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WISE Guest Professor Lecture: Professor Julie Beth Zimmerman, Uppsala University and Dr. Sandrine Lyonnard, Uppsala University.
2025-12-04 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Digital event
WISE Guest Professor Lecture
When: December 4, 2025 | 15:00–16:00
We are pleased to welcome Professor Julie Beth Zimmerman, WISE Guest Professor at Uppsala University and Dr. Sandrine Lyonnard, WISE Guest Professor at Uppsala University.

Dr. Sandrine Lyonnard will give a lecture on “Operando battery characterization at the synchrotron : pushing the frontiers of spatiotemporal analysis.”
Abstract: Synchrotron techniques have great advantages due to the high penetration power of hard x-rays, ultimate space and time resolutions available, and chemical sensitivity, enabling to perform fast spatially-resolevd parameter mappings and obtain the finest details of chemical structures in complex environements. These characteristics make them particularly suited to probe materials transformations during the charging/discharging process of a battery. Combining several techniques within multimodal workflows is even more powerful, as we can image reaction and degradation mechanisms directly inside the devices and gain a holistic understanding of the various processes. I will illustrate this on recent examples based on tomographic techniques applied to Li- and Na-ion systems.
Professor Julie Beth Zimmerman, WISE Guest Professor at Uppsala University: “Designing a Green Chemistry Future”.

Register to the event here.

WISE Symposium Uppsala University-Welcome to a webinar on Sustainability Aspects of Additive Manufacturing
2025-11-26 09:30 - 10:30
Webinar: Sustainability Aspects of Additive Manufacturing
Join us for an inspiring webinar with Prof. Iain Todd, Director of the Materials Made Smarter Research Centre in the UK. Prof. Todd will share insights on “Metal Additive Manufacturing and Powder Recovery, Reuse & Recycling”, highlighting innovative approaches to sustainability in advanced manufacturing.
With a PhD in Solidification from the University of Sheffield and extensive experience across academia and industry — including the Netherlands Institute for Metals Research and CENIM in Madrid — Prof. Todd has been a leading figure in developing additive manufacturing at the University of Sheffield since 2003. In recognition of his contributions, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2023.
📅 Date: November 26, 2025
🕤 Time: 9:30 AM
💻 Location: Digital event
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please register to the event here.

Inauguration of the WISE Additive node at Uppsala University
2025-11-26 09:00 - 16:00 | Ångströmslaboratoriet
A warm welcome to the inauguration of the WISE Additive Node at Uppsala University on November 26. With the support of the WISE Research Technology Platform program, we are excited to invite you to the inauguration of the Uppsala node of WISE Additive. Together with Chalmers and Linköping, we are establishing a national infrastructure for research in additive manufacturing.
At the Ångström Laboratory, besides laser powder bed fusion machines, we now also have new equipment for metal powder production, characterization, and post-processing of printed material. We are also expanding our analysis capabilities with a new micro-CT. These tools together support the full chain from powder preparation to component evaluation.
Please join us for a day of interesting lectures and presentations.
For more information and to register please sign up here.

Registration Now Open for AM4Life/WISE Additive Autumn School
2025-11-24 08:00 - 2025-11-28 17:00
We’re pleased to announce that registration is now open for the AM4Life/WISE Additive Autumn School on the theme “Post-processing in AM and Surface Engineering. The preliminary schedule is also available.
The Autumn School will bring together leading researchers, industry experts, and participants to explore the latest advances in additive manufacturing post-processing and surface engineering.
👉 Register and view the schedule here
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, exchange ideas, and expand your network in this rapidly evolving field.

WISE Board Meeting 2025-6
2025-11-20

WISE Guest Professor Lecture: Professor Ganpati Ramanath & Professor Mikhail Katsnelson
2025-11-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Digital event
We are pleased to welcome Professor Ganpati Ramanath, WISE Guest Professor at Uppsala University and Professor Mikhail Katsnelson, WISE Guest Professor at Uppsala University.
Professor Mikhail Katsnelson: From quantum many-body physics to materials and sustainability.

