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Research Research at the Division of Physical Chemistry deals with surface and colloid science with strong links between experiment and theory. Education Undergraduate, Master's courses, Doctoral courses COMMONS COMMONS Center of…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/start- 2026-02-13

The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund, endowments for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology – Chemistry, has decided to award Nicole Galenkamp a research grant of 170 kSEK for the project entitled  “Neuropore - Nanopore-based…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/royal-physiographic-society-lund-has-decided-award-nicole-galenkamp- 2025-12-29

Davide Schirone, a researcher at the Division of Physical Chemistry, is interested in how vegan proteins work. He recently completed a study on how pea proteins are broken down in the body. Schirone and his international research team…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/chemist-studied-peas-x-rays-max-iv- 2026-02-18

Professor Ingemar Wadsö passed away on November 6th, 2025 at the age of 95 years. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in 1954 and his PhD in 1962, both at Lund University. Ingemar then remained scientifically active at his Alma Mater…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/ingemar-wadso- 2026-02-11

Emma Sparr has been elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, class for Chemistry. Emma was elected at the General Meeting of the Academy on January 14. Läs mer om Emma Sparrs inval i Vetenskapsakademien (svenska)Read more…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/emma-sparr-has-been-elected-member-royal-swedish-academy-sciences-class-chemistry- 2026-02-17

He received the prize for important contribution to research in the lipid field with new ideas on lipid assemblies, their function, and applications.

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/jon-pallbo-arvidsson-has-received-camurus-lipid-research-foundation-junior-research-prize- 2026-02-17

Minor changes in moisture level can promote lipid molecules to reorganise themselves in biomaterial or biomembranes. This can affect how the skin, lungs and tear film protect us from dehydration. This mechanism was studied in a paper by…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/physchem-scientists-demonstrate-how-lipid-molecules-reorganise-drying-interfaces- 2026-03-06

Emma Sparr, Lund University, has been awarded the Edlundska Prize 2026. Amount: 345 000 SEK.“for boundary‑crossing research that has provided a mechanistic molecular understanding of membrane permeability. The research has also contributed…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/emma-sparr-has-been-awarded-edlundska-prize-2026- 2026-03-12

3 July 2026 10:30 to 11:00 | Seminar Internship Presentation by Teunike van de Pol, Lund University/ Eindhoven University of TechnologyTitle: Ewald summation for periodic Stokes flow in two dimensionsWhen: Friday July 3, 2026, 10.30-11…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/calendar/internship-presentation-teunike-van-de-pol- 2026-06-12

Welcome to do your Degree project at Physical ChemistrySeveral experienced research group leaders can supervise your project, on master’s level or bachelor’s level You can click on the name of a supervisor in the list below, to get to each…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/education/degree-projects- 2025-11-18

Bruker Neo 500 with accessories for microimaging, diffusion, solid-state, and high-resolution magic-angle spinning experiments. (Sponsored by VR/KFI and KAW.)Magnet11.7 T / 500 MHz, 54 mm UltraShieldProbesTXI 5mm XYZ-Gradient (1H/13C/15N),…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/infrastructure/nmr- 2026-03-06

Ellipsometry The development of a high precision ellipsometer for time-resolved studies of thin adsorbed films has been successful and of great importance to several specific projects. The instrument allows precise and rapid measurements…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/infrastructure/surface-techniques- 2026-04-24

Super ADAM An Advanced Neutron Reflectometer for the Analysis of Materials (CRG Instrument located at ILL, Grenoble, France).Super ADAM is operated jointly by Uppsala University, Lund University and Linköping University and financed by…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/infrastructure/scattering-techniques- 2026-03-06

Optical microscopy The division has a Zeiss Axioplan Universal microscope equipped with differential interference contrast and a High Resolution Microscopy Camera AxioCam MRm Rev. 3 FireWire, Illuminator HBO 100 as well as with a 100W…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/infrastructure/microscopy- 2026-03-06

Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) A VP-ITC Differential Scanning Microcalorimeter with a Pressure Perturbation Calorimetry accessory from MicroCal (GE Healthcare) was purchased in 2010. This is a sensitive microcalorimeter for…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/infrastructure/calorimetry- 2026-04-24

Rheometers An Anton Paar MCR301 stress controlled rheometer equipped with various cone and plate geometries, and a Couette geometry, with temperature control. In addition, transparent tools (in plate-plate and cone and plate geometries)…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/infrastructure/rheology- 2026-03-06

UV-Vis spectrophotometer A Cary 300 Bio UV-Vis spectrophotometer with 4-position automatic cell holder with temperature sensor, stirrer and connected water bath was purchased in 2007.ContactContact person: Maria Södergren Close…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/infrastructure/spectrophotometers- 2026-03-06

Karin Schillén defended her PhD in 1994 in Uppsala under Professor Wyn Brown, who was one of the pioneers in light scattering techniques and modeling of scattering data. During her postdoctoral period with Professor Per Claesson at KTH,…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/arrhenius-plaque-2025-goes-karin-schillen-professor-physical-chemistry-lund-university- 2025-11-18

Marshall Machingauta was awarded the Elsevier poster prize at the ECIS conference, 7-12 September, Bristol, UK for poster “Sponge Phase Lipid Nanoparticles for Biomolecular Delivery: Microfluidic Synthesis and Membrane Interaction Studies”

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/marshall-machingauta-has-been-awarded-elsevier-poster-prize-ecis-conference- 2025-11-18

What keeps spaghetti from disintegrating in boiling water? The answer, according to new research, is gluten. The amount of salt in the water also has an unexpected significance.Using advanced techniques, researchers examined the internal…

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-innermost-secrets-spaghetti- 2025-11-18