Forskning vid Uppsala universitet

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2016-12-31

Our current dependence on fossil fuels as the primary energy source and carrier must eventually be superseded by a new energy-matrix that is secure, renewable and environmentally friendly. The development ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2014-12-31

A key requirement for society is clean water for drinking, washing and other domestic purposes. This provision is coupled to the need to protect the environment from pollution. In many countries, the cost ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2015-12-31

The proposed research is a multifaceted investigation centering on problems in homogeneous dynamics and fundamental questions about lattices. We will focus in particular on problems which hold the promise ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2018-12-31

A major gap to understand drug performance in the intestine is the poor knowledge of the dynamics of solubilizing lipoidal nanostructures (micelles, vesicles, oil droplets) present in the intestinal fluid ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2016-12-31

AIMS: To obtain fundamental insights into the molecular basis of protein interactions with metal ions, ligands and other proteins, ultimately related to the chemical principles of regulation of biological ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2015-12-31

In this project we utilize time-resolved X-ray scattering to investigate photo-induced reaction dynamics in various chemical and biological molecular systems both in crystals and in solution. The program ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

This project studies the mathematical models arising from a variety of imaging techniques. These problems are formulated mathematically as "inverse problems" where one deduces information about the differential ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2014-12-31

This project is in the area of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. The main emphasis is on the development of new geometrical ideas and concepts originating from the modern string theory and ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2016-12-31

During the past decade there has been an important development of the mathematical tools available for high-energy physics. I have participated in and contributed to this development of Generalized Complex ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2015-12-31

The overall aim of the program is to gain a deeper understanding of the factors that govern structural transformations and molecular interactions in systems containing liposomes and related self-assembled ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2015-12-31

I plan to develop new accurate many-body potential models for the description of molecular interactions in the bulk and at liquid surfaces, primarily for the study of the molecular level distribution of ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) is a fundamental reaction in as diverse areas as enzymes for DNA replication and repair, energy conversion and metabolism, chemical redox catalysis and interfacial ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

In order for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) to become a serious alternative for large-scale electricity production, a significant decrease in the cost per produced kWh is needed, requiring a significant ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2017-12-31

It is proposed to use molecular simulation and classical force fields to study open problems in virology, antibiotic peptides and molecular liquids. The structure of the viral genome remains one of the ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

The project aims at building new knowledge on peptide and nucleotide interaction with polyelectrolyte microgels and -capsules. Such interactions affect peptide interplay with polysaccharide components ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2017-12-31

Photosynthesis converts solar energy to chemical energy and key reactions serve as guidelines for the design of artificial photosynthesis to produce solar fuel. The key reaction is catalyzed by Photosystem ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2014-12-31

We will investigate how the interaction between two different water soluble proteins is affected by the presence of a polyelectrolyte of opposite charge to both proteins, with special focus on segregation ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

Symplectic and contact geometry has its roots in the mathematical description of mechanics. Its modern development was initiated in the early 1980´s with conjectures by Arnold and then shaped by Gromov ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

The chemical reactivity of the chemi/bioluminescent processes of the luciferin-luciferase systems will be studied. The goal of the research is to understand chemi/bioluminescence in such a detail that ...