A member of the Nobel-Oleinikoff branch of the Nobel family, Michael Nobel is the grandson of Marta Helena Nobel-Oleinikoff (née Nobel) and the great-grandson of industrialist and humanitarian Ludvig Nobel, the founder of Branobel and one of the world's richest men in his time^{[citation needed]}. Ludvig was also the brother of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite and established five prizes in the family name.

Michael Nobel has a lengthy educational background which began at Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts^{[citation needed]}. In 1967, Nobel completed his studies at the Graduate Institute of Communications in Stockholm. Years later, in 1979, Nobel obtained a doctorate in psycho-pedagogy at the University of Lausanne. His thesis evaluated the effectiveness of substance abuse prevention programs in Switzerland ^{[citation needed]}

Nobel is a consultant on energy issues and gives regular keynote lectures on the subject ^{[citation needed]}. Also he is the current Chairman of Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation.

Board memberships edit

Nobel is a chairman or board member of twelve international companies in diagnostics, treatment and information in the field of medicine^{[citation needed]}, most notably as chairman on the Board of Directors, Governors or Scientific Advisors. Nobel is also serves on several not-for-profit organizations in youth education and development as well as founder and trustee of the Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation- an organization that bestows scholarships, awards for sustainable energy discoveries and organizes conferences and symposiums in the same field. ^{[citation needed]}

MRI edit

In 1980, Nobel participated in the introduction of MRI^{[citation needed]}, a field he worked in for 24 years^{[citation needed]}. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique used in diagnostic imaging to create a detailed visual of internal structures. It provides contrast between the different soft tissues of the body making it especially useful in brain, muscles, heart, and cancer research.

Social medicine edit

Nobel has been a consultant to UNESCO in Paris^{[citation needed]} and the United Nation's Social Affairs Division in Geneva^{[citation needed]}. He also worked for seven years as a researcher in social sciences at the Institute for Mass Communication at the University of Lausanne^{[citation needed]} and at the Department of Social Psychiatry at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine in the field of primary drug abuse prevention^{[citation needed]}.

In 2007, Nobel received the International Order of Perfection, First Class in Moscow^{[citation needed]}. Over the years, Nobel has received several international citations and awards for his work in the fields of medicine and conflict resolution^{[citation needed]}. Dr. Michael Nobel has received an honorary doctorate from Soka University^{[citation needed]} and an honorary professorship from the National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan^{[citation needed]}. Michael Nobel also sits on a number of prominent international prize committees^{[citation needed]}.

Nobel was awarded the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award from Morehouse College in Atlanta in 2002^{[citation needed]}. It had only been given once before, to Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan. In 2004, he became the Board of Trustees Citation Recipient from the Midwest Research Institute of Kansas City and was appointed foreign member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences^{[citation needed]}. Nobel has also received the UNESCO medal for outstanding contributions to the cultural dialogue between nations^{[citation needed]}. Two Rotary clubs, in Miami and Karlskoga, have appointed him honorary member and Rotary International has conferred on him the Paul Harris Fellowship Award^{[citation needed]}.

Additionally, Nobel has received the keys to the city from not only one, but two Hollywoods — California and from Hollywood in Broward County^{[citation needed]}.

Nobel was awarded the Gusi Peace Prize in 2010, an honor from the Philippines dedicated to "Excellence and distinction to individuals or groups worldwide who have distinguished themselves as brilliant exemplars of society or who contributed toward the attainment of peace and respect for human life and dignity."^[3]