Anders Nilsson (born May 3, 1956) is a scientist who works in the field of chemical physics at Stockholm University.[1] He is best known for his studies of the structure and dynamics of water with the goal of understanding the origin of the unusual physical properties that make this liquid entirely unique on Earth.[2][3][4] His other research interests include studying chemical reactions as they occur in real time and energy transformations that have implications for future energy use.[5]
Career
editNilsson received his M.Sc. (1980) in Chemical Engineering from Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and his PhD in the laboratory created by the Nobel Laureate Kai Siegbahn in Uppsala University in 1989 and was conferred with the Ångström Award[1] for Outstanding PhD thesis. He later went to Stanford University in the US and became an associate professor in 2000 and later a professor in 2008 in the field of Photon science.[6][1] He later returned to Sweden as a professor in Chemical Physics at Stockholm University in 2014. He became an Honorary Doctor in 2015 at Denmark Technical University.[7]
Research
editNilsson has authored more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals.[8][9] His research has involved extensive use of powerful X-ray sources such as synchrotrons and x-ray free electron laser (XFEL) sources. His research interests include X-ray laser spectroscopy and scattering, chemical bonding and reactions on surfaces, ultrafast heterogeneous catalysis, electrocatalysis in fuel cells, photocatalysis for converting sunlight to fuels, and structure of water and aqueous solutions.[10][11]
Other works
editNilsson had a spiritual opening in 1993 and has since then pursued a strong interest in spirituality.[12] He is not affiliated to any spiritual school or tradition, nor has he studied under any guru, but instead followed his inner voice and intuition to lead him. He has published his spiritual views in the book The Gentle Way of the Heart[13] in 2014 which became a finalist in the US Best Book awards and won a silver medal in the Benjamin Franklin awards[14]
Published books
edit- Nilsson, Anders; Pettersson, Lars; Nørskov, Jens K. (2008). Chemical Bonding at Surfaces and Interfaces. Elsevier Science. ISBN 9780444528377.
- Nilsson, Anders (2014). The Gentle Way of the Heart. Nordic Light Books. ISBN 978-0-9892746-0-9.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Profile page at Stockholm University".
- ^ "The double life of water". ERC: European Research Council. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Brazil2020-04-06T08:42:00+01:00, Rachel. "The weirdness of water". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Cartlidge, Edwin. "The strangest liquid: Why water is so weird". New Scientist. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Research page at Stockholm University".
- ^ "Profile page at Stanford University".
- ^ "Honorary doctorates - DTU". dtu.dk. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Anders Nilsson - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Anders Nilsson's Publons profile". publons.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Pettersson, Lars Gunnar Moody; Henchman, Richard Humfry; Nilsson, Anders (2016-07-13). "Water—The Most Anomalous Liquid". Chemical Reviews. 116 (13): 7459–7462. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00363. ISSN 0009-2665. PMID 27405667.
- ^ "Nobel Week Dialogue". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "About Anders". The Gentle Way.
- ^ "The Gentle Way of the Heart - Anders Nilsson's new book". The Gentle Way of the Heart. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "The Gentle Way of the Heart - Anders Nilsson's new book". The Gentle Way of the Heart. Retrieved 2020-06-01.