Naturvetarna
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Members | 32,000 (2012) |
| Head union | Ivar de la Cruz |
| Affiliation | SACO |
| Country | Sweden |
| Website |
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Naturvetarna is a federation of Swedish trade unions representing professionals working in natural science or related areas. The federation was established in 2009 by the merged of Naturvetareförbundet and Agrifack.
The federation has sections representing:
- Agronomists (Agronomförbundet)
- Biomedical analysts (Biomedicinska analytikerföreningen)
- Forest scientists (Delförbundet Skogsakademikerna)
- Dietists (Dietisternas riksförbund)
- Animal welfare inspectors (Djurskyddsinspektörernas riksförbund)
- Ecological engineers (Ekoingenjörernas riksförbund)
- Earth scientists (Geosektionen)
- Environment and health workers (Miljö- och hälsoskyddssektionen, MoH)
- Agronomical science teachers (Naturbrukslärarförbundet)
- Nutritionists (Nutritionistföreningen)
- Working environment inspectors (Sektionen Sveriges Arbetsmiljöinspektörer, SSAI)
- Hospiral physicists (Svenska sjukhusfysikerförbundet)
- Hospital geneticists (Sveriges sjukhusgenetiker, SSG)
Årets geolog
The earth scientists section awards each year the prize Årets geolog (Geologist of the year) to outstanding geologists. The laureates are:
2015 Ebbe Zachrisson[1]
2014 Daniel Conley[2]
2013 Michael Stephens[3]
2012 Otto Hermelin[4]
2011 Arne Sundberg[5]
2010 Vivi Vajda[6]
2009 Maurits Lindström[6]
2008 David Gee[6]
2007 Else Marie Fris[6]
2006 Svante Björck[6]
2005 Olle Selinius[6]
2004 Gert Knutsson[6]
2003 Alasdair Skelton[6]
2002 Curt Fredén[6]
2001 Stefan Claesson[6]
2009 Sven Laufeld[6]
1999 Carl-Olof Morfeldt[6]
1998 Jan Lundqvist and Thomas Lundqvist[6]
1997 Karin Eriksson and Lisbeth Godin-Jonasson[6]