The Nobel Committee for Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for the selection of candidates for the physics prize from the names submitted for consideration by qualified nominators, who have been invited through formal letters.
Nobel Committee for Physics 2025
Members
Ulf Danielsson (Secretary)
Professor of theoretical physics
Olle Eriksson (Chair)
Professor of theoretical magnetism
Göran Johansson
Professor in applied and theoretical quantum physics
Eva Lindroth
Professor in physics
Ellen Moons
Professor of physics
Mark Pearce
Professor of astroparticle physics
Co-opted members
Anders Irbäck
Professor in theoretical physics
Eva Olsson
Professor of experimental physics, microscopy and microanalysis
The committee members are elected for a period of three years from among the members of the academy. In assessing the qualifications of the candidates, the committee is assisted by specially appointed expert advisers.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences – prize awarder for the Nobel Prize in Physics