Bertozzi received her Nobel Prize medal and diploma at the formal Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.
On December 10, 2022, Carolyn Bertozzi received her Nobel Prize medal, diploma, and cash award at the formal Nobel Prize Award Ceremony held in Stockholm, Sweden. The ceremony, held annually on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, is one of the most prestigious and internationally watched events in the world of science and culture.
Bertozzi attended the ceremony alongside her fellow chemistry laureates, Morten P. Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless, receiving her award from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in a ceremony steeped in tradition dating back to 1901. The event brought together laureates across all Nobel categories—Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace—for a grand celebration in Stockholm's Concert Hall, followed by a formal banquet at Stockholm City Hall.
This ceremony represented the formal culmination of a process that began with the October 2022 announcement of her prize, providing the official, historic moment of recognition witnessed by dignitaries, fellow scientists, and a global audience. As part of the proceedings, Bertozzi and her co-laureates delivered Nobel lectures earlier in the week detailing their scientific contributions to click and bioorthogonal chemistry.
Her presence at this ceremony as an openly gay woman receiving science's highest honor carried substantial symbolic weight, marking a historic and widely celebrated moment for LGBTQ+ representation within the global scientific community.