Materials science that enables a sustainable world
A research program to enable sustainable technologies with impact on our society by understanding, creating, and controlling complex materials with a precision down to the single atom level.
Vision
To perform basic and need-driven materials science at the international forefront, to empower sustainable technologies with positive impact on society, and to train future leaders in society, industry, and academia in Sweden.
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, 12min video.
About WISE
Materials and sustainability
Although the production and extraction of materials are connected to environmental strain, their use is paramount in transforming our world towards a sustainable society. Functional materials are simply the most important parameter in the effort to accomplish green growth, since they form the physical components of future, greener technologies and circular economies.
Faculty and research constellations
WISE is primarily based at seven of Sweden’s foremost research universities, which together form a complete and complementary knowledge base to successfully execute the core activities in research and education. Across the seven universities, and within the areas of materials science central to WISE activities, 12 scientists have been selected as Wallenberg Scholars, 30 scientists have been selected as Wallenberg Academy Fellows, and 76 scientists have been awarded an ERC starting, consolidator, advanced, or synergy grant.
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Download program brochure
Read more about the program here in the WISE Brochure.
(Byline Thor Balkhed, Linköping University)