Biography

Christina Moberg obtained her B.Sc. at the University of Stockholm and her PhD at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) under the supervision of Professor Martin Nilsson. After a short stay with Professor J. Normant at Université Paris 6 in France, she joined the group of Professor Björn Åkermark as a post-doctoral associate for two years. In 1981 she was appointed as Assistant Professor at KTH becoming Full Professor in Organic Chemistry in 1997.
Her research interests are in the field of asymmetric metal catalysis and concern mainly the development of selective synthetic methods. Her group explores the role of symmetry in asymmetric reactions and the design of self-adaptable ligands.
Christina Moberg has been awarded with the Göran Gustafsson Prize from the Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Sixten Heyman Prize from Gothenburg University and the Ulla and Stig Holmquist Prize from Uppsala University, and she has been awarded the Rosalyn Franklin Lecture tour in Britain. In 2014 she received the honorary doctor from the Lund University and in 2015 she was awarded with the EuCheMs Lecture. She is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. She has served as vice President and vice Dean of KTH for several years.