SUCCeSS activities
Here you can view webinars, funding, workshops and participation in external conferences related to SUCCeSS.
SUCCeSS webinars
Seminar on Sustainable Mycomaterials, February 2025
Sustainable Mycomaterials
Speakers:
- Ville Pihlajaniemi, Chief Technology Officer, Enifer (Finland)
- Tiffany Abitbol, Assistant Professor, EPFL (Switzerland)
Moderated by Mika Sipponen associate professor Department of Chemistry, Stockholm University.
Synthetic Mechanochemistry: Exploring different scales and new reactivity, October 2024
The different scales of mechanochemistry
Duncan Browne, Professor, University College London
A study on hypervalent iodine reactivity in mechanochemical settings
Sayad Doobary-Vobora, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stockholm University
Moderated by Berit Olofsson, Professor at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University
Organic electronic materials and devices for a sustainable future, September 2024
Epishine – organic solar cells in practice
Dr. Anders Elfwing, Epishine, Linköping, Sweden
Natural Dielectrics for Sustainable Organic Electronics
Dr. Mihai Irimia-Vladu, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
Moderated by Erica Zeglio, Assistant Professor at the Department of MMK, Stockholm University
Innovations in Chemical Synthesis and Drug Discovery: Automation and DNA-Encoded Libraries, May 2024
Towards a fully automated chemistry lab
Michael Kossenjans, Director of Chemistry, Discovery Sciences unit, AstraZeneca, Sweden
An introduction to DNA-encoded chemical library technology
Selmi Nidhal, Director of chemistry in the iLAB, Discovery sciences at AstraZeneca, Sweden
Moderated by Miguel Rivero-Crespo, Assistant Professor at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University
Sustainable Finance and Investing, April 2024
Fundamentals of Sustainable Business models
Fredrik Nordin, Professor & Head of Stockholm Business School at Stockholm University
Mathematical Models for Sustainable Investments
Dr. Caroline Löbhard, Founder and CEO/CO of Goldmarie Finazen GmbH, Berlin
Moderated by Henrik Hupatz, SUCCeSS Postdoctoral Researcher at Stockholm University
Circular Economy Challenges and Opportunities, March 2024
Non-toxic supply chains transparency, traceability, trade-offs and knowledge gaps
Natasja Börjeson, Post Doc, Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University.
RegioGreenTex a European science-industry collaboration
Stina Björquist, Researcher, Research Institutes of Sweden, RISE
Moderated by Linnea Cederholm, SUCCeSS Postdoctoral Researcher at Stockholm University.
Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Agriculture, February 2024
Managing Invasive Pest Species: The case in the Philippines
Divina M. Amalin, Director, Center for Natural Sciences and Environmental Research, DLSU, the Philippines
Digital Phenotyping for Plat Breeding and Variety Testing
Dan Jeric Rustia, Researcher, Greenhouse Automation and Robotics Team, WUR, the Netherlands
Plant Diseases Under Climate Change: An Evolutionary Perspective
Jiasui Zhan, Professor of Plant Pathology, Dep of Forest Mycology and Plant path, SLU, Sweden
Moderated by Joeselle Serrana, SUCCeSS Postdoctoral Researcher, Stockholm University
Bridging forestry, plant genetics, materials science and sustainability, January 2024
Importance of plant biomass composition for sustainability, materials science and climate change resilience
Edouard Pesquet, Professor at DEEP, Stockholm University
Towards a fossile free future- the role of forests and sustainable forest industry
Anna Karlberg, Vice President, Forest, R&D Stora Enso
Moderated by Joseph Samec, Professor at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University
Sustainable Organic Synthesis, perspective from Industry and Academia, November 2023
Johan Karlsson, strategic sustainability engineer at Cambrex
Belén Martín-Matute, Professor at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University
Moderator: Aji P. Mathew, Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
Circular opportunities and success stories, October 2023
Elin Bergman, Circular Economy Queen of Sweden, COO and spokesperson of Cradlenet, and one of the co-founders of the Nordic Circular Hotspot a collaboration platform for accelerating circular economy in the region.
