Patrik Johansson: Return of the Battery Jedi - to Materials Physics and back again
- Date: 14 March 2025, 15:00–16:30
- Location: Ångström Laboratory, Sonja Lyttkens (room 101121)
- Type: Lecture
- Lecturer: Patrik Johansson
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- Organiser: Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory
- Contact person: Daniel Brandell
- Phone: 018-471 37 09
Patrik Johansson will give a seminar entitled "Return of the Battery Jedi - to Materials Physics and back again". Everyone who is interested is most welcome to come and listen!
Professor Patrik Johansson has been appointed as the new director of the Battery2030+ initiative, led from Uppsala University, where he succeeds Professor Kristina Edström from March 1, 2025.
As newly appointed Professor of Chemistry at Uppsala University and leaving Professor in Physics at Chalmers University of Technology, Johansson is a leader in next generation battery research, holds a Distinguished Professor Grant from the Swedish Research Council (4.5 M€), and leads a large research team at Chalmers. He is also Co-Director of ALISTORE-ERI and Director of the Graphene Flagship.
With a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from Uppsala University, Johansson has pioneered battery innovation, particularly in electrolytes and new battery concepts, and has contributed to major European research projects. His team won the BASF Open Innovation Contest on Energy Storage (2015) and he was awarded "l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques" (2020) by the French Ministry of Education.
Battery 2030+ is a pan-European initiative accelerating the development of sustainable, high performance batteries. Under Johansson’s leadership, the initiative will continue to drive breakthrough technologies supporting Europe’s Green Deal, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the European battery industry.
After the lecture, some refreshments will be served.
More information
- Battery2030+: https://battery2030.eu/
- ALISTORE-ERI: https://www.alistore.eu/
- Graphene Flagship: https://graphene-flagship.eu/