Chalmers Professor appointed Fellow at The University of Tokyo

The appointment as “Fellow, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo” is based on both Eva Olsson’s research and the research collaboration and doctoral education exchange she has had with the university for over ten years.

The title is granted to individuals whose main professional base is outside Japan and who have carried out distinguished achievements in scholarship or education in the engineering field, as well as meritorious service to the education or research at The University of Tokyo school, through exchanges with it.

"Right now, we have an exchange programme based on a STINT grant from Sweden and an ERATO project in Japan. The exchange takes place at all levels: from master’s students, doctoral students, and postdocs to researchers and professors," says Eva Olsson.

Strengthens the interactions between the universities

"This award further strengthens the interaction between our universities. For my research, it means that we can continue developing our ideas into collaborative projects. This applies to both method development and research on the advanced materials of the future. We have complementary state-of-the-art equipment for electron microscopy at the research frontier."

Currently, Eva Olsson is initiating a collaboration on magnetic and semiconductor material structures with Professor Saroj Dash at the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers.

“The idea is to conduct experimental studies in a transmission electron microscope, where the University of Tokyo has developed a microscope that enables atomic-resolution experiments on magnetic structures. At Chalmers, we are developing methods to, for example, control the magnetic and electric fields during these studies,” says Eva Olsson.

Read more about the award, and see photos from the ceremony where Eva Olsson received the appointment, on the University of Tokyo’s website.

About Eva Olsson:

• Eva Olsson is a professor of experimental physics, head of the Division of Nano and Biophysics at the Department of Physics, and chair of Chalmers’ Faculty Senate.
• Since 2011, she has been a member of the physics class of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. She is a member of – and has also served as chair of – the Nobel Committee for Physics. In 2004, she was elected to the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg (KVVS), physics class. Eva Olsson has been a JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) Professorial Fellow at the University of Tokyo and has been appointed John Cowley Distinguished Lecturer at Arizona State University, Arizona, USA. She is also an honorary member of Scandem (the Nordic Microscopy Society).
• Eva Olsson’s main research interests are materials for future technologies, including catalysis, solar cells, and quantum devices, and her research group focuses on developing new methods for studying the materials of the future. Her research primarily involves electron microscopy, including in situ studies and quantitative imaging and spectroscopy.