Committee for Engineering Sciences

The Committee for Engineering Sciences at the Swedish Research Council is primarily responsible for initiatives in the field of engineering sciences that the government has assigned to the Council in the research policy bill. The committee consists of eleven members, two of whom represent within engineering sciences conducted outside academia.

Responsible for Allocation of Research Funding

The Committee for Engineering Sciences is responsible for the initiatives delegated by the board, primarily those related to technology in the research policy bill, such as the initiative for excellence clusters for groundbreaking technology.

During the committee’s mandate period, the Scientific Council for Natural and Engineering Sciences will continue to hold parts of the responsibility for funding research in engineering sciences. The committee and the scientific council will collaborate closely on shared matters.

Following up research in the area

The committee develops approaches for cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaborations and monitors developments in engineering sciences more broadly.

Composition of the Committee

The committee currently consists of nine members. Two additional two members, who will represent engineering research outside academia, will be appointed at a later stage. All members and the chair are appointed by the Swedish Research Council’s board. The mandate period is two years and three months.

The Committee meets approximately six times a year.

Members 1 October 2025 - 31 Deccember 2027

Name

Title

Organisation

Hemin Koyi
(chair)

Professor in Geodynamics och Tectonics

Uppsala University

Roland Larsson

Professor of Machine Elements

Luleå University of Technology

Fredrik Lundell

Professor in Experimental Fluid Mechanics

Royal Institute of Technology

Klas Markström

Professor in Discrete Mathematics

Umeå University

Berit Olofsson

Professor of Organic Chemistry

Stockholm University

Christelle Prinz

Professor of Solid State Physics

Lund University

Maria Riveiro

Professor of Computer Science

Jönköping University

Maria Tenje

Professor of Microsystem Technology

Uppsala University

Lyudmila Tyrowska

Professor in Mathematics


Chalmers University of Technology

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