Moderated by Anna Sobek, Deputy Director of SUCCeSS and Professor at ACES, Stockholm University
Watch the recording of the webinar
Safe and sustainable by design, June 2023
Safe and sustainable by design – an industrial perspective from Perstorp
Hanna Gustafsson & Lotta Glans, Perstorp
Electricity to replace chemical reagents
Helena Lundberg, Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Moderated by Oskar Karlsson, Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University
Perspectives on sustainable and circular textiles, May 2023
Textiles and chemicals from forestry residues
Jospeh Samec, Professor at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University
Textile recycling: Possibilities and challenges
Aji Mathew, Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
Moderated by Anneli Kruve, Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University
Toxicity screening and life cycle assessment as a tool for safe and sustainable design, March 2023
Life Cycle Thinking in Safe and Sustainable by Design Assessment
Dr. Hanna Holmqvist, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Molecular research for understanding toxicity of environmental contaminants
Oskar Karlsson, Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University
Moderated by Aji Mathew, Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
Biochar - a global solution to carbon sequestration?, February 2023
Hydrochars and pyrochars and their upgrading into activated carbon
Niklas Hedin, Professor in Materials Chemistry at MMK, Stockholm University
Biochar – a global solution to carbon sequestration? - An introduction of possibilities, markets and production
Ludvig Landen, Operations manager, innovation and development, Nordvästra Skånes Renhållning AB.
Moderated by Aji Mathew, Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
Watch the recording of the webinar
Future use and reuse of water in Sweden, December 2022
David Gustavsson, Sweden Water Research
Johannes Pohl, the water unit of Kalmar county
Uzair Akbar Khan, Post Doc, Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, SLU, Uppsala
Moderated by SUCCeSS members Malte Posselt Post Doc, Department of Environmental Science; Elias Broman, Post doc, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Science; Benoît Dessirier, researcher at the Baltic Sea Center, all from Stockholm University.
Machine learning and analytical chemistry guide transition to green energy, November 2022
From biomass to bio-energy. Investigation of the hydrothermal conversion process stream with high-resolution mass spectrometry
Daniil Salionov, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
How smart energy consumption can help us move away from fossil-based fuels
Karl Kaupmees, Gridi, Estonia
Moderated by Anneli Kruve, Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University
Textiles, what’s hiding in our used clothes and is there value in the waste? October 2022
How to reveal the chemical ”cocktail” hiding in our clothes - An analytical chemistry approach
Ulrika Nilsson, Professor in Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University
Creating value from textile waste
Caroline von Post, M Sc. Stormiepoodle/Beskow von Post
Moderated by Aji Mathew, Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
Watch the recording of the webinar
Green chemistry for a sustainable world, September 2022
Paul Anastas, Professor at Yale University, USA and Advisory board member at SUCCeSS
Moderated by Anna Sobek, Deputy Director of SUCCeSS and Professor at ACES, Stockholm University
Biomass as a resource, May 2022
Key lessons to make sustainable materials from lignin
Mika Sipponen, Assistant Professor at MMK, Stockholm University
Replacing fossil-based plastics and the journey to a circular bioeconomy
Matthew Smyth, Stora Enso
Moderated by Aji Mathew, Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
Watch the recording of the webinar
Untapped power of by-products for the food system - transforming the blue food sector, April 2022
Max Troell, Program Director, The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, and Associate Professor Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University
Dr. Madeline Linis Mörner, Program Director Future Food, Axfoundation.
Moderated by Anna Sobek, Deputy Director of SUCCeSS and Professor at ACES, Stockholm University
Voluntary initiatives for sustainability in global supply chain, March 2022
Voluntary Initiatives in an Era of Rising State Intervention: Observations and Critical Questions
Tim Bartley, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Stockholm University
Forest Stewardship Council, A global voluntary sustainability standard
Lena Dahl, Executive Director, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Sweden
Lena Dahl’s presentation
Watch the recording of the webinar
Moderated by Anna Sobek, Deputy Director of SUCCeSS and Professor at ACES, Stockholm University
The global threat from plastic pollution, February 2022
The global threat from plastic pollution
Matthew MacLeod, Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University
EU Standardization for plastic recycling: Case VOLVO
Dr. Peng Lui, Standardization engineer for non-metallic materials & plastics recycling at Volvo Group.
Moderated by Lennart Bergström, Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
A circular economy? Yes, but what about the hazardous chemicals?, January 2022
Speakers from the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KEMI)
Dr. Lina WendtRasch, Research Coordinator, Development of Legislation and Other Instruments
Dr Robin Vestergren, Research Coordinator, Chemicals in a Circular Economy
Moderated by Christina Rudén, Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University
Sustainable fashion and textiles, December 2021
Planetary perspective for fashion and textile industry
Tiina Häyhä and Celinda Palm, Stockholm Resilience Center (SRC), Stockholm University
Sustainable materials for textile industry – Case: SPINNOVA
Pia Qvintus, Business Development Director, Spinnova
Moderated by Aji Mathew, Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
Watch the recording of the webinar
Towards NetZero Materials & Technology Developments @ Empa in Switzerland, November 2021
Tanja Zimmermann, Director at EMPA, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, and Advisory board member at SUCCeSS
Moderated by Aji Mathew, Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
Participation in external conferences
SUCCeSS representatives at Treesearch Progress 2024, October 2024
SUCCeSS coordinator Dr. Varvara Apostolopoulou Kalkavoura showcased research from MMK and SUCCeSS, emphasizing how transdisciplinary collaboration can solve complex challenges like textile waste management.
