Uppsala University
Department of Physics and Material Science
SE-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden


Jonas Fransson's CV

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    Ph.D. degree: (2002) physics; thesis - Non-orthogonality and Electron Correlations in Nanotransport. Spin- and Time-Dependent Currents; supervisor - Börje Johansson.



    Docent (Associate Professor): (2006) in Atomic, molecular, and condensed matter physics at Uppsala University.



    Achievements:

    I have developed a diagrammatic Green function approach to treat nanoscale many-body systems under non-equilibrium conditions [ Phys. Rev. B 66, 195319 (2003) , Phys. Rev. B 72, 075314 (2005) ].

    Established a theory for asymmetries and negative differential conductance generated by strong electron correlations in nanoscale systems [ Phys. Rev. B 70, 085301 (2004) , Phys. Rev. B 69, 201304 (2004) , J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, L85 (2004) ].

    Successfully provided a theoretical description and explanation for the so-called Pauli exclusion principle spin blockade in double quantum dot systems [Phys. Rev. B 73, 205333 (2006)].

    Described combined nanomechanical-superconducting device that allows Cooper pair tunneling to interfere with the mechanical motion of a middle superconducting island [Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 067202 (2008)].



    In average I have published six peer reviewed papers annually since 2004. In total I have published 43 peer reviewed papers which are cited ~260 times - my h index is currently 10. Sources: ISI Web of Knowledge, APS, and IOP.



    Present position: Senior Researcher (VR Rådsforskare) in Theory for Strongly Correlated Materials, Department of Physics and Materials Science, Uppsala University.



    Postdoc.:

    2006 - 2007, (Mar. -06 - Jul. -07) Theoretical Division and Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, USA. The position was sponsored by A. V. Balatsky (T-11, LANL) and A. M. N. Niklasson (T-1, LANL).

    2006, (Jan. - Mar.) Physics Department, Uppsala