Visit by KAW at WWSC KTH
Together with representatives from the central management of KTH, Peter Wallenberg Jr, Sara Mazur, and Axel Wallenberg from KAW visited WWSC KTH in March.
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Wallenberg Foundations support Ukrainian researchers
Due to the difficult situation in Ukraine, KAW, MMW and MAW have decided to announce support for the employment of Ukrainian researchers at Swedish universities. The support is a grant of 1 million SEK for a one year employment.
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Christian Müller awarded the ERC Consolidator grant
Christian Müller, Professor at Chalmers and WWSC member, is awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for making electronic textiles with conducting plastics .
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Batteries made of wood on national television – WWSC members the founders
The possibility of using the forest as raw material for energy storage is gaining increased interest. This week the work on wood-based batteries by the innovative start-up company Ligna Energy was featured in the news program Rapport on the Swedish national television. But did you know that WWSC researchers are the founders of the company?
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Monica Ek is awarded the Ekman Medal
Professor Monica Ek, KTH, is awarded the 2021 Ekman Medal. The medal is awarded by the Swedish Paper and Cellulose Engineering Association (SPCI) for meritorious technical or scientific contributions in the Swedish forest industry.
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Eleni Stavrinidou receives ERC Starting Grant
Eleni Stavrinidou, senior lecturer and principal investigator at Electronic Plants at Linköping University’s Laboratory of Organic Electronics and WWSC member is awarded ERC Starting Grant of approximately EUR 1.5 million.
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Christian Müller promoted to Wallenberg Scholar
The Wallenberg Scholar program focuses on Sweden’s leading senior researchers and gives the researchers long.term funding to carry out world-class research. WWSC member Christian Müller, professor at Chalmers, is one of the 2022 Wallenberg Scholars.
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Poster-prize winners at WWSC Winter Workshop 2021
The first physical WWSC workshop since the pandemic was held in November. One of the highlights was the session where the students presented their work. The jury had a tough time deciding the winners of best pitch- and poster presentation!
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WWSC members among the new Wallenberg Academy Fellows
WWSC members Klas Tybrandt and Simone Fabiano, Linköping University, are among the 27 newly appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows .
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WWSC receives increased funding from KAW for the research on sustainable materials
The continuation of WWSC receives 380 million SEK from Knut Alice Wallenberg’s Foundation. The increased funding leads to that the research program “New materials from trees for a sustainable future” is expanded to make possible a more sustainable future.
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Researchers make plants store energy
A research team at Linköping University, led by Eleni Stavrinidou, have made plants store energy in their root system. The results open up new possibilities for novel types of functional materials and biocomposites.
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Apply for the Competence development award and the Young Researcher’s award
The Gunnar Sundblad Foundation’s research fund wants to promote the development, renewal and competitiveness of the fiber-based industry. Now the application for the foundation’s Competence award and Young Researcher’s award is open.
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