SUCCeSS representatives at WIRA-SuPRA event days at Quality Hotel Södertälje, September 2024
SUCCeSS Director, Prof Aji Mathew presented SUCCeSS and Circulab at the WIRA-SUPRA event, and discussed possibilities for collaborations in the area of sustainable polymer materials and manufacturing methods of the future, together with Sweden’s leading companies, academia, and authorities.
Shaping a Circular Society: SUCCeSS Introduced at Swedish Circular Economy Colloquium, June 2024
SUCCeSS coordinator Dr. Varvara (Vera) Apostolopoulou-Kalkavoura introduced SUCCeSS and her research within Circular Economy at the Swedish Circular Economy Colloquium hosted by the Circular Economy Initiative at KTH.
Meet SUCCeSS at Nordic Sustainability Expo, April 2023
Professor Berit Olofsson, chair of SUCCeSS, talked to Magnus Boman, CEO of sustainability consultancy firm Goodpoint on the theme "Circular processes - cooperation SU & the business world"
NORTHTOX 2023 Toxicology in the Anthropocene, April 2023
SUCCeSS supported the organization of the first NorthTox meeting, which was held in Stockholm with over 150 participants.
Oskar Karlsson, Associate Professor at ACES and Deputy Director of SUCCeSS, co-organized this Hybrid Conference and presented SUCCeSS.
Mistra Safechem Annual Conference, November 2021
Aji Mathew, Director of SUCCeSS and Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, presented SUCCeSS at the conference.
Speed Talk Event, September 2021
Anna Sobek, Deputy Director of SUCCeSS and Professor at ACES, Stockholm University, presented SUCCeSS in a speed talk event organized by Stockholm Environment Institute and Stockholm University, September 10th 2022
SUCCeSS meetings & workshops
SUCCeSS workshop on “Data Driven Sustainable Synthesis and Processing, September 2024
One of SUCCeSS’ three research focus areas is Data Driven Circular and Sustainable Design, and this workshop brought in experts and peers to discuss the recent development in this field and also to inspire the scientific community to build competence on the topic. The workshop aimed to increase the visibility of SUCCeSS within the topic of Data Driven Design and develop strategies for CircuLab implementation at SU. This event was also open to collaborating networks connected to SUCCeSS and WISE.
Speed talk and mingle event, March 2024
The event was organised by the SUCCeSS postdocs Linnea Cederholm, Joeselle Serrana, Henrik Hupatz and the SUCCeSS coordinator Varvara Apostolopoulou Kalkavoura. The gathering brought together Postdoctoral Researchers and PhD students to foster interdisciplinary collaborations and explore research across various departments.
SUCCeSS Summit, August-September 2023
The first SUCCESS conference where visitors met the Centre's senior advisors, invited international experts, our stakeholders and of course our members, to exchange ideas and raise awareness about SUCCeSS.
Highlights:
- Sustainability and circularity: Talks from invited international experts and Advisory Board
- Talks from industries and policy makers
- Panel discussions
- Sustainability science@ SU: Speed talks
Designing a Green Chemistry Future, March 2023
The SUCCeSS community had a highly fruitful interaction with Julie Zimmermann and Paul Anastas, who visited Stockholm to give a seminar that was also broadcasted on zoom. The seminar was moderated by Lennart Bergström, Professor at the Department of MMK, Stockholm Uuniversity.
We also had round table discussions and strategy planning, led by Berit Olofsson.
This event was attended by an invited group of SUCCeSS Core team, Board members, Postdoc PIs and post docs.
Julie Zimmermann, Professor at Yale University and the Editor-in-chief of Environmental Science & Technology
Paul Anastas, Professor at Yale University, and SUCCeSS International Advisor
Strategy Discussions with the 2021 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, December 2022
The Nobel Laureates from 2021, Professors David McMillan and Benjamin List, were invited to SU on December 7th, in order to meet PhD students and have strategic discussions with SUCCeSS.
The SUCCeSS community were all invited to take part in the meeting, and we had senior advisors Prof. Paul Anastas and Prof. Tanja Zimmerman with us, as well as professor John Warner, one of the founders of the area of green chemistry.