In condensed matter physics and materials science, the fundamental laws are known. We believe that the basic equations of quantum mechanics and electrodynamics are in principle sufficient to describe all physical and chemical properties in the world around us. However, their practical applications face enormous difficulties, due to essentially many-body characters of electronic subsystem in any material. Unavoidably, some approximations should be made in their theoretical description. In particular, we should map the many-body problems to an auxiliary single-body problem in an effective medium, via so called ‘density functionals’ and “Green’s function functionals’. Looking, at a superficial view, very abstract and formal, in some cases these concepts allow us to trace the whole way from fundamental laws of quantum physics to explanation and, more importantly, prediction of a very broad circle of properties of a very broad circle of materials. I will focus mostly on optical properties, from quantitative theory of colors in transition metal compounds to new types of electromagnetic waves in quasi-two-dimensional materials, and on magnetism where our approaches can be used, in combination with machine learning tools, for the search of novel magnetic materials with desirable properties. Even mechanical properties such as strength and plasticity, despite being much farther from basic quantum laws, can be analyzed from these positions. As an example, I will show theoretical results on properties of steel, including a qualitative explanation of pearlite formation.

Professor Ganpati Ramanath: Molecular design of inorganic nanomaterials and interfaces for sustainable energy and electronics.
I will present highlights from our prior works on nanomaterials discovery and engineering interfaces for sustainable energy and electronics, followed by glimpses of our ongoing work through WISE. I will briefly describe the use of molecularly-directed strategies nanostructuring and doping to disentangle unfavorably coupled properties and obtain multifold increases in high-figure-of-merit thermoelectric nanomaterials. I will then discuss our pioneering use of organic molecular nanolayers (MNLs) to tailor the stability and multiple properties of inorganic interfaces. Example property enhancements include unprecedented multifold improvements in fracture toughness, and thermal and electronic transport. I will conclude with glimpses from ongoing WISE-supported activities on accessing emergent optoacoustic phenomena in organic/inorganic multilayers via superposition of MNL effects, MNL-induced alteration nanofilm morphology for electronics device wiring, van der Waals epitaxy and flexible thermoelectric devices.

We look forward to seeing you there!
Please register to the event here.

Welcome to the inauguration of the WISE Additive node at Linköping University (LiU).
2025-11-05 11:00 - 19:00 | HOPE (Home of organic and printed electronics)
Picture taken by: Thor Balkhed
When: November 5 @ 11:00 – 17:30
Where: HOPE, Källvindsgatan 5
Inauguration of the WISE Additive node at Linköping University (LiU) will take place on November 5th. The ceremony will start at HOPE and will end with a tour of the Täppan Cleanroom and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The Täppan Cleanroom at Campus Norrköping will serve as the central hub for additive manufacturing research and development at LiU, with a focus on printing advanced electronic materials and devices.
For registration and programme
Or contact marina.kaspiarovich@liu.se

Webinar – Exciting Collaboration Opportunity: WACQT–WISE Pilot Call 2025
2025-10-22 13:00 - 14:00
You will learn more about this unique funding opportunity and how it aims to strengthen collaboration between the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT) and Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE).
Date: 22 October 2025
Time: 13:00–14:00
Speakers:

Göran Johansson, Director of WACQT
Magnus Berggren, Director of WISE
Olle Eriksson, Co-director WISE

Join us to hear directly from the program directors about the goals of the pilot call, opportunities for joint research, and how to get involved.
Register here
Let’s build new bridges between quantum technology and sustainable materials science — together towards a smarter, greener future!

Driving Next-Generation Water Solutions
2025-10-20 12:30 - 17:00
Kick-Off Workshop Invitation
The The Swedish Research Council funded excellence cluster project NEW-WATER aims to bring together experts and stakeholders to address one of the world’s most urgent challenges: water contamination by complex and persistent pollutants.
When: October 20, 2025
Where: Chalmers (Hybrid participation available)
Register here, last sign up date October 15, 2025.

WISE Board Meeting 2025-5
2025-10-15

WISE Guest Professor Lecture: Professor Johan Hjelm & Professor Yury Gogotsi
2025-10-02 15:00 - 16:00 | Digital event
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from two world-leading researchers in the field of sustainable energy materials and storage technologies. The digital seminar takes place 3-4 pm on October 2, 2025.

Professor Johan Hjelm will present:“Towards Sustainable Flow Battery Based Energy Storage”Explore the role of redox flow batteries in addressing the growing need for stationary energy storage, with insights into the latest research on organic electrolytes, reactor design, and membrane technologies.
Professor Yury Gogotsi will present:“How MXenes and Other 2D Materials Can Contribute to Our Sustainable Future”Discover how MXenes and other 2D materials are shaping the future of sustainable technologies through innovations in energy, water, and material science.

👉 Register here to secure your spot.

