With a total of 50 grants awarded, Lund University maintains its strong position in the field of natural and engineering sciences in the national competition between the country's higher education institutions.
- Our researchers account for just over a quarter of the grants awarded to Lund University. It is gratifying that the Department of Physics continues to hold its own in the national competition for research grants from the Swedish Research Council,’ says Else Lytken, Head of Department.
The Swedish Research Council has decided on a number of calls within natural and engineering sciences in 2024. In total, the Swedish Research Council will grant almost SEK 1.29 billion for the years 2025-2028.
Lund physicists awarded grants in this year's VR call:
Alexander Konnov, Division of Combustion Physics:
Superadiabatic combustion of sustainable aviation fuels: experiments and modelling, 5 070 000 SEK.
Elias Kristensson, Division of Combustion Physics:
Microscopic, high-sensitivity attosecond video imaging of plasma phenomena, SEK 4 470 000.
Elizabeth Blackburn, Department of Synchrotron Light Physics:
Exploring the links between electronic instabilities and glitter distortions in copper dioxide-based superconductors, SEK 4 222 000.
Christelle Prinz, Division of Solid State Physics:
Longitudinal sequencing of single cells using nanotubes, SEK 4 000 000.
Claes Thelander, Division of Solid State Physics:
Symmetry-protected electron states in annular quantum dots, SEK 4 200 000.
Marcus Dahlström, Division of Mathematical Physics:
Ultrafast dynamics of correlating electrons in strong laser fields: investigations of effective many-body spaces, SEK 4 222 000.
Mathieu Gisselbrecht, Division of Synchrotron Light Physics:
Young's slit experiments for attosecond chemistry, 4 222 000 SEK
Martin Leijnse, Division of Solid State Physics:
Quantum dots as a platform for topological superconductivity, 4 470 000 SEK
Mats-Erik Pistol, Division of Solid State Physics:
Crystal phases in III-V materials, SEK 4 222 000.
Olle Lundh, Division of Atomic Physics:
Fundamental studies and applications of laser-based accelerators, SEK 4 160 000.
Thomas Bensby, Division of Astrophysics:
Deep tomography of the Galactic bulge with 4MOST and infrared dwarfs. SEK 4 150 000.
Valentina Santoro, Division of Particle and Nuclear Physics:
The first particle physics experiment at ESS: Search for axion-like particles at the HIBEAM beamline, SEK 4 400 000.
Ville Maisi, Division of Solid State Physics:
Ultra-strong and efficient microwave photonics with semiconducting nanostructures, SEK 4 200 000.
Read more and see all the grants awarded on the Swedish Research Council website.