Monica Westman Svenselius

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Monica Westman Svenselius

Communications Officer

A science journalist and previous newshound, with ambitions in the field of public education.

Presentation

My principal task is to spread LiU’s engineering research to companies, organisations, the media and the general public in Sweden and the rest of the world. I have one of the most exciting jobs in the university. I have worked with science and engineering journalism for my entire adult life, and have been employed at LiU since the autumn of 2011. 

In different ways and with different methods I contribute to spreading knowledge about
crucial research breakthroughs and exciting, unexpected and beneficial research results within engineering, mathematics and science.

Press service

I am a member of the central Communications and Marketing Division and Press Service at LiU. Contact me by phone or e-mail if you want to get hold of a researcher in a hurry with knowledge in an engineering-related or economic field, or if you require further photographs for a press release we have published.

I have special responsibilities for communication within some large research programmes, such as WASP (the Wallenberg Autonomy and Software Program), AFM (Advanced Functional Materials) and the Mistra REES (Resource-Efficient and Effective Solutions) programme. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you want to know more about these.

I also work with the LiU website, where I have responsibility for the popular scientific descriptions of the various research fields within engineering, mathematics and science.

Scouting

If you recognise my name from somewhere else, you are probably involved in scouting. I work on a voluntary basis with, among other things, the training of scout leaders on local, regional and national levels. I am also active in the Hanekind scout troop.

Internal positions

Member of steering group for LiU Electronic Press
Member of steering group for LiU Sustainable  

Teaching

Scientific Presentation for the General Public, doctoral course, 3 ECTS, Faculty of Science and Engineering

I have my office in the Galaxen Building, Campus Valla.

Research programmes

Material

Advanced Functional Materials

Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials, AFM, contributes at the highest level to the creation of knowledge. The work in highly competitive Centers of Excellence has been evaluated as excellent to outstanding by the VR, SSF, and Vinnova.

Mistraforskare och näringslivet

Mistra REES

Mistra REES – Resource-Efficient and Effective Solutions based on circular economy thinking is a 4-year research programme with a vision to advance the transition of the Swedish manufacturing industry towards a circular and sustainable economy.
Wallenberg Autonomous Systems Program

WASP

LiU is home to Wallenberg Autonomy and Software Program, WASP, Sweden’s largest ever individual research programme. The research is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and focusses on autonomous systems and software development.

WASP