Inauguration of AM@Chalmers and WISE Additive node at Chalmers
2025-10-02 09:00 - 16:00 | Chalmers University, Gothenburg
Welcome to the inauguration of the AM@Chalmers and WISE Additive node at Chalmers. This open research infrastructure aims to accelerate the development and implementation of sustainable additive manufacturing, enabled by state-of-the-art, powder-based metal additive manufacturing technologies.
For more information and registration.

ÅMA & WISE Join Forces to Transform Industrial Recycling
2025-09-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Uppsala University, Sweden
On 17 September 2025, researchers, innovators, and industry leaders will gather at Ångström Laboratory for a high-impact event focused on recycling as a driver for sustainable materials and industrial transformation.
The program will explore cutting-edge strategies in areas such as:

Design for recyclability
Advanced recovery and separation methods
Energy and process efficiency
Policy, industrial symbiosis, and AI-driven solutions

The aim is to identify new opportunities for research and innovation, strengthen collaboration between Uppsala University, ÅMA’s industry partners and WISE, and lay the groundwork for future joint projects and funding applications.
Save the date: 17 September 2025, Ångström LaboratoryThis is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of sustainable materials.
Read more and register here!

WISE Guest Professor Lecture
2025-09-11 15:00 - 16:00
WISE Guest Professor Lecture
When: September 11, 2025 | 15:00–16:00
We are pleased to welcome Professor Dipankar Das Sarma (WISE Guest Professor at Uppsala University) and Professor Mari Lundström (WISE Guest Professor at KTH, Aalto University, Finland).

Prof. Dipankar Das Sarma will give a lecture on “Halide perovskites and related compounds – a new era of material discovery.”
Prof. Mari Lundström will give a lecture on “Energy Transition Materials and Their Circularity.”

🔗 Learn more about Professor Lundström’s research. Research profile.🔗 Learn more about Professor Das Sarma’s research. Research profile.
👉 Register here.

Information webinar on KAW Proof of Concept Grants in Materials Science for Sustainability 2025
2025-09-08 14:00 - 15:00
Interested in funding for commercializing your materials science research?Don’t miss the upcoming webinar on the 2025 KAW Proof of Concept Grants in Materials Science for Sustainability!

Webinar Date: September 8, 2025
Time: 14.00–15.00 (CEST)
Format: Online

The webinar is intended for researchers funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and/or other Wallenberg Foundations at Swedish universities, who are exploring ways to bridge the gap between academic research and innovation.
Register and learn more about the webinar here.

WISE Board Meeting 2025-4 & ISAB Meeting 2025
2025-09-03 - 2025-09-04

SAVE THE DATE: AI in the Plastics Industry – Join Us at Husqvarna!
2025-08-23 08:00 - 2025-08-24 17:00
📅 September 23–24, 2025
📍 Husqvarna, Sweden
WIRA-SuPRA invites you to two inspiring event days focused on the theme:
“AI in the Plastics Industry”.
Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming product development, boosting production efficiency, and reshaping plastic flows in Sweden. Gain insights, share ideas, and connect with industry professionals in a dynamic and engaging setting.
🧠 Topics include:

Smarter product development with AI
Optimizing production through AI
Plastic material flows in Sweden
…and much more!

✨ Plenty of time for networking and mingling!
🕛 The event kicks off with lunch on September 23 and wraps up with an exclusive factory tour at Husqvarna on the afternoon of September 24.
📄 Please register here.

Join us at Welcome Meeting 2025
2025-08-20 08:00 - 2025-08-21 17:00
Mark your calendar for August 20-21, 2025!
Join us in Norrköping for the WISE Welcome Meeting—a special event for all newcomers to the WISE community. This two-day gathering is designed to introduce you to the WISE organization and its vibrant network. Here’s your chance to connect with peers, learn about one another’s projects, and dive into the exciting offerings of the WISE Research School, including exclusive courses, summer schools, and study trips.
You’ll also hear from industry leaders and the newly established WIRAs, gaining insights to inspire and enrich your journey. New PhD students and postdocs will showcase their work through project pitches and poster sessions, giving everyone a firsthand look at the innovative ideas shaping WISE.
This is a key event for all newcomers, and attendance is expected. We highly recommend that you attend as soon as possible, as it will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the WISE program, the research school, and the wider WISE community. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to connect, learn, and have a blast!
Stay tuned for more details—we’ll be updating this page regularly! Don’t miss out on this unique start to your WISE experience!
A personal invitation to our exciting Welcome Meeting will be hitting your email inbox soon!
Information about Program
Practical information
Poster Session: Information and Guidelines – TBA

