About
Per Augustsson is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Lund University's Division for Biomedical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering, LTH). He leads the Acoustofluidics group and serves as Principal Investigator at NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience. He is affiliated with LTH Profile Areas in Engineering Health, Nanoscience, Photon Science, and LU's Light and Materials initiative. His research focuses on acoustofluidic technologies for biomedical applications, including ultrasound-driven cell/nanoparticle separation, with contributions to UN Sustainable Development Goals. He has secured grants from the Swedish Research Council and Horizon Europe.
Research Interests:
- Acoustofluidics: Designing devices that use ultrasonic waves to manipulate microscopic objects (e.g., blood cells, nanoparticles) in fluids.
- Microfluidics: Developing lab-on-a-chip systems for biomedical diagnostics.
- Thermoacoustic Phenomena: Investigating heat-induced fluid motion for precision control in microsystems.
Recent Work Trends: Recent publications (2024–2025) highlight advancements in high-energy acoustofluidic devices, label-free cell separation techniques, and real-time acoustic streaming analysis. His work bridges physics and engineering to address challenges in precision medicine and nanotechnology.
Awards:
- Ingvar Carlsson Award (2017)
- The Phabian Award (2013)
- Lund University Faculty of Engineering PhD Thesis of the Year (2011)
Grants & Projects: - Microscale Thermoacoustic Streaming (Swedish Research Council, 2025–2030) - BLOODFLOW: Acoustic Whole Blood Imaging (Horizon Europe, 2024–2026) - Single-Cell Mechanical Fingerprint (2024–2025 grant)
Infrastructure: Manages Micro Particle Imaging Velocimetry (µPIV) and Confocal Microscopy facilities for fluid dynamics analysis.
