Organisation
The Department of Chemistry is led by the Head of the Department and the Deputy Head of the Department, with support from the department's board.

Heads of the Department
Head of the Department: Niklas Hedin
Deputy Head of the Department: Belen Martín-Matute
Department management
The Head of Department, together with the Deputy Head of Department, leads the department’s operations and its management team, who holds delegated personnel responsibility.
Head of Administration: Lisa Hugosson
Head of Infrastructure: Ulrich Häussermann
Head of Safety and Work Environment: Ulrike Schimpf
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Mats Johnsson
The management group´s extended members:
Department Economist: Daniel Emanuelsson-Paulson
Director of Advanced Studies: Joseph Samec
Director of PhD Studies: Ulrika Nilsson
Administrative Head of Chemistry Section & Student Affairs Office: Helena Bergman
Department board
The department head and deputy department head serve as permanent members of the board. Other board members and their alternates are elected for three years, while student representatives are elected annually. The current board’s term runs from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027.
Researchers and lectures
Head of the Department Niklas Hedin, deputy Jiayin Yuan
Deputy Head of the department Belen Martín-Matute, deputy Miguel Rivero Crespo
Anneli Kruve, deputy Ulrika Nilsson
Hanna Boström, deputy Erica Zeglio
Joseph Samec, deputy Berit Olofsson
Kálmán Szabo, deputy Pher Andersson
Lennart Bergström, deputy Aji Mathew
Mattias Edén, deputy Mats Johnsson
Mika Sipponen, deputy Tom Willhammar
Xiaodong Zou, deputy Aleksander Lyubartsev
Technical and administrative staff
Elin Solnevik, deputy Åsa Andersson
Martin Roxengren, deputy Daniel Emanuelsson-Paulsson
Students representatives
Strategy group
The department's core activities encompass analytical, inorganic, materials, organic, and physical chemistry, with a focus on research, education, and collaboration. Each area is led by a research subject coordinator, who is part of the strategy group advising the Head of Department. The Deputy Head of Department serves as Chair. Below are the research subject coordinators for each area:
Analytical Chemistry: Ulrika Nilsson
Inorganic Chemistry: Xiaodong Zou
Materials Chemistry: Jiayin Yuan
Organic Chemistry: Kálmán J Szabó
Physical Chemistry: Alexander Lyubartsev
Chemistry section & Student affairs office board
The Chemistry Section & Student Affairs Office, organised under the Department of Chemistry, oversees all undergraduate education in collaboration with the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biophysics, ensuring teaching is based on scientific principles. Below are the board members:
Administrative Head of Chemistry Section & Student Affairs Office: Helena Bergman
Head of Department of Chemistry: Niklas Hedin
Head of Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics: alternate Daniel Daley
Vice Dean of Chemistry Section: Nicole Pamme
PhD council
All members of the PhD council 2025 appointed by the Student union at Stockholm University:
Last updated: April 9, 2025
Source: Department of Chemistry