Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM)

Evolutionary genetics of ageing and sex differences - Friberg Group

Research in our group focuses on two fascinating biological phenomena – ageing and sex differences - and their interesting intersection. To answer questions related to these topics we conduct research using the model organism Drosophila melanogaster.

Crop evolution - Hagenblad Group

Humans rely on crop plants for food, medicine, clothing and many other functions. The Hagenblad lab studies how crop plants have spread across the world and how they have adapted to different climates and cultivation methods.

Hammarström Lab

We are interested in protein misfolding, amyloid formation and disease, both on the molecular level and in the cellular perspective.

FunMat-II

FunMat-II is a second generation competence center in material science, focusing its efforts to the areas of functional surfaces for cutting tools, fuel cells and batteries.

Functional electronic materials

In the Functional Electronic Materials group, we conduct scientific research on various state-of-the-art materials.

Biotechnology

The focus of our research is on monitoring, optimisation and control of biological systems.

AFM 2022: The 4th Conference on Advanced Functional Materials

AFM 2022 is a conference that highlights research within the area of advanced functional materials. Find content from the conference and more here.

Nanophysics and non-linear optics

The research in our unit deals with materials physics, quantum physics, non-linear optics and quantum chemistry.

Semiconductor Device Materials

Our research focuses on the development of novel semiconductor materials for high-frequency and power electronics.

SMILE - Increasing SME access for Innovation to Large-scale Infrastructures

SMILE wants to actively inspire small and medium sized enterprises within Life Science Technology in the region of Eastern Central Sweden to take advantage of the opportunities for applications of new technologies.

Theory of disordered materials

Research and publications in Theory of Disordered Materials.

Materials Optics unit

We combine material optics and development of ellipsometric methodology to analyse optical properties and nanostructures of bulk materials, thin films and their interfaces.

Animal behaviour, personality and cognition - Lovlie Group

We are interested in understanding behavioural variation, and most of our research is on causes and consequences of animal personality, including links to cognition, sexual selection. We mainly (but not only) use red junglefowl as our model species.

Centre for III-nitride technology (C3NiT)

The C3NiT – a Vinnova Competence Centre – aims to establish a platform for generating and exploiting cutting-edge research in III-nitride semiconductors for the next generation of power and high frequency electronics,

Nano-materials Science unit

Conducting focused research aimed at understanding and controlling atomistic processes during synthesis of nanostructures and thin films.

Animal behaviour, domestication and welfare – Jensen Group

What guides the many facets of how animals behave? How has it changed during domestication, and what does it tell us about their welfare? Focusing on chickens and dogs, we tackle such questions using ethology, genetics and epigenetics.

Electron Microscopy of Materials unit

Our research focuses on the application and development of advanced electron microscopy techniques to study the structure and chemistry of materials at the highest attainable spatial resolution.

Terahertz Materials Analysis Center - THeMAC

The Terahertz Materials Analysis Center (THeMAC) is a central open-access facility at IFM, Linköping University (LiU) built around the only Terahertz (THz) frequency domain ellipsometer and THz optical Hall effect instrument in Europe.

ProLinC

PROtein folding and Ligand INteraction Core facility (ProLinC) at Linköping University.

Conference on Defects in Solids for Quantum Technologies (DSQT2020) postponed until 2022

Conference on Defects in Solids for Quantum Technologies (DSQT) After consulting with the invited speakers, the conference has been postponed to June, 2022

Ab initio methods and energy materials

The centre in nano science and technology (CeNano)

The Centre in Nano science and technology (CeNano) is an organisation within Linköping Institute of Technology (LiTH) at Linköping University. CeNano acts for exposure and strengthening of the research in nano science and nano technology at LiTH.

LiU-UFBA network

The LiU-UFBA network is a research and education network in materials science based in Linköping University (Sweden) and Federal University of Bahia (Brazil).

Wide bandgap semiconductors

We are strengthening our role in the development of solid-state quantum systems, such as optical active spin quantum bits, quantum memories and registers.

Materials Design

How far can we push the design and tailoring of materials properties for known and future applications? This ultimately depends on the control of the atomic constituents while composing and structuring a material.

Genetic architecture of brain structure - Henriksen Group

We use populations of both wild and domestic chickens to identifying the genetic architecture underlying variation in avian brain size and composition, as well as elucidating the effects and pathways of maternal stress.

The genomic basis of feralisation and domestication - Wright Group

Our research focuses on the genetic basis of domestication, feralisation and behaviour. We use the twin processes of domestication and feralisation to unravel the genetic basis of complex traits.

Evolution of heart size in birds - Altimiras Group

The heart size determines aerobic scope and flight performance of birds. By comparing different South American Tinamous with Red Junglefowl and quail we want to understand evolutionary steps leading to the enhanced performance of modern birds.

Ecological networks and community ecology

We use ecological networks and other modelling approaches to address a variety of community ecology questions.

Sustainable nutrient and energy management

Natural resources are the building blocks of any eco system. Understanding where these resources are, how they flow on our landscapes, and why we see these use patterns are key questions to inform more sustainable management.

Future land use in Sweden

Planning for nutrient and energy recovery through biogas for future sustainable food systems.

Urban Agriculture as Blue-green Infrastructure

Urban agriculture is increasing in popularity but is understudied in terms of nutrients. This project fills part of this knowledge gap by looking at food gardens and nutrient cycling in Linköping.

Functional Materials unit

We investigate the properties of thin films synthesized using various Vapor Deposition and Sputtering techniques.

