Postdoctoral researcher @ MPI for Sustainable Materials (MPI-SusMat), Department of Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design
Gustav Eriksson is a postdoctoral researcher in the Interfacial processes/reactions at the atomic scale group led by Dr. Tim Schwarz at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials (MPI-SusMat). His postdoctoral research focuses on studying the interfacial growth of the tessellated echinoderm skeletons at the atomic scale. To investigate these phenomena at the smallest length scales, he employs Atom Probe Tomography (APT). A deeper understanding of these mechanisms will contribute to the development of sustainable methods for ceramic material fabrication.
Gustav earned his PhD in Materials Science at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, where his research focused on developing strategies to use APT to study protein structures and biomaterial interfaces. He also holds an MSc in Materials Chemistry and a BSc in Bioengineering from the same university. His research interests include the structure of biological materials and molecules, interactions between biological materials and man-made materials, and the development of APT methodology for these applications.