Develops new materials for tomorrow's sustainable technologies, materials that can be part of solutions to global challenges in energy, health, construction, and transport.
The Materials Science Area of Advance tackles the global challenges in our time through combination of excellence in science and relevance. Our vision “A sustainable society through excellence in materials science” manifests itself in our research profiles Materials for health, Materials for energy applications and Materials for green transitions.
We run research initiatives that span several departments at Chalmers and provide a strategic contact point for our stakeholders. By gathering competencies from many disciplines, and in close cooperation with academia, society and industry, we can achieve solutions to the major challenges of our time. We provide a strong national and international network through our academic and industrial collaborations, which makes us a desired partner in large projects, where we contribute with solutions for a sustainable future. For example, we work closely with University of California Santa Barbara, UCSB, and Stanford University.
Our research areas, centres, and available infrastructure in Materials Science.
Contact
If you are looking for partners in the fields of Material Science, please contact us to discuss your ideas: materials@chalmers.se.
Area of Advance Director
- Full Professor, Material and Computational Mechanics, Industrial and Materials Science
Area of Advance Co-Director
- Head of Unit, Applied Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Project Coordinator External Collaborations and Area of Advance coordinator
- Coordinator, Management and General University Support, Chalmers Operations Support
Communications Officers
- Communications Officer, Communications division, Chalmers Operations Support
- Researcher, Applied Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Financial Officer
- Financial Controller, Office of Planning, Analysis and Finance, Chalmers Operations Support
Research programme
The aim of the programme Wallenberg Initiative Material Science for Sustainability is to create the conditions for a sustainable society by researching next generation of eco-friendly materials and manufacturing processes.
Read about Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability.
Strategic partnerships
The Materials Science Area of Advance is host of three of Chalmers’ strategic partnerships. The partnerships promote long-standing collaborations between Chalmers, industry, and organisations, through research, competence provisioning, technology development and innovation. As the partnerships entail collaboration between top level managements, the partners can address joint priorities and form common agendas.
- Stora Enso
- Nouryon
- RISE
Research infrastructures MAX IV and ESS
As the host for Chalmers’ engagement in MAX IV and ESS, the Area of Advance Materials Science is responsible for the formulation of goals and strategies, and serves an advisory role to Chalmers’ management on matters related to MAX IV and ESS. The Area of Advance is also responsible for raising internal and external strategic issues and coordinate the activities related to these infrastructures. Furthermore, the goal is to build and maintain an internal community, disseminate information, and stimulate usage by both existing and new users. The Area of Advance director and the coordinator appointed by the Area (see the Contact section) serve as the primary points of contact for matters related to MAX IV and ESS.
For Chalmers employees, more information is available on the Area of Advance’s internal webpage, where you can also subscribe to the mailing list used for distributing and collecting information on infrastructure-related issues.
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