Advanced rheometry for neutron and x-ray science: Core Group Leader, member of WG1 – Infrastructure development and WG3 – Education and outreach, LINXS Fellow

Professor, Department of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

Roland and his group work in the general area of  rheology and processing of soft matter. Current research revolves around (i) complex fluids flows, (ii) field-matter interaction in nanostructured fluids for multifunctional properties and (iii) advanced rheometry. (i) is mostly focused on processing applications and nonlinear phenomena in general (instabilities) ranging from polymer melt flows to thixotropic yield stress fluids in general. In (ii) we use flow and magnetic fields to tailor the structure of soft matter / materials containing nanofillers, for e.g. antibacterial applications. And through (iv) we create the means to understand (i) and (ii) through characterization methods such as developing novel rheo-SAXS (small-angle X-ray scattering) techniques at MAX IV, nonlinear mechanical spectroscopy, rheology combined with optics, dielectric spectroscopy, high pressure rheometry etc.