3 Oct 2023
A new WISE fellow in Nanoporous materials for sustainable solutions
“When I told my former supervisor about the WISE start-up package, he described it as the scientific equivalent of winning the lottery!”
17 Aug 2023
Yury is one of our speakers at the Welcome Meeting conference, August 28-30.
Yury Gogotsi is a Distinguished University Professor and Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Endowed Chair in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. He also serves as Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute.
He has received numerous awards for his research including the Ceramic Prize from the World Academy of Ceramics, the Materials Research Society (MRS) Medal, the American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in the Chemistry of Materials, etc. He has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the World Academy of Ceramics, the European Academy of Sciences, and many professional societies. He holds honorary doctorates from several European Universities.
When are you planning to visit Sweden?
-My next visit to Sweden is planned for the end of August 2023, when I will be attending the WISE Welcome meeting. I’ll visit again in mid-November 2023 to serve as an official opponent on a Ph.D. defense at Linköping University. A longer visit is planned for 2024.
Are there any research activities planned?
-We have already published a couple of joint papers with my colleagues at Linköping University, who are European leaders in research on MXenes -a large and quickly growing family of two-dimensional carbides and nitrides that we discovered with my colleagues and students at Drexel University more than a decade ago. I look forward to expanding our highly productive collaboration with the WISE team members and I envision organizing a workshop on MXenes in Sweden. I hope to get a chance to visit all 6 universities involved in the WISE program.
Can you tell us about your own research?
-My research is currently focused on Mxenes, which are nanometer-thin 2D flakes with extreme strength, high electrical conductivity, and the ability to strongly interact with electromagnetic waves across the entire spectrum, from ultraviolet and visible light to radio waves. MXenes can potentially be used in applications ranging from photonics to cancer treatment, to shielding electronics from electromagnetic noise and protecting people from harmful strong fields to printable antennas and flexible/wearable electronics. In my lab, we work on discovering new MXenes and MAX phase precursors, decreasing the cost and improving the safety of MXene synthesis (looking for more sustainable manufacturing processes), exploring properties of MXenes, and developing applications (usually, in collaboration with experts in specific fields). We look forward to new exciting discoveries coming from our collaboration with Swedish researchers!
Could you share your thoughts on the challenges materials science faces to promote a sustainable society?
-Materials manufacturing is a major source of environmental pollution (think of the mining and steel industry) and this is a major challenge for us. Materials we produce for our needs also create waste and pollution (think of packaging and microplastics), if they are not degradable and cannot be recycled. By developing nanomaterials and miniaturizing devices, we can decrease the total volume of manufactured materials. By replacing toxic elements (for example, cadmium and lead) with more benign ones, such as titanium and zinc, we can minimize the negative impact on humans and the environment. Recycling and environmental degradability will be increasingly important and should be considered when developing new materials for a sustainable society. Materials are not a cause of the problem – they are a solution.
3 Oct 2023
“When I told my former supervisor about the WISE start-up package, he described it as the scientific equivalent of winning the lottery!”
22 Sep 2023
“Twisted or planar?” is the question Assistant Professor at Lund University and WISE faculty member, Maning Liu, and his colleagues explore in their new article.
20 Sep 2023
The projects call opens on 20 September.
31 Aug 2023
Welcome Meeting 2023 sparked networking and exciting discussions. On 28-30 August more than 200 WISE researchers and distinguished guests gathered at Vildmarkshotellet in Kolmården, outside of Norrköping.
25 Aug 2023
We are happy to introduce Martin Månsson, one of our great speakers at WISE Welcome Meeting, August 28-30.
24 Aug 2023
We are happy to introduce Professor Olof Karis, one of our great speakers at WISE Welcome Meeting, August 28-30.
22 Aug 2023
We are happy to introduce Professor Tomas Kåberger, one of our great speakers at WISE Welcome Meeting, August 28-30.
21 Aug 2023
We are happy to introduce Professor Cecilia Persson, one of our great speakers at WISE Welcome Meeting, August 28-30.
15 Aug 2023
Magda is one of our speakers at the Welcome Meeting conference, August 28-30.
29 Jun 2023
WISE (The Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability), the largest single investment ever in materials science in Sweden, which is carried out at seven of Sweden’s leading research universities, is now establishing national research infrastructures.
(Byline Thor Balkhed, Linköping University)
21 Jun 2023
Daniel Simon is American and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He has a PhD in Physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he first entered the world of organic (bio)electronics.
20 Jun 2023
WISE and WASP open a joint call on June 20. Up to 30 million SEK will be invested in the projects, financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation.
7 Jun 2023
Out of the 49 applications submitted to the WISE-ip1 call, 28 projects were finally approved and will be funded by WISE and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW).
25 May 2023
49 applications were submitted in the first industrial PhD and Postdoc call from which 28 projects (14 PhD & 14 Postdoc) have been granted funding.
23 May 2023
Petronella Norberg has been the Program Coordinator of WISE since the establishment of WISE in 2022.
17 May 2023
One of the first WISE Fellow recruitments is Matias Kagias.
11 May 2023
WISE is very proud to have outstanding Guest Professors participating in the program. We are happy to introduce Prof. Mikhail Katsnelson. Prof. Katsnelson head of Theory of Condensed Matter group at Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
5 May 2023
WISE is very proud to have outstanding Professors participating in the program. We are happy to introduce Prof. Sheng Guo from Chalmers University of Technology.
4 May 2023
The first call for WISE Industrial PhD student and Postdoc projects is now closed. WISE received in total 49 applications from a broad spectrum of companies, ranging from start-ups to some of the largest industries in Sweden.
2 May 2023
WISE is very proud to have outstanding Professors participating in the program. We are happy to introduce Prof. Karin Lundgren from Chalmers University of Technology.
27 Apr 2023
The WISE research program is advancing rapidly. Recruitment initiatives for different positions are taking place and the research projects at our partner universities will be up and running shortly.
21 Apr 2023
Cooperation between industry and academia – necessary to handle large challenges in society.
31 Mar 2023
The first call for WISE Industrial PhD student and postdoc positions opens 1 April.
29 Mar 2023
More than 100 people from the WISE community, as well as industry representatives, gathered in Stockholm on 22-23 March at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) for the first-ever WISE Dialogue.
21 Mar 2023
We are happy to introduce Jonas Weissenrieder, one of our speakers at the WISE Dialogue conference, March 22-23.
16 Mar 2023
We are happy to introduce Maria Åstrand, one of our speakers at the WISE Dialogue conference, March 22-23.
15 Mar 2023
We are happy to introduce Stefan Månsson, one of our great speakers, to present at WISE Dialogue, March 22-23.
13 Mar 2023
We are happy to introduce Anneli Kruve, one of our great speakers, to present at WISE Dialogue, March 22-23.
8 Mar 2023
Anna Delin is full professor at KTH since 2011. She leads a research group with focus on magnetic and quantum phenomena in materials.
3 Mar 2023
We are happy to introduce Carl Folke, one of our great speakers, to present at WISE Dialogue, March 22-23.