Former Food Core Group Leader & Imaging Working Group Member, LINXS Fellow

Selma Maric, together with Tommy Nylander, launched the Northern Lights on Food initiative, which is now on the way to establish itself into an international network to increase the use of large-scale facilities in food science and food processing. As the Industrial relations Officer at MAX IV Selma is responsible for the areas of life science and soft matter which include food science. Her research has focused on the development of methods for the use of X-ray and neutron-based techniques within life science which has included studies of various lipid-protein assemblies related to both infectious and lifestyle and food-related diseases such as e.g. atherosclerosis. SM will coordinate WG5. Food and health.