Meet some of the prominent researchers who are part of Gothenburg's physics community.
Aleksandar Matic, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
There was no money, political support or marketing budget. But that didn’t stop Aleksandar Matic from spearheading effor...
Thomas Nilsson, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
It’s fair to say, I think, that Göteborg is a town of excellent viewing spots and one summery Monday morning I learn tha...
Janine Splettstoesser, Professor, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers
She’s a professor of applied quantum physics, a mother of three and speaks five languages. As the leader of the interdi...
Maria Sundin, Senior lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg
At nine years old, she was obsessed with horses and science fiction. Now she conducts research focused on horses and ast...
Mattias Marklund, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg
Imagine that you gathered together all the sunlight that falls on the earth and concentrated it all at the end of a sing...
Henrik Grönbeck, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
Catalysts are needed to trigger chemical reactions. We have all heard of catalytic converters in cars. However, catalyst...
Jari Kinaret, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
“Perkele! Is this what my taxes are going to? There must be better ideas,” thought physics professor Jari Kinaret as he...
Christoph Langhammer, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
He rides his bike to his sailing boat in the marina and doesn’t own a car. But much of his work involves paving the way...
Julie Gold, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
Quorn, tzay, tofu... The products meant to replace standard meat are usually vegetarian. But you can also grow meat from...
Johan Åkerman, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg
Every time you upload an image to Facebook or surf wirelessly on your phone, you use them. Every time physics professor...
Tünde Fülöp, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
Meeting Tünde Fülöp means that you will likely feel as if you just had an injection of energy and inspiration. Tünde is...
Christophe Demazière, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
Every summer holiday when he was on a caravanning holiday with his parents, he successfully lobbied for a visit to a nuc...
Alexandre Dmitriev, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg
The fall of the Soviet Union made him question the value of a science education. But he found his way back to physics vi...
Lena Falk, Professor, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
She conducts research into wear-resistant materials which withstand heavy loads at high temperatures. Those who know the...
Patrik Johansson, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
Electric cars and other battery-powered vehicles are a red-hot topic in the current debate. How can we make the transiti...
Raimund Feifel, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg
A major reason why the German-born, now double citizenship holding, new professor of experimental atomic and molecular p...
Bengt EW Nilsson, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, Chalmers
Hadn’t it been for buying a house outside Göteborg hours before he got a professorship in Oslo we would probably not hav...
Eva Olsson, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
- Studying sophisticated materials structures in a microscope and exploring the correlation between structure and proper...
Mikael Käll, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
On a sunny Tuesday morning, I am waiting in front of Mikael Käll’s office. He appears just a minute later, casually dres...
Fredrik Höök, Professor, Department of Physics, Chalmers
He pauses for, what seem like, a long time after my casual first question; “so, what are you working on now?” and I am a...