Experience

KTH | Kungliga Tekniska högskolan

• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Manager (Föreståndare)

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  As director of Greenhouse Labs and 2MILab, I have two main roles. I manage and coordinate activities at Greenhouse Labs, which is a business incubator for startups and young companies requiring limited laboratory space. I am also responsible for starting up a new open laboratory for molecules and materials at interfaces (2MILab), which is a major initiative of the School of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health to open up research infrastructure. The goal for this lab to be up and running by the end of 2021.



KTH Royal Institute of Technology

• Sweden
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Engineer / Assistant Lab Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Mar 2018

  Responsible for running the scanning probe microscopy (SPM) laboratory in the multiuser Nanofabrication Facility at the AlbaNova campus of KTH. This is the best equipped lab in Sweden for advanced Atomic Force Microscopy with multiple new systems from world leading suppliers such as Bruker and JPK. My main responsibility was to help researchers and students to optimize their use of the facility, but also participate in research projects. Keywords - metrology, force measurement, live cell imaging, multifrequency, intermodulation, Peak Force Tapping, QI Mode, materials characterization, nanofibers, molecular structure.



Bruker Nano Surfaces & Metrology

• United States
• Nanotechnology Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Nordic Sales

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  Sales manager for Bruker Nano Surfaces instruments in the Nordic region (Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland). Techniques: Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) techniques like Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and other related techniques. Previously Veeco Instruments. Profilometry, both optical (Wyko) and stylus ( Dektak) based techniques. Tribo- and Mechanical Testing equipment (formely CETR) Sales manager for Bruker Nano Surfaces instruments in the Nordic region (Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland). Techniques: Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) techniques like Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and other related techniques. Previously Veeco Instruments. Profilometry, both optical (Wyko) and stylus ( Dektak) based techniques. Tribo- and Mechanical Testing equipment (formely CETR)



Biolin Scientific AB

• Sweden
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Territory Sales Manager, Nordic Area

  • Sep 2005 - Jun 2011

  Biolin Scientific manufactures and sells a range of scientific instruments for preparation and analysis of surfaces and interfaces at the nanoscale, and in real time. Customers are researchers, usually working in academia or in industrial product development and quality control. I had sales responsibility for our brands Farfield, Q-Sense, KSV Nima and Attension in the Nordic region (Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway). Techniques include QCM-D, SPR, tensiometry and Langmuir-Blodgett. Apart from this, I was also the responsible contact for some distributor markets in different parts of the world, including Russia, Australia and New Zealand. Before Finnish KSV Instruments was acquired by Biolin Scientific, I was responsible for global marketing there.



YKI, Institute for Surface Chemistry (now part of SP)

• Stockholm, Sweden

• Post Doc / Area Manager

  • Jan 2004 - Mar 2005

  I held a position in the Forest Products Section at YKI, which was a combination of post-doctoral researcher and Area Manager for Absorbents. The research involved among other things, developing methodology to measure force and friction between real polymer fibres using atomic force microscopy (AFM), in this case polypropylene was chosen as a model fibre, and the effect of spin finish (a processing aid) was examined. I also used QCM-D to study the adsorption of blood components onto polypropylene, of relevance to the functionality of sanitary pads. Finally, I developed a method for preparation of superhydrophobic paper - something that YKI has now patented and forms the basis of a new research area. Development of the absorbents business area involved making contact with appropriate companies with a conortium project proposal. The techniques proposed ranged from QCM-D, through AFM to ellipsometry, to understand the mechanistic aspects of absorbent product functionality. This project was not started while I was employed at YKI



Gyros Protein Technologies

• Sweden
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Aug 2000 - Dec 2003

  I was working on the surface chemistry of plastic microfluidic devices for protein analysis. Surface modification and patterning of the microstructures was necessary to ensure an appropriate wettability and to minimize the loss of analyte material via adsorption to the walls of the microstructures. I am author on several patents, involving surface modification of microstructures as well as the design of novel microstructures for more efficient sample mixing. My position was mainly focused on research and product development, but involved many different types of surface modification and characterisation. I was also involved in testing the functionality of the microanalyses, including operation of MALDI-TOF-SIMS and laser-induced fluorescence devices. I also supervised undergraduate research projects within our product development, and acted as internal advisor on matters related to surface preparation and characterisation.



University of Groningen

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Doctoral Researcher

  • Jul 1998 - Jun 2000

  My project involved the synthesis and physicochemical testing of sugar-based gemini surfactants for DNA delivery. The synthesis required me to search the organic chemistry literature for appropriate synthetic pathways, followed by carrying out synthesis, purification and molecular characterization. The surfactants were then tested for their transfection efficiency in in vitro cell-lines. Several of the synthesized compounds, belonging to a homologous series, were highly efficient for transfection.



KTH Royal Institute of Technology

• Sweden
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-Doctoral Researcher

  • May 1996 - Jun 1998

  My post-doctoral position at the joint KTH / YKI Surface Forces lab, involved measurement of surface forces using the surface forces apparatus and atomic force microscope. The systems of interest included soluble polymers and surfactants, where the swelling of preformed polyelectrolytes by oppositely charged surfactants was studied. I also performed studies on adsorption of model gemini surfactant systems. These displayed some interesting surface properties on atomically smooth mica surfaces.



University of South Australia

• PhD Student

  • 1992 - 1996

  The force between solid surfaces and air-bubbles in electroloyte solution is of central importance in the critical mineral separation step of flotation, where ore is separated from waste. The aim of my PhD project was to investigate these forces using the new technique of colloidal probe atomic force microscopy (AFM). Colloidal particles of silica were surface treated with silanes to achieve contact angles varying from below 10 degrees to above 100 degrees. The particles were first chacterized in a "symmetric" interaction with oxidized silicon wafer that had undergone the same silane treatment. By fitting the force curves with a theoretical model that covered electrostatic and van der Waals forces, a "surface potential" could be extracted. This was subsequently used when characterizing the interaction with air-bubbles. For bare silica, repulsive steric forces were observed, hindering the short-range attraction expected from theory. For hydrophopic surfaces, a long-range attractive force, the so-called hydrophobic force, was observed. In agreement with other studies, this force was of highly variable range and strength. In order to study the forces between a particle and an air-bubble, the deformable bubble surface was approximated to a simple spring. This allowed a qualitative comparison between different particle surface treatments. It was found that untreated, hydrophilic silica was repelled from the bubble surface at all distances, while the hydrophobic particle was engulfed by the bubble with a preceding weak repulsion. The particle of intermediate hydrophobicity was found to enter a "secondary minimum", indicating the formation of a "black film" between bubble and particle. Apart from atomic force microscopy, the project required use of microscopy and micromanipulation for preparation of colloidal probes, dynamic contact angle measurements using a tensiometer, as well as development and use of silane chemistry for modification of surfaces.