Unit profile
Description
Expertise and research infrastructure available in NanoLund, Lund Laser Centre (LLC) and MAX IV allows scientists to gain insights into light-induced processes and functionalities of materials that were previously impossible to study.
The profile area will harness recent fundamental research advances in measuring and controlling light and materials. This substantially improves our understanding of the natural world, and enables new technological developments that addresses societal challenges in the fields of health, energy and environment.
Light and Materials is one out of five profile areas at Lund University.
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Coordinator
Tönu Pullerits
Administrative coordinator
Christine Schmiege
More about our research
Lund University got a long tradition of conducting research within the field of Light and Materials. Please visit the following link to see research from Lund University done before the establishment of the Profile area Light and Materials, in January 2023.
General search on Light and Materials research in the Research Portal
Reseach outputs on Light and Materials research in the Research Portal
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Profiles
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Camilla Abrahamsson
- Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology - Doctoral student
- NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience - Member of Strategic Research Area
- LTH Profile Area: Aerosols - Profile area member
- LTH Profile Area: Nanoscience and Semiconductor Technology - Profile area member
- LU Profile Area: Light and Materials - Profile area member
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Debopam Acharjee
- Chemical Physics - Postdoctoral fellow
- LU Profile Area: Light and Materials - Profile area member
- NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience - Member of Strategic Research Area
- LTH Profile Area: Nanoscience and Semiconductor Technology - Profile area member
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Johan Agorelius
- Neuronano Research Center (NRC) - Visiting research fellow
- LU Profile Area: Light and Materials - Profile area member
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Research output
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Generation of wave turbulence in dipolar gases driven across their phase transitions
Bougas, G. A., Mukherjee, K. & Mistakidis, S. I., 2026 Dec, In: Communications Physics. 9, 1, 54.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hypothalamic and sex-related hormones in migraine
Warfvinge, K., Edvinsson, J. C. A., Maddahi, A. & Edvinsson, L., 2026 Dec, In: Journal of Headache and Pain. 27, 1, 53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Operationally classical simulation of quantum states
Cobucci, G., Bernal, A., Renner, M. J. & Tavakoli, A., 2026 Dec, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 1104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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MigDisrupt: Large-scale disruptions to animal migration
Nilsson, C. (PI), Pettersson, L. B. (Researcher), Sjöberg, S. (Researcher) & Åkesson, S. (Researcher)
European Commission - Horizon Europe
2026/05/01 → 2031/04/30
Project: Research
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PHINDER: Picosecond-scale Photonic Heterogeneous Integrated Neuromorphic Detector
Mikkelsen, A. (PI)
European Commission - Horizon Europe
2026/04/01 → 2030/03/31
Project: Research
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RAVIOLI an ERC starting grant application by Anne-Lise Viotti
Viotti, A.-L. (PI)
Åforsk Ångpanneföreningens Forskningsstiftelse
2026/02/27 → 2031/03/30
Project: Research
Infrastructure
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Biophotonics Laboratories
Baldetorp, B. (Manager), Bood, J. (Manager) & Eng-Johnsson, P. (Contact)
Biomarkers and epidemiologyInfrastructure
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Chemical Physics Laboratories
Zigmantas, D. (Manager) & Eng-Johnsson, P. (Coordinator)
Chemical PhysicsInfrastructure
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Enoch Thulin Laboratory
Bood, J. (Manager) & Eng-Johnsson, P. (Contact)
Combustion PhysicsInfrastructure
Activities
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Career talks, ClimBEco mentoring programme
Sjöström, C. (Organiser), Messing, M. (Invited speaker), Poussart, J.-N. (Invited speaker), Widengren, V. (Participant), Gredeby, A. (Participant), Schultze, A. (Participant), Villanueva, L. (Participant), Isaxon, C. (Participant), Thoni, T. (Participant), Björnerås, C. (Participant) & King, C. (Participant)
2026 May 8Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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Creative researchers: Connecting arts and sciences
Jalhed, H. (Lecturer), Mauritsson, J. (Lecturer), Coppier, Y. (Lecturer), Hammer, E. (Lecturer) & Lewis, J. (Lecturer)
2026 Apr 16Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Agenda 2030 Award Ceremony, 2026
Håkansson, S. (Organiser), van Meeningen, Y. (Organiser), Gunneflo, M. (Organiser), Lindroth, E. (Host), Stubbendorff, A. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Wu, Z. (Invited speaker) & Warlin, N. (Invited speaker)
2026 Apr 14Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
Prizes and distinction
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Lund University Agenda 2030 Award, Honourable Mention
Wu, Z. (Recipient), 2026 Mar 20
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Multimodal Light-Based Characterization of Alginate Compositions for Optimized Microcarrier Design.
Parvaneh, S. (Recipient) & Augusto Silva, I. (Recipient), 2025 Dec 18
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Datasets
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Measuring the quantum state of photoelectrons
Laurell, H. (Creator) & Busto, D. (Creator), Svensk nationell datatjänst (SND), 2024 Oct 29
DOI: 10.5878/m4fc-9a58
Dataset
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Dataset for "A Cryo-Optical Setup for Wide-Field Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Luminescent Nanomaterials"
Baranov, D. (Supervisor), Tallarini, L. (Creator) & Lapo, G. (Creator), Zenodo, 2025 Dec 17
Dataset
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Data for: Thermoacoustic streaming in a linear temperature gradient
Corato, E. (Creator), Augustsson, P. (Creator), Jakobsson, O. (Contributor), Van Assche, D. (Contributor) & Qiu, W. (Contributor), Svensk nationell datatjänst (SND), 2025 Aug 11
DOI: 10.5878/h6c8-dz43
Dataset