H.C. Ørsted Medal

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Criteria for awarding the H.C. Ørsted medal

The H.C. Ørsted Medal in Gold is awarded for excellent scientific work in the fields of physics and chemistry. It must be world-class research and the recipient must have published in recent years.

The H.C. Ørsted Medal in Silver is awarded for excellent research dissemination of exact science to wider circles over a number of years.

The H.C. Ørsted Medal in bronze is awarded for many years of excellent dissemination of exact science to wider circles through e.g. teaching, museum activities, arrangement of competitions, association activities or similar.

Medal winners

H. C. Ørsted Medal – GOLD:

2024: Professor Morten Meldal
2024: Professor Jens Kehlet Nørskov
2020: Professor Charles M. Marcus
2019: Professor Karl Anker Jørgensen
1989: Professor Thor A. Bak (Læs overrækkelsestalen)
1977: Professor K.A. Jensen
1974: Professor Jens Lindhard
1970: Professor Chr. Møller
1970: Professor Aage Bohr
1965: Professor Bengt Strömgren
1959: Professor J.A. Christiansen
1959: Civilingeniør Paul Bergsøe
1952: Professor Alex Langseth
1941: Professor Kaj Linderstrøm-Lang
1928: Professor P.O. Pedersen
1928: Professor Niels Bjerrum
1928: Professor J.N. Brøndsted
1924: Professor Niels Bohr
1916: Professor Martin Knudsen
1912: Professor C. Christiansen
1909: Professor S.P.L. Sørensen

H. C. Ørsted Medal – SILVER:

2025: Astronaut, adjungeret professor, ph.d. Andreas Mogensen
2024: Adjungeret professor Henrik Stiesdal
2022: Postdoc, ph.d. Johan Gotthardt Olsen
2021: Lektor, ph.d. Samel Arslanagic
2020: Videnskabsredaktør, ph.d. Jens Ramskov
2019: Professor, ph.d. Thomas Bolander
2016: Lektor, ph.d. Anja Cetti Andersen
2000: Dr. scient. Jens Martin Knudsen
1999: Professor Ove Nathan (Læs overrækkelsestalen)
1991: Professor, dr. phil. N.O. Lassen
1990: Videnskabsjournalist Jens J. Kjærgaard
1988: Forlægger Niels Blædel
1980: Lektor K.G. Hansen
1965: Sekretær, frk. Ellen Schultz
1912: Konservator Jens Christian Hornung

H. C. Ørsted Medal – BRONZE:

2024: Lektor Julie Hougaard Overgaard
2024: Direktør, ph.d. Gregers Mogensen
2024: Lærer Louise Ibsen
2023: Lektor Nicolai Bogø Stabell
2023: Lærer Per Saxtorph Jørgensen
2022: Lektor Lisbeth Tavs Gregersen
2022: Lærer Peter Blirup
2021: Lektor Anja Skaar Jacobsen
2021: Lærer Hans Emil Sølyst Hjerl
2020: Lektor Lasse Seidelin Bendtsen
2020: Lærer Claus Rintza 
2020: Lærer Stefan Emil Lemser Eychenne
2019: Lektor Michael Lentfer Jensen
2019: Lærer Jeannette Overgaard Tejlmann Madsen
2018: Lektor Ole Bakander
2017: Lektor Bjarning Grøn
2016: Lektor Martin Frøhling Jensen
2015: Lektor Henrik Parbo
2014: Lektor Pia Halkjær Gommesen
2013: Lektor Niels Christian Hartling
2013: Lektor Peter Arnborg Videsen
2012: Rektor Jannik Johansen (Læs overrækkelsestalen og takketalen)
2006: Lektor Finn Berg Rasmussen
2004: Lektor Erik Schou Jensen (Læs levnedsbeskrivelse)
2003: Videnskabsjournalist Ryan Holm
2001: Direktør Asger Høeg (Læs takketalen)
1969: Laboratoriebetjent Svend Åge Fyrsterling
1967: Docent H. Rahbek
1967: Professor Henning Højgaard Jensen
1965: Fru Inge Høst