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Research Biography
Mats Andersson performed a joint PhD-work at the former Departments of Organic Chemistry and Polymer Technology at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, and he received his PhD degree in Organic Chemistry in 1995. He spent one year as a post doctoral fellow at the Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), working in Prof. Alan Heegers group. Thereafter, he returned to Chalmers where he was appointed Professor in Polymer Chemistry in 2004 and he held a chair in Polymer Chemistry 2007-2015. Between 2008-2012, Mats was the head of the division of Applied Chemistry at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology. In 2011 he received the Arrhenius medal from the Swedish Chemical Society and in 2012 he was elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA. He was awarded a South Australian Chair in Energy in 2013 and in 2014 Mats moved from Sweden to Adelaide to join UniSA and the Ian Wark Research Institute as a Research Professor. The institute was merged into the Future Industries Institute in 2015. In 2017 he joined Flinders University as a Matthew Flinders Fellow and he is maintaining a close collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology.
Publications:
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=ugyZpcUAAAAJ&hl=en
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Chemistry
- Nanotechnology
Supervisory Interests
- Polymers
- Conducting polymers
- Functional polymeric materials
- Molecules for nanotechnological applications
- Nanotechnology
- Solar cells
- Smart materials
- Biofilm
- Organic chemistry
- Organic electronics
- Chemistry
- Composite structures and materials
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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High-performance PVDF/borophene-based TENG for energy harvesting and self-sustaining health monitoring in manual treadmill systems
Radhakrishnan, S., Vijoy, K. V., Tang, Y., Andersson, M. R., Santhanakrishnan, T. & John, H., 23 Apr 2026, In: Nanoscale. 18, 15, p. 8172-8184 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Side Chain Elimination Enables Low-Cost Fused-Ring Acceptors and Reveals a Compact Tetrameric Structure for High-Photocurrent Organic Solar Cells
Zhao, J., Wu, Y., Bloch, W. M., Andersson, C. V. I., Franco, L. R., Ribeiro, R. B., Hong, C., Zhang, W., Pan, X., Kimpel, J., Müller, C., He, Z., Zhang, B., Wang, E. & Andersson, M. R., 19 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Science. 12 p., e75738.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Crosslinking Approaches for Polyethylene Imine (PEI) and Its Uses in Adsorption of Heavy Metals, Dyes, and Carbon Dioxide
Chandra, A., Singh, A. A., Prasad, S., Andersson, M. R. & Gedefaw, D., 1 May 2025, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 15, 9, 34 p., 4767.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Elucidating the role of heterojunction in pristine non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells
Sharma, A., Gorenflot, J., Xu, H., Jurado, J. P., Alam, S., Rosas Villalva, D., Pan, X., Bertrandie, J., Nayak, P. D., He, Y., Alqurashi, M., Luo, Y., Andersson, M. R., Sandberg, O. J., Laquai, F. & Baran, D., 29 Jul 2025, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 18, 15, p. 7610-7623 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prokaryote Fouling Communities on Novel Electrochemically Active Coatings after Submersion in Port Adelaide River Harbor Basin
Jamieson, T. L., Leterme, S. C., Chitsaz, M., Best, G., Elmas, S., Scardino, A., Piola, R. & Andersson, M. R., 10 Oct 2025, In: ACS ES and T Water. 5, 10, p. 6101-6111 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
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Organic/inorganic photocatalysts for improved water splitting efficiency.
Andersson, G. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Andersson, M. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Lewis, D. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Metha, G. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Kee, T. W. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Negishi, Y. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)) & Adnan, R. H. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead))
1/12/24 → 1/12/27
Project: Research
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International Symposium on Innovative Materials for Energy and Environment (ISIMEE)
Tang, Y. (Chair) & Andersson, M. (Chair)
Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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13th Annual Conference of the Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology
Cole, M. (Organiser), Andersson, M. (Chair), Harmer-Bassell, S. (Chair) & Andersson, G. (Chair)
12 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Industry Engagement Evening at Flinders University
Cole, M. (Organiser), Andersson, M. (Organiser), Harmer-Bassell, S. (Participant), Davis, S. (Participant) & Bruce, M. (Participant)
16 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Industry Meets Research at Flinders University
Cole, M. (Organiser), Andersson, M. (Organiser), Andersson, G. (Participant), Harmer-Bassell, S. (Participant), Lewis, D. (Participant) & Bruce, M. (Participant)
3 Aug 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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ARC College of Experts (External organisation)
Andersson, M. (Member)
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Membership types › Membership of council