Kickoff Meeting to Help Shape Sweden’s Roadmap for Advanced Materials
2025-08-20 08:00 - 17:00
Do you want to help shape how Sweden invests in advanced materials?Now, eight innovation programs are coming together to create a new roadmap – a powerful guide to how advanced materials can drive real change and shape the future.
Europe is making major investments. Sweden has the expertise – but we need your insights to take the lead. This is your chance to help shape the roadmap that will guide how we tackle shared challenges and seize new opportunities. You’ll get to:

Help set the direction of the roadmap

Highlight what’s working, what’s missing, and what needs to happen now

Influence how advanced materials become an even stronger innovation area in Sweden

On August 20th from 09:00 to 10:00, we’ll kick off the roadmap work with a digital information meeting. There, you’ll get answers about how the work will be organized this fall and have the chance to ask questions. Key figures from industry, academia, and the public sector will participate – and they want you to be part of the conversation.You can register for the August 20th info meeting via this link.
Kick-off Meeting for the New Advanced Materials Roadmap📅 Date: August 20🕒 Time: 09:00–10:00📍 Location: Digital🔗 Register here!

WIRA SuPRA: Save the Date: Nordic Composites Symposium – June 10-11
2025-06-10 08:00 - 2025-06-11 17:00 | Pite Havsbad, Piteå
Join us for the inaugural Nordic Composites Symposium, hosted by Luleå University of Technology and the WISE Sustainable Polymer Research Arena (SuPRA). This event will bring together researchers, industry leaders, and students to explore the latest trends, developments, and challenges in composite materials. With keynote lectures, industry presentations, and PhD student sessions, the symposium offers a valuable opportunity for networking and international collaboration. We look forward to seeing you in Piteå!
Make sure to secure your spot today and be part of the conversation!

WISE Board Meeting 2025-3
2025-05-26

Nobel Symposium Satellite Event
2025-05-19 08:00 - 17:00
Join us for the Green Chemistry for Sustainable Materials satellite event, held in conjunction with Nobel Symposium 198. This event promises to be a hub of innovation and inspiration, featuring discussions on cutting-edge research and advancements in sustainable materials.
In association with Nobel Symposium 198, this event highlights green chemistry’s role in sustainable materials development. By fostering collaboration between chemists, material scientists, and industry leaders, it aims to drive innovation, showcase advancements, and accelerate the transition to environmentally friendly materials for a circular economy.
When: 19 May, 2025.
Where: Uppsala University
Access more information and register here.

Inauguration of the chemical imaging technology platform at Chalmers University of Technology
2025-05-13 08:00 - 2025-05-14 17:00
We are thrilled to announce the inauguration of the chemical imaging technology platform, funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation through WISE.
At this event, Chalmers University will unveil the state-of-the-art Bruker ScimaX high-resolution mass spectrometry MRMS MALDI instrument.
For more information and registration.

Inauguration of LUMIA/WISE Laboratory
2025-05-06 08:00 - 17:00
LUMIA (Luleå Material imaging and Analysis) together with the WISE (Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability) technology platforms WISE EST and WISE ACT invite you to the inauguration of our new high-end laboratory.

For more information and registration

WIRA-SuPRA: Polymer R&D in Sweden
2025-05-06 08:00 - 17:00
Welcome to Polymer R&D in Sweden!
The exciting Polymer R&D event will be held on May 6, 2025, at Stora Hörsalen in the IKDC building at Lund University. This event promises to bring together leading experts and researchers in the field of polymer science for a day of insightful presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities.
Where: The event will take place at Formstråket 13 in Lund, offering an ideal setting for cutting-edge scientific exchange. Attendees will also have the chance to enjoy a networking dinner at the Elite Hotel Ideon, located at Scheelevägen 27 in Lund.
Registration: Please register for the event here. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and professionals in the polymer R&D community!

WISE Board Meeting 2025-2
2025-04-10

WISE Dialogue 2025
2025-03-12 09:00 - 2025-03-13 13:00
2025 Theme: Energy Storage, Life Cycle Assessment, Concrete and Cement, and Innovations
Registration for WISE Dialogue is now closed
The registration for WISE Dialogue is now closed, and unfortunately, we cannot accept any late registrations.
We are happy about the great interest in the event and look forward to inspiring days with our participants.