It was an animated and interesting discussion about how to build a larger cross-disciplinary research community and how to think outside the box. The importance for fundamental research was underlined. Defining and identifying the big questions for future research is one of the keys and great challenges for sustainable development, the Laureates concluded.
25 years of Green Chemistry, December 2022
SUCCeSS had the honour of hosting an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the publishing of the ground breaking book “Green Chemistry – Theory and Practice” by professors Paul Anastas and John Warner. Professor Anastas is also one of SUCCeSS’ senior advisors. The seminar was followed by a question-and-answer session where students and PhD-students could get input from Paul and John. Some 60 people attended the lively event.
Watch the recording of the seminar
SUCCeSS Kick off, June 2022
As SUCCeSS was founded during covid, no kick off could be held then. A full day kick-off to expand the SUCCeSS community was hence held in June 2022. The itinerary included
- A brain storming session on a Perspective article: ”Current and Future Perspectives for Circularity and Sustainability”
- Information on external funding opportunities.
- External stakeholder presentations from EasyMining, Stockholms Stad, Volvo, Stora Enso and Region Stockholm
- Speed-talks
- Introduction to WISE – Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability.
Around thirty people attended the day, where we also announced the post doc projects that were awarded funding from SUCCeSS.
Speed talk event, November 2021
Networking among Stockholm University faculty members and researchers, in order to identify and build new collaborations
Funding
SUCCeSS-funded travel grants for short research exchanges, April 2024
In December 2023, SUCCeSS opened a funding call for short research exchanges to initiate collaborations linked to SUCCeSS.
Several researchers from the SUCCeSS network were awarded travel grants for short research visits at internationally renowned universities.
Read more about the projects here
Nobel Symposium Funding, February 2024
SUCCeSS has secured funding to host the Nobel symposium on Chemistry for Sustainability: Fundamental Advances, May 19-22, 2025.
Chemistry for sustainability is a strongly growing research field focusing on the transformative, dynamic and adaptive power of green chemistry and sustainable chemistry to progress towards the SDGs. Leading researchers and emerging scholars from across the globe will meet in Stockholm to discuss the significant breakthroughs in our understanding of sustainable chemistry.
Organizing committee:
Chair: Berit Olofsson, SU (Deputy Director of SUCCeSS),
Co-Chair: Aji Mathew, SU (Director of SUCCeSS),
Advisory Chair: Paul Anastas, Yale University, USA (Senior advisor SUCCeSS).
Members: Oskar Karlsson, Stockholm University (Board member SUCCeSS); Tetyana Budnyak, Uppsala University; Yuanyuan Li, KTH.
Stay tuned for more information about the satellite events and popular science lectures in connection to the Nobel symposium.
CircuLab – WISE funding for infrastructure, January 2024
CircuLab@WISE is a platform to experimentally develop and validate safe synthesis, processing and applications of circular and sustainable soft matter materials in a fast and efficient manner. The platform is funded by Wallenberg initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE) ( 2024-2033) and co-funded by Stockholm Univeristy. SUCCeSS has data driven sustainable chemistry as one of the thematic areas which will be faciltated by CircuLab. SUCCeSS and SUCCeSS community will acts as the networking node to attract users beyond SU and WISE network to CircuLab.
Stay tuned for more information and the official kick off during 2025.
BioLUSH (Biomass valorization for sustainable and high-quality fibres), May 2023
BioLUSH is an EU Horizon Consortium of 12 partners led by Stockholm University with focus on circular use of plant biomass leading to decarbonization and reduced eutrophication. The project aims to retain the value of the EU’s fibrous biomass and promote the growth of the European fibrous bio-economy. The funding of is for 4 years, during 2024-2028.
Within Stockholm University, SUCCeSS is the focal point of this consortium and brings together the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Department of organic chemistry (OC) and Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP). SUCCeSS Director, Prof Aji P Mathew is the scientific coordinator for this consortium
SUCCeSS-funded post doc projects, June 2022
Postdoc positions to promote interdisciplinary research were announced in early 2022. The call was aimed towards early-career PIs (<12 years since PhD), and applicants were expected to propose new collaborative projects, where the inclusion of external stakeholders was highly encouraged.
All applications were reviewed by an external panel of experts. The reviewing board consisted of Professor Tanja Zimmerman, EMPA Switzerland, Professor Karin Wiberg, Professor in Environmental Organic Chemistry at SLU and Mikael Karlsson, Docent in Environmental Science at UU.
The top three proposals were awarded funding, read more here.
Last updated: March 21, 2025
Source: SUCCeSS