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Hjem A special Lars Onsager lecture

A special Lars Onsager lecture

Emmanuelle Charpentier’s Onsager lecture was delayed in 2020 due to the pandemic and the time table became significantly busier after she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Nobelprisvinner Emanuelle Charpentier sammen med prorektor Toril Hernes.
Nobelprisvinner Emanuelle Charpentier ettter at hun mottok Lars Onsager-medaljen fra prorektor Toril Hernes..

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Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier, along with Professor Jennifer Doudna, received recognition for their work and discovery of how the defense mechanism “CRISPR,” together with the enzyme “Cas9,” could be used to “cut and paste” the genetic material of living organisms.

A full S7 with students and employees

There was a sense of historical significance during the lecture when Pro-Rector Toril Hernes presented Charpentier with the Lars Onsager Medal. The S7 auditorium in the Central Building at Gløshaugen was packed with both students and employees. Several people stood and listened to the lecture, some in the back row.

Professor Helge Holden introduced the lecture and shared several stories about Lars Onsager as a researcher and a individual

To honor the memory of Lars Onsager and outstanding research in the fields of chemistry, physics, or mathematics, internationally renowned researchers are invited each year to give a Lars Onsager lecture. Professor Helge Holden, who organizes the Onsager lectures, spoke about Lars Onsager’s exceptional abilities as both a researcher and a person.

Curie, Onsager og Charpentier

Since 1901, 192 people have received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, including Marie Curie and Lars Onsager (one of our most famous chemists from NTH/NTNU). Eight of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry have been women. Emmanuelle Charpentier highlighted that she was most pleased that her research has made a valuable contribution to medicine and health sciences.