Date: March 12–13, 2025
Location: Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm
This year’s WISE Dialogue offers an inspiring program with exciting themes and activities designed to engage and challenge. Hear from world-leading speakers, including Dr. Masato Sagawa, inventor of the world’s strongest permanent magnet, and Professor Kristina Edström, one of the foremost battery researchers in the world.
Explore topics such as:

Energy storage and groundbreaking technology – discover the latest advancements in energy storage and their role in a sustainable future.
Sustainable materials like concrete and cement – delve into innovative solutions to reduce the climate impact of these essential building materials.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – gain practical tools and insights to better understand the environmental impact of products.
Biodiversity and innovation – learn how new technologies can drive sustainability and protect our ecosystems.

Participate in engaging workshops and discussions where your ideas can help shape future solutions. Network with colleagues from across the WISE Community, build new connections, and create collaborations that make a real difference.
Program
Presentations

Contact
Questions? Feel free to reach out to us at info@wise-materials.org. We look forward to welcoming you to Stockholm and WISE Dialogue 2025!

WIRA SuPRA Workshop - Fiberkompositer i en cirkulär ekonomi
2025-02-25 14:30 - 16:45
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the latest advancements in fiber composites and circular economy! Attend insightful talks from industry experts and discover how innovation is shaping a sustainable future.
Secure your spot today and be part of the conversation!

WISE Board Meeting 2025-1
2025-02-12 | IVA konferenscenter, Grev Turegatan 16, Stockholm, Sweden

WISE Networking Day 2025
2025-01-28
Welcome to WISE Networking Day 2025
When: January 28, 2025, one full day
Time: 10.00 – ending with dinner at 18.00
Registration, coffee/tea and sandwich: From 09:30
Where: Värmekyrkan, Norrköping
The registration is now closed

With the intention to make this an annual event we now introduce the meeting place for Swedish industry, society and the WISE community.
Join us to explore successful collaboration between industry, academia and societal actors. WISE Networking Day is the meeting place to boost future collaboration, careers and business, targeting materials science and technology for sustainability. Focus for this event is on creating contacts between WISE researchers, PhDs and postdocs and Swedish industry for future collaboration and career opportunities.
This conference will explore emerging trends and needs regarding sustainable materials in Sweden. Attendees will also gain practical insights into fostering synergistic interactions and collaborations between academia and industry. The event is open to WISE PhD students and Postdocs and PI’s and Swedish industry and society.
Program

10:00 Introduction: Magnus Berggren, WISE Program Director and Olle Eriksson, WISE Program co-director
10:10 Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) ecosystem of research programs: Sara Mazur, Executive Director KAW
Block 1: Future needs for materials science and academic collaborations from a large business perspective. Listen to presentations from e.g. Sandvik, IKEA, Alfa Laval, Scania, Husqvarna, Tetra Pak, Volvo Cars and Hitachi Energy
Block 2: Entrepreneurship, materials science and academic collaborations in small business perspectives. Presentations from Graphmatec, Retein and more to be confirmed
Block 3: Collaboration opportunities within WIRA (WISE industrial arena) and the EU landscape for materials science
Poster exhibition (WISE postdocs and PhDs about to ending their WISE projects) and company exhibition in all breaks
18:00 Dinner

Registration to WISE Networking Day
In the registration form for industry/society, you can select how you wish to participate – either as an exhibitor with a booth or as an attendee only. We encourage you to register early, especially if you’re interested in securing a booth, as the number of places is limited. Participating industry are invited to present their organization with a roll-up or demo table. Read more about the exhibition for industry in the section: Participate as an Exhibitor or Attendee.
If you are a participant from industry or society, please register here.
Academic representatives should use their personal invitations sent via email.
Practical information
Food and beverages
When check-in opens at 09:30, coffee and sandwiches will be served. A standing networking lunch will follow, along with an afternoon coffee break. The conference will conclude with a two-course dinner at the Bistro in Louis De Geer. If you wish to attend the dinner, please indicate this during your conference registration. Also, kindly inform us if you have any allergies or require special dietary accommodations.
The dinner will be served with non-alcoholic beverages. Should you prefer other drinks, these will be available for purchase at the bar at your own expense.
Accommodation & Travel
Detailed program & check
Information for exhibitors

Poster session
For those invited to present a poster at the Networking Days 2025, further information is available here Poster session for WISE researchers

Contact and Questions
If you have any questions about the event or need further information, feel free to contact us via email: info@wise-materials.org.
We look forward to your participation and to exploring new opportunities for collaboration and innovation together!

The event-page will be updated with information continuously.