The sublimation materials unit

The sublimation materials unit focuses on exploring silicon carbide semiconductors, graphene, other low-dimensional materials, and their energy and environmental applications.

Biomolecular and organic electronics

Regarding research on solar cells, we study structure formation when solutions of conjugated organic molecules form solid films

Energy Materials unit

We conduct fundamental and application-inspired studies in the general area of thin-film materials for energy applications. Among others, we investigate thermoelectrics, ionic conductors for fuel-cell applications, MAX phases and hard coatings.

SIMARC - Swedish Interdisciplinary Magnetic Resonance Center

The Swedish Interdisciplinary Magnetic Resonance Center is a cross-disciplinary research center, aiming to bring together and facilitate idea and information exchanges between the disciplines that use Magnetic Resonance.

Nucleic Acids Technologies Lab

The Nucleic Acids Technologies Lab explores the use of nucleic acids as biorecognition molecules to develop highly specific and sensitive systems, with various detection modalities.

Molecular Physics

We use and develop concepts and tools from physics and chemistry to solve problems of biological and biomedical relevance, and the activities span from basic to applied research.

Laboratory of molecular materials

We are a multidisciplinary team with a passion for science. Our research is focused on design and development of molecules, soft materials and hybrid nanoscale components and devices for a wide range of biomedical applications.

Materials Design and Informatics

The research in the unit of Materials Design and Informatics is aimed at increased understanding of the theory of materials and has applications in the development of new materials

Physics at extreme conditions

Fundamental Science of Thin Films unit

We aim at increasing the atomistic understanding of vapor phase deposition, ion-surface interactions, and phase transitions in advanced materials.

Human-animal interaction - Roth Group

We study domesticated animals such as dogs and horses in their interaction with humans and how humans and everyday life affect the animals in the short and long-term. Our focus is on the behaviour of the animal but also on hormonal changes.

The sensory world of mammals - Laska Group

We study the mechanisms underlying between-species differences in sensory capabilities. Which roles do genes, anatomy, ecology, and behavior play in this context? Further, we study lateralized behavior, e.g. limb preferences, in mammals.

Environmental Epigenetics - Guerrero-Bosagna Group

We investigate how environmental exposures such as nutrition, contaminants or stress interfere with developmental and epigenetic mechanisms in various model organisms.

Conservation Ecology Group

The management of species-rich grassland and deciduous forests have changed drastically over the last 80 years. Many species have become rare and endangered as the resources and habitat decreased. We study what is needed to preserve diversity.

Network medicine pipeline

In this project we will, together with pharmaceutical companies combine and refine three recently proposed network based concepts for development of a computational pipe-line for analysing big data for precisions medicine.

von Castelmur lab

We want to explore the evolutionary relationship and functional repurposing of human proteins acquired by picornaviruses to develop new antiviral medicine and help gain better understanding of the lifecycle of these biomedically important viruses.

Plasma and Coating Physics

The Plasma & Coatings Physics group is a division at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), addressing challenges of contemporary materials science and technology through the synthesis of novel films and nanomaterials.

Bionics and Transduction Science

The Bionic and Transductor Science unit conductrs research in the interface between biology, material science, transducers and microsystem technology.

Chemical Sensor Systems

In the research group for Chemical sensor systems, we do research on chemical sensors and electrochemistry. We apply our research to use in sensor systems, typically in research collaborations with companies or other societal actors.

Applied Sensor Science

We work on development and characterization of chemical gas sensors, silicon carbide field effect transistors, graphene and other 2D materials for gas sensors.

Optical Devices Laboratory

At Optical Devices Laboratory we research on methods and devices for optical chemical sensing, such as disposable and autonomous lab-on-a-chip systems, and optical devices conceived for universal interfacing to readout instruments.

Agora Materiae Graduate School

Helping degree and licentiate students in the research field of novel functional materials excel in their fields, in a truly multidisciplinary environment.

Sensor and Actuator Systems

Sensor and Actuator Systems (SAS) conducts multidisciplinary research on all areas of transduction sciences from materials for sensors, and systems integration to cell free synthetic biology lab-on-a-chip detection and soft robots.

Nanoscale Engineering

Our vision is to generate knowledge that will trigger a paradigm shift with respect to the way contemporary materials are created.

Ångströmhuset - electron microscopy

Ångströmhuset is a purpose-built environment, enabling continuous and noise free operation of one of the world’s sharpest (scanning) transmission electron microscopes.

Forum Scientium Graduate School

Graduate school Forum Scientium, a bridge between medicine, natural sciences and engineering, stimulates creativity and a common use of ideas, knowledge, and equipment.

Translational bioinformatics

Many currently used drugs are ineffective for treating complex diseases. However, modern biology today generates enormous amounts of inexpensive, accurate, high-throughput data (‘omics), at several molecular levels.§

Theoretical chemistry

Our research in theoretical chemistry mainly focuses on molecular machines, photochemical reaction mechanisms, photosensory proteins, molecular properties and enzyme catalysis.

AVIAN - Behavioural Genomics and Physiology group

The AVIAN - Behavioural Genomics and Physiology group at Linköping University studies the genetic basis of behaviour and physiology.

Theory and Modelling

Pushing science forward through mathematical modelling and computer simulations.

Theoretical Physics

Theoretical physics deals with understanding of nature. In our research we use fundamental principles and basic concepts to develop mathematical models that are then studied by means of analytical and numerical methods.