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Fahmi Himo was elected to KVA

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) elected seven new members at its meeting on 12 February. One of the new members is Professor Fahmi Himo, a chemist at Stockholm University.

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Lignin paves the way for a fossil-free society

Lignin is the substance that gives plants strength and resilience. Properties that make lignin a promising replacement for materials produced from oil and coal. Researchers at Stockholm University are investigating the potential of lignin as a basis for future materials.

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Unlocking the Secrets of Zeolites

Scientists from Stockholm University, East China Normal University, and the Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology have achieved just that with their groundbreaking research on zeolites, a class of materials crucial to many industrial processes.

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Six researchers share SEK 175 million from the Wallenberg Foundation

The importance of Arctic methane emissions for the climate, how matter is formed and broken down, evolutionary shifts in the plant kingdom, and new effective methods for producing bioactive substances that will meet future needs for medicines and advanced electronics. These are just a few examples of basic research at Stockholm University that has received funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

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CIVIS-courses

Take the opportunity for a shorter international mobility through the European Universities initiative alliance Civis, where Stockholm University takes part.

Congratulations Mika Sipponen, new Wallenberg Academy Fellow!

Knut and Alice Wallenberg's foundation appoints 31 Wallenberg Academy Fellows this year, one of them is MMK associate professor Mika Sipponen! These prestigious funds will cover research over five years. After the end of the first period, it is possible to apply for another five years of financing.

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The Arrhenius Lab celebrated its 50th birthday!

For 50 years, outstanding research and teaching has taken place in the Arrhenius Laboratory. It is named after the first ever Swedish Nobel laurate, Svante Arrhenius, professor of physics at Stockholms högskola (now Stockholm University). This was properly celebrated on Friday November 10th!

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 - Quantum dots

Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 for the discovery and development of quantum dots. These tiny quantum systems have unique properties and many applications: they emit light used in television screens and LED lamps, they catalyse chemical reactions, and their emission marks the borders of tumor tissue for a surgeon. Ana Predojević, is associate professor at Fysikum: "We use the best tools and methods available to modern science to generate quantum light, harness its unique properties, and bring it closer to real-world application."

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Radical Tool in Nature's Chemistry Toolbox Depicted

Researchers at DBB have determined the structure of one of nature's sharpest chemical tools, a protein radical. The results help us understand how nature can carry out very challenging chemical reactions and can ultimately be used in both medicine and green chemistry applications.

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Research in focus when the university filled the City Hall

Education and knowledge were celebrated in the Stockholm City Hall at the end of September when the university celebrated newly graduated doctors and new professors at the annual Inauguration and conferment ceremony. During the evening, jubilee doctors and honorary doctors were conferred, and the Award for Good Teaching and the University’s large gold medal was awarded.

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Have a nice summer!

We wish all students and employees at the Chemistry Section a very relaxing and beautiful summer!

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Study visit from Mörbyskolan at DBB

On April 3, students in year 8 from Mörbyskolan visited the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.

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"PRISMAS has a unique collaborative and multicomponent environment and connects fundamental science

A new intersectoral and interdisciplinary project between nine Swedish Universities and MAX IV – a Ph.D. programme called PRISMAS – launches in January 2023. The program is dedicated to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Horizon Europe's essential research and innovation areas. The project will create a connected network of next-generation X-ray experts, enabling various stakeholders to take full advantage of world-leading synchrotron facilities such as MAX IV, while tackling current societal challenges in the same breath.

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“Being a researcher in Sweden has been a dream job”

International researchers were welcomed at a reception in Stockholm City Hall at the end of November. Stockholm and Sweden are at the forefront of supporting science and equality, according to researchers attending the reception.

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Congratulations Dr Sahar and Dr Erik!

Sahar Sultan and Erik Svensson Grape defended their thesis this week, congratulations to both of you for passing! And also, congrats Erik on getting the VR grant for post doc studies abroad!

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Nobel laureates lecture at Stockholm University

18 Nobel laureates visit Stockholm University during this year's Nobel Week. Listen to this year's Nobel laureates in the Aula Magna on Thursday December 8 at KVA's official Nobel lectures.

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Mika Sipponen to receive an ERC Starting Grant on lignin research!

Mika Sipponen has been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant worth EUR 1.5 million for the project Circular lignin materials from well-defined functional building blocks (CIRCULIG). Sipponen, Assistant Professor and docent at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), is one of the 408 winners selected out of nearly 3000 applicants across all disciplinaries in the competitive call.

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Anneli Kruve receives VR funding to study Endocrine Disruptives using AI in silico !

Congratulations to MMK’s Anneli Kruve who received a VR grant from the Medicine and health area! The project “MS2Tox: Deep Learning for Automated Prediction of the Endocrine Disruptive Potency of Chemicals in Complex Mixtures” will evaluate the possibility of combining non-target liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry (LC/HRMS) and AI to better predict the hazard of the chemicals.

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Looking for an external thesis project? Volvo is looking for you!

Volvo are looking for a student interested in the project "Sustainable alternative of petrochemical based polymer". The project may be conducted in-house at SU with professor Aji Mathew as supervisor.

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Master's students in Sustainable Chemistry, visit Camfil in Trosa

Our masters' programs are all well connected in both science and industry. During the course "Materials Chemistry for Environmental Applications" the masters students in Sustainable Chemistry went for a study visit to Camfil in Trosa.

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Arnold retired after 39 years at MMK!

Today we said goodbye to Arnold who is to retire after 39(!) years at MMK. He was sent of with cake, presents and speeches. 

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Summer courses through the international CIVIS programme

Travel abroad, learn new skills, get hands-on experience and expand your knowledge with our interdisciplinary and challenge-based short-term courses! Our CIVIS mobility programmes are FREE and open to all students enrolled in one of our member universities

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New European network on sustainable use of tree bark for wooden construction

Wooden construction is important for many European countries. Stockholm University will coordinate an ERA-NET ForestValue project that brings together partners from six European countries to develop and demonstrate sustainable technologies for the utilization of bark residues from the forest industry.

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Stockholm University ranks 74 in the world

Stockholm University is ranked 74 in the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Shanghai Ranking, placing the university second in Sweden.

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