unit for Clinical Systems Biology at the Institute of Clinical Sciences at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg. She received the prize for her dissertation: “The Importance of Isoprenylation and Nf1 Deficiency in

    Volvo Technology Award for team behind Volvo Penta innovation

    A team of five engineers from different Volvo Group companies is to receive the 2010 Volvo Technology Award for its work in developing Volvo Penta’s Dynamic Positioning System – a system that maintains the boat in its current position. The award will be presented by Volvo Group CEO Leif Johansson today, 14 April, at the Volvo Group’s AGM.The 2010 Volvo Technology Award recognises some of the comprehensive further development work carried out by Volvo Penta since the initial introduction of EVC (Electronic Vessel Control), the electronic platform for leisure craft, in 1999, and the

    Professor Magnus Skoglundh receives Volvo award

    Today, on March 3, the Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research will present its award for 2009 to Magnus Skoglundh of Chalmers University of Technology. The award of SEK 250,000 has been granted to Magnus Skoglundh for his outstanding research in the field of emission catalysis.Magnus Skoglundh is professor of catalysis and a key figure in Chalmers’s highly successful emission catalysis research. He is head of the Chalmers Competence Centre for Catalysis (KCK), one of Europe’s leading exhaust treatment research centres. KCK focuses on basic research aimed at building

    Jörgen Elgqvist receives Assar Gabrielsson Award for thesis on radiation therapy

    Today, April 29, 2009, Doctor of Medicine Jörgen Elgqvist was named the recipient of the Assar Gabrielsson Award for his thesis within cancer research at Gothenburg University. The award is SEK 50,000 with a possibility to receive a research grant of SEK 100,000 during the autumn of 2009.Jörgen Elgqvist is active in the Department of Oncology at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg. He receives the award for his thesis Astatine-211 Radioimmunotherapy of Ovarian Cancer - Therapeutic Efficacy, Myelotoxicity, and Radiation Dosimetry in an Animal Model.Most fatal cases of cancer are due to

    Volvo’s Technology Award presented to team behind fuel-efficient hybrid solution

    Six engineers have been named the winners of Volvo’s 2009 Technology Award for their development of the world’s first commercially viable hybrid solution for heavy vehicles. The award was presented by Leif Johansson, President and CEO of Volvo, at the Annual General Meeting of AB Volvo on April 1.Volvo’s Technology Award this year recognizes the work to develop I-SAM, Integrated Starter Alternator Motor, a combined starter, generator and drive motor in a parallel hybrid that, in addition to an electric motor, also has a small compact diesel engine. The combination can reduce fuel

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