Ylva Bäcklund

Ylva Bäcklund is a Professor in Electronics at Uppsala University's Faculty of Science and Technology, serving as Head of the Research Support Unit within the Office for Technology and Natural Sciences. Her administrative leadership focuses on securing external research funding (particularly EU grants) and managing research infrastructure for faculty and university management.

Her research expertise centers on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and microfabrication, with seminal contributions in silicon wafer bonding, anisotropic etching of silicon/quartz, optical fiber alignment, and bio-MEMS applications. Her work bridges materials science with engineering solutions for telecommunications, medical devices, and space systems.

Analysis of her 1995-2005 publications reveals evolving expertise from foundational silicon processing to applied biomedical and wireless systems. Key trends include bonding technologies resilient to harsh etchants, micromachined antennas for 60 GHz communications, and dielectrophoresis-based bio-particle manipulation.

No scientific awards were documented. As head of the Research Support Unit, she oversees a team providing end-to-end grant support—from proposal preparation to funder relations—with special emphasis on EU project applications. The unit maintains critical partnerships with funding bodies to advance the university's research competitiveness in technology and natural sciences.