Kristina Edström Explained

Kristina Edström
Alma Mater:Uppsala University
Workplaces:Uppsala University
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Birth Date:2 June 1958
Thesis Title:Diffraction as a tool in the study of solids ionic conductivity mechanisms
Thesis Url:http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A299306&dswid=9772
Thesis Year:1990
Known For:Battery materials

Kristina Edström (born 2 June 1958) is a Swedish Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Uppsala University. She also serves as Head of the Ångström Advanced Battery Centre (ÅABC) and has previously been both Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Science and Technology and Chair of the STandUp for Energy research programme.

Early life and education

Edström was born 1958 in Gothenburg. She studied chemistry at Uppsala University and earned her doctoral degree in 1990. For her doctoral research, Edström worked with Josh Thomas on solid electrolytes, including beta-alumina. She was appointed as research assistant at Uppsala University in 1995. At the time, she was interested in designing materials with special properties.[1] Edström has earned a number of large research projects from funding agencies such as the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Energy Agency, and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation

Research and career

Edström works on batteries and novel electrode materials. She has worked on lithium-ion, lithium–air and sodium-ion batteries.[2] Her research has particularly considered new anode materials, using photoemission spectroscopy to identify the impact of interlayers and interfaces.

When rechargeable batteries are charged and discharged, they lose a little of their capacity.[3] This degradation could because by crystals that form at the electrodes. Edström's recent work has considered self-repairing batteries using polymers. Polymers can form weak hydrogen bonds with other polymer chains or the surfaces of electrodes. Edström has proposed using polymers on the surface of electrodes in an effort to stop them from cracking. She has synthesised a range of polymers and investigated them using spectroscopic electrochemistry, as well as modelling the interfaces between the electrode and electrolyte. The electrolytes used by Edström include fixed ceramic and salt-based electrolytes. She is interested in battery technologies for the automotive industry.[4]

She leads the Ångström Advanced Battery Centre at Uppsala University, which is the largest group in all of the Nordic countries.[5] She is leading the Swedish battery competence center BASE and European Commission project, the EU Large-Scale Research Initiative BATTERY 2030+, that is developing next generation energy storage materials.[6] [7]

Academic service

Edström was promoted to Professor at Uppsala University in 2005. She has served as Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Science and Technology, and Vice Chancellor of the Degree Program.[8] [9] Alongside her research, Edström is involved with mentoring and teaching early career researchers. She has said that "I’m like an umbrella with different groupings of researchers, who all seek and receive their own research grants. It’s fun to see doctoral students take the leap...They make faster progress in their own area than I can. It’s so cool!”.

From 2010 to 2017 Edström served as Chair of the STandUp for Energy research programme. The programme includes KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Luleå University of Technology and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. From 2016 to 2021 Edström is Director of SwedNess, a graduate programme in neutron scattering.[10] She has been a member of the boards of Uppsala University, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research and currently she is a trustee of the Faraday Initiative and a vice preses of The Royal Academy of Engineering Science.

She is an elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Awards and honours

Selected publications

K Luo, MR Roberts, R Hao, N Guerrini, DM Pickup, YS Liu, K Edström, Jinghua Guo, Alan V Chadwick, Laurent C Duda, Peter G Bruce; Charge-compensation in 3d-transition-metal-oxide intercalation cathodes through the generation of localized electron holes on oxygen, Nature chemistry 8 (7), 684 20 2016. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2471

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kristina Edström - Uppsala University, Sweden. Hulth. Annica. www.uu.se. en. 2019-09-10.
  2. News: Förhoppningen: dubbel batterikapacitet inom fem år. Vetter. Robin. 2015-11-17. 2019-09-10. sv.
  3. Web site: Kristina Edström. Knut and Alice Wallenbergs Foundation. en. 2019-09-10.
  4. Web site: Battery researcher Kristina Edström wins KTH Great Prize - Uppsala University, Sweden. Hedberg. Therese. www.uu.se. en. 2019-09-10.
  5. Web site: Ångström Advanced Battery Centre - Section of Chemistry - Uppsala University, Sweden. Kuismin. Victor. www.kemi.uu.se. en. 2019-09-10. 2019-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827085403/http://www.kemi.uu.se/research/structural-chemistry/aabc/. dead.
  6. Web site: EU battery initiative led from Uppsala - Uppsala University, Sweden. Naylor. David. www.uu.se. en. 2019-09-10.
  7. Web site: Kristina Edström Aalto University. www.aalto.fi. en. 2019-09-10.
  8. Web site: Vice-Chancellor 2018–2020 - Uppsala University, Sweden. Kirlic. Alma. www.uu.se. en. 2019-09-10.
  9. Web site: Advisers to the Vice-Chancellor - Uppsala University, Sweden. Naylor. David. www.uu.se. en. 2019-09-10.
  10. Web site: Regional Graduate Schools on Neutron Scattering Build Foundation for Early Science at ESS - Projects and Awards - News - Neutronsources. neutronsources.org. 2019-09-10.
  11. Web site: Prof. Dr. Kristina Edström. BATTERIETAGUNG 2020. de-DE. 2019-09-10.
  12. Web site: News detail - Section of Chemistry - Uppsala University, Sweden. Younesi. Reza. www.kemi.uu.se. en. 2019-09-10. 2017-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170513083810/http://www.kemi.uu.se/research/structural-chemistry/aabc/news-detail/?tarContentId=630278. dead.
  13. Web site: Linnaeus and Rudbeck medal winners designated - Uppsala University, Sweden. Hedberg. Therese. www.uu.se. en. 2019-09-10.

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