- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have prematurely disclosed the recipients of this year’s Chemistry Nobel Prize.
- By accident, the academy released a press release early on Wednesday morning with the names of the recipients.
- The Chemistry Nobel Prize marks the halfway point of the Nobel season.
According to Swedish media, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have prematurely disclosed the recipients of this year’s Chemistry Nobel Prize.
A press release from the academy on Wednesday morning accidentally announced the recipients and stated that the award was given to three US-based researchers.
Nobel Chemistry prize
The choice of who will receive the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has not yet been made by the Academy of Sciences.
Heiner Linke, a member of the Nobel committee for chemistry, stated to the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter that no decision had been made and that it would “definitely” have been a mistake if a public release had been sent.
The award will be announced in Sweden at 11:45 a.m. For creating the first split-second view into the extremely rapid world of spinning electrons, French scientist Pierre Agostini, Swedish-born physicist Anne L’Huillier, and Hungarian-born Ferenc Krausz were awarded the physics prize.
The Chemistry Nobel Prize marks the halfway point of the Nobel season, with the prizes in literature, peace, and economics to follow.
