Student’s Spotlight

Giovanni Tizzanini is a PhD student at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg. Giovanni is working in the Applied Chemistry division under the supervision of Professor Anna Ström. Giovanni’s research spans food science, material science, and nutrition, focusing on the behavior of biopolymers such as pectin and gelatin. These versatile materials are not only crucial […]

Arun Haridas Choolakkal, a final-year PhD student at the Thin Film Physics division of Linköping University, is set to defend his thesis in December 2024. His research is a significant contribution to the filed of solid-state neutron detectors, driven by the need for alternative to 3He neutron detectors. Arun’s PhD project centres on the development […]

Elena Naumovska is a PhD student from Chalmers University of Technology. The search for renewable energy solutions has increased the interest in proton conducting perovskite-type oxides, particularly for their application in intermediate temperature fuel cells. Elena adopts a multi-technique approach to investigate these materials. Her research aims to identify key questions regarding the local structure […]

Bradley is a PhD student in Materials Chemistry at the Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, within Lund University. His project focuses on small angle scattering of both neutrons and x-rays, alongside a handful of complimentary techniques commonly used within the soft matter realm.   Bradley’s current work explores the nanoscale structure of a class of […]

Tim is a PhD at the Materials Physics divisions of Uppsala University. He works in the Soft Matter group on time- and interface dependent ordering processes of soft crystals. His project can help with understanding how the microstructure of polymer micellar systems is affected by interfaces and mechanical strain. As a next step these effects […]

Frank is a third-year PhD student from KTH, Applied Physics, working in the SMaRT group on low dimensional quantum materials, such as superconductors and quantum magnets. His project can help in further understanding the phases of many body quantum systems, which could in term aid in furthering material-based solutions to be used in new technologies […]

Yuqing is a PhD student from KTH studying quantum materials such as 2 dimensional (2D) materials. There, the “2D” includes not only thin films, but also quasi low-dimensional materials which are bulk material by themselves but are treated as 2D, considering their low coupling between the natural plane in nuclear structures. For example, the van […]

Leo is a PhD student at Chalmers University working on the characterization and synthesis of melt-processable materials derived from wheat bran. Polysaccharides, such as cellulose or xylan are not melt-processable in their native state. However, with chemical modification, these abundant natural polymers can be transformed into materials exhibiting plastic-like processability and mechanical properties. In his […]

Karthika is a PhD student from Uppsala University, working on the structure-property relationship in magnetic materials. Her primary focus involves working with metallic alloys, specifically magnetic quasicrystal approximants. Her research project consists of two main parts: the first delves into complex magnetic structures, with a focus on understanding non-trivial magnetic ground states and identifying universal […]

Juanita is a third-year PhD student from Lund University, focused on understanding the formation of silk model systems—specifically, recombinant Cylindriform silk and reconstituted silkworm silk. Her project will help in developing new design rules for mediating protein self-assembly by examining the aqueous polymer processing exhibited by cylindriform silk proteins. The transfer of this technology could […]