First WISE Industrial PhD & Postdoc projects approved

20 May 2024

WISE to launch WISE industry networking event

With the intention to make this an annual event we now introduce the meeting place for Swedish industry and the WISE community.

17 May 2024

Meet the WISE Fellows

Michael Busch: On a mission to identify catalysts that replace environmentally harmful materials.

16 May 2024

Meet people at WISE: Jessica Andersson, communications officer

Prior to joining WISE, Jessica Andersson gained valuable experience as a communications and PR consultant, working in the UK and Stockholm and Linköping. In 2022, Jessica began her journey with WISE as a Communications Officer.

14 May 2024

We hope to see you at WISE Welcome Meeting 2024!

On 26–27 August it is time to welcome our new PhD students and Postdocs at the internal event, WISE Welcome Meeting 2024.

13 May 2024

Introducing the WISE researchers

WISE takes great pride in showcasing our distinguished researchers, and today, we are happy to introduce Professor Patric Jannasch from the Centre for Analysis and Synthesis at Lund University.

24 Apr 2024

Meet the people at WISE: Peter Dyreklev, Research Coordinator

Peter got his PhD degree in applied physics from Linköping university in the 90’s. After getting his degree he worked for 28 years in industry and at research institutes, mainly with thin film processes for electronic devices.

19 Apr 2024

Goldene unveiled – the ultimate gold leaf

In a scientific breakthrough, researchers have successfully produced a sheet of gold that is only one atomic layer thick: goldene. The discovery stems from a collaborative effort from Linköping University, including Professor Lars Hultman and Professor Johanna Rosén, both WISE researchers. Their findings are published in the journal Nature Synthesis.

19 Apr 2024

WISE Guest Professor program attracts top scientists

WISE will be investing up to 90 million SEK over the course of the entire program period (2022-2033) in the WISE Guest Professor program.

Picture taken by Peter Holgersson.

10 Apr 2024

‘Machine Learning meets Materials Science’ is the new seminar series hosted by WISE researchers

WISE researcher, Maryna Pankratova, based at Uppsala University is organizing an engaging seminar series titled “Machine Learning meets Materials Science”. This initiative is connected to the WISE-WASP project call.

9 Apr 2024

Meet the WISE Fellows

Erica Zeglio: looking at ways to simplify and increase the sustainability of materials and fabrication processes for organic bioelectronics.

5 Apr 2024

Meet the WISE Fellows

Paula Sebastian Pasqual: a material scientist passionate about developing copper catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction.

2 Apr 2024

Introducing the WISE Researchers

WISE takes pride in featuring our distinguished researchers, and this time we are happy to introduce Glib Baryshnikov, Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE) at Linköping University.

20 Mar 2024

Sara Mazur reflects back on the achievements of WISE

As the former chair of the WISE board and the current executive director of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Sara Mazur reflects on the achievements of WISE and contemplates the future challenges that lie ahead.

19 Mar 2024

The WISE community gathers at WISE Dialogue 2024!

The successful event took part at Clarion Hotel Post 14-15 March in Gothenburg and had an encouraging attendance from academia and industry with over 200 participants.

19 Mar 2024

Materials for analytical devices conference organized by WISE researcher

-This conference is of special interest for WISE researchers that work with developing sustainable materials and materials for environmental remediation because the detection and characterisation of hazardous chemicals will be of focus here, explains Anneli Kruve, Associate Professor at Stockholm University and WISE researcher.

13 Mar 2024

Anders Nilsson to share insights at the WISE Dialogue

Professor Anders Nilsson is one of the prominent speakers at the WISE Dialogue in Gothenburg, Sweden on 14-15 March. He recently returned from the United States, where he was honored with the Earle K. Plyler Prize from the American Physical Society for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics.

12 Mar 2024

We are happy to introduce Eva Gustavsson as one of our speakers at the WISE Dialogue conference, March 14-15.

Eva is the vice President of Materials & Package at Tetra Pak and will talk about material innovation and research.

11 Mar 2024

Introducing the first WISE Summer School on Additive Manufacturing

WISE is proud to announce the first Summer School on Additive Manufacturing. The school is organized by the WISE Additive Research and Technology Platform, involving all three nodes – Uppsala University, Chalmers University of Technology, and Linköping University.

7 Mar 2024

We are happy to introduce Linnea Petersson, one of our speakers at the WISE Dialogue conference, March 14-15.

Linnea is the Manager for Sustainable Material Strategy within Volvo Cars’ Global Sustainability Team

6 Mar 2024

WISE Fellow talks about solar cells at the WISE Dialogue 2024

Originally from Germany, Associate Professor Ute Cappel has spent most of her academic career between the United Kingdom and Sweden. Now, she is back in Sweden and has recently started a new position as WISE Fellow at Uppsala University. Scheduled to present her research at the upcoming WISE Dialogue on March 14-15, Dr. Cappel brings a wealth of expertise on solar cells to the Dialogue.

27 Feb 2024

Annika Ölme, CTO & Senior Vice President Technology Developmentat SKF, speaks at WISE Dialogue 2024

We are happy to introduce Annika Ölme, one of our speakers at the WISE Dialogue conference, March 14-15.

26 Feb 2024

WISE industrial projects partners – Höganäs

The climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time and it is more urgent than ever to develop sustainable materials fast.

24 Feb 2024

Andrea Taroni to speak at WISE Dialogue

The WISE Dialogue is well known for featuring distinguished speakers. Among the esteemed speakers at this year’s event is Dr. Andrea Taroni, Director of Submissions and Author Services at Springer Nature.

19 Feb 2024

WISE industry project webinars

WISE has recently announced the second call (ip2) for industrial PhD and postdoctoral research projects. We are now inviting industry representatives and principal investigators of the WISE partner universities to information webinars.

16 Feb 2024

Meet the WISE Fellows

On a mission to develop sustainable catalysts using synchrotron-based methods.

15 Feb 2024

High-throughput micropatterning of polymers using laser writing

In a recent article in the journal of Advanced Science, Erica Zeglio, a WISE Fellow at Stockholm University, alongside colleagues from the Royal Institute of technology and Stockholm University, achieved ground-breaking precision patterning of polymers at the microscale using high-throughput femtosecond direct laser writing.

13 Feb 2024

Introducing WISE Researchers

WISE is very proud to have outstanding professors participating in the program. In this occasion we are happy to introduce Assistant Professor Nara Kim at Linköping University.

Picture taken by Thor Balkhed at Linköping University.

13 Feb 2024

It is time for WISE Dialogue 2024

It is soon time for our second WISE Dialogue. This annual event is devoted to the WISE community, as well as representatives from industry and society, and will take place in Gothenburg on March 14-15.

12 Feb 2024

WISE industrial projects partners – Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak and Lund University explore ways to reduce carbon footprint of packaging materials.

8 Feb 2024

Sustainable Materials: Key Enablers for a Worldwide Environmental, Social and Economic Transformation

In a recent Correspondence to Nature Materials, WISE-affiliated researchers urge scholars to expand the envelope of sustainability and circularity in Materials Science research with a systematic perspective.