Contribute to vital materials research

LiU is already a world leader in materials science. We now want to build more research environments to faster develop new technologies based on sustainable materials. This may involve materials that, in the presence of sunlight, create green fuel or break down pollutants. Or materials that can capture and convert carbon dioxide into something useful. The transition we are facing will definitely require new materials and technologies that go beyond the solutions we see today.

Johanna Rosén is a professor of materials physics. With her research team, she develops hard materials for the tool industry as well as extremely thin two-dimensional materials, where a teaspoon of the material can cover an entire football field. The large surface area of thin materials in relation to volume and weight means that they often have unusual properties and great potential in a variety of areas, such as energy storage and water purification. The goal of Johanna Rosén’s research is to create better and more sustainable materials than those used today, for a wide range of applications. The researchers are working both to improve existing materials and to develop completely new materials with tailored properties.

“Only imagination sets the limits for where our materials can be used. We can try to develop material for almost everything, if we are told what needs there are,” says Johanna Rosén.