Main interest

Develop and perform surface science related experiments. Main assignments at the present position are design, develop, and maintain a new vacuum system for arc-plasma coatings and other physical vapor deposition (PVD) techniques. Design and perform experiments related to arc-plasma coatings are also included. Examples of assignments at earlier positions were: design and perform studies of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at Pt(111) using synchrotron radiation based x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and K-edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), design an ambient pressure XPS system, and develop and perform O 1s XAS of liquid water and aqueous solutions. Have also developed an interest in electrocatalytical metal oxide coatings for electrochemistry applications. Have experience from synchrotron light facilities (MAX-lab, ALS, SSRL, SPring-8), ultra high vacuum (UHV) technologies, and electrochemical applications within large-scale production.

Career highlights

1. Master of Science in Material Physics at Uppsala University, Jun. 1996.
Thesis title: “Decomposition of hypochlorite with a heterogeneous ruthenium catalyst”. Supervisor: PhD Göran Rämme (UU) and PhD Bo Håkansson (Eka Nobel).

2. Development engineer at AssiDoman R&D, Piteå, Aug. 1997 – Aug 1998.

3. Licentiate of Engineering degree in Physics at Uppsala University, Jun. 2002.
Thesis title: “Oxygen 1s x-ray absorption spectroscopy of liquid water and aqueous solutions”. Supervisor: Prof. Anders Nilsson.

4. Philosophiae doctor degree in Chemical Physics at Stockholm University, Oct. 2005.
Thesis title: “Probing unoccupied electronic states in aqueous solutions”. Supervisor: Prof. Anders Nilsson.

5. Research Associate at Stockholm University, Oct. 2005 – Apr. 2006.
Department of Physics, Quantum Chemistry, Surface Chemical Physics.

6. Research Associate at SLAC National Laboratory, Mar. 2006 – Aug. 2009.
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), Menlo Park, CA, USA.

7. R&D Manager at Permascand AB, Ljungaverk, Mar. 2008 – Sep. 2010.

8.  Senior Research Engineer at IFM, LiU since Sep. 2010 – Present.
Thin Film Physics Division.

Research Contributions (Web of Science)

• 19 scientific publications.
• 2 proceedings from ECS meetings.
• 600 citations to my papers (excl. self-citations).
• h-index 11.
• 2004 Top ten breakthrough of the year, according to Science.

Prices, Honors and Awards

• 2004 Scientific highlight of the year at SSRL.
• 2003 Scientific highlight of the year at Advanced Light Source (ALS).
• 2002 Scholarship from The Borgrätts Fund administrated by the Office of the Marshal of the Realm.
• 1995 Eka Nobel’s award for best Master thesis.