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Karen Edler is a Professor of Materials at the Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Sweden, and a LINXS Fellow serving as Core Group member and Leader of Working Group 2 (Material development and processing) for Advanced Rheometry for Neutron and X-ray Science.
Her research investigates functional hierarchically structured materials formed via self-assembly of nanoscopic species (micelles, nanoparticles, polymers) in solution and at interfaces. Central to her work is controlling structure-function relationships through surface and nanoparticle interactions, enabling engineered materials spanning nanometer to centimeter scales.
Edler employs time-resolved grazing incidence X-ray & neutron reflectivity, liquid diffraction, small angle scattering, and complementary techniques (TEM, SEM, AFM, NMR, light scattering) for multi-scale characterization from Ångstroms to microns. Her group applies these materials to active species delivery, catalysis, and sustainable gels/emulsions through extensive industry-academic collaborations.
She leads an active research group at Lund University while contributing to LINXS International Centre for X-ray and Neutron Science, advancing rheometry methodologies for materials development.
