I am head of the Computational Thermodynamics (CT) division at the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) department at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). I graduated as a physics engineer at KTH in 1974, got a PhD in physical metallurgy in 1981, become lecturer at KTH in 1986, assistant professor in 1994 and professor in 2000.
The activities at the division of CT are devoted to the development of modelling of thermodynamic properties from atomistic properties, development of software and databases for thermodynamical calculations and the application of thermodynamics in process simulation. The Thermo-Calc (TC) software system was developed at the division. A free version of this software can be downloaded here.. The databases are developed in cooperation with Scientific Group Thermodata Europe (SGTE). As thermodynamics is an integral part of many fields of science I get into contact with a large group of users of the Thermo-Calc software. Previously this has mainly been producers of steels and other metals but recently also with users of metals and materials like ceramics, electronic materials, superconductors etc. Many contacts are also interested in the use of thermodynamics in process simulation, corrosion, combustion etc.
I have published more than 130 papers listed here and received the Calphad "Triangle" Award 2002 and the Hume-Rothery Award 2005 from IOM3. My CV can be found here
Together with Leo Lukas and Suzana Fries I have written a book "Computational Thermodynamics, the Calphad Method" published by Cambridge University press. There is a web page with additional materials for the book here
I have a paper among the top 10 cited papers published by KTH researchers since 1975 and also a paper among the top 10 cited papers published by KTH researchers since 2000
Since 2006 I am on leave to work at in France, for 3 years I was at CIRIMAT, ENSIACET in Toulouse and since this year at INSTN, CEA Saclay. Together with Constantin Meis I will arrange an exciting winter school on Fundamentals of Thermodynamic Modelling of Materials in November this year.
The autumn 2008 there was a concentrated graduate course in modelling and assessment of thermodynamic data at KTH. A zip file with the lectures and a new case study for the course 2008 can be found here.
The autumn 2006 there was a concentrated graduate course in modelling and assessment of thermodynamic data. Some of the files used will be found here:
A software to replace V variables with values for Windows or for LINUX
The beginnings of a tutorial on phase diagrams
Some recent assessments here
March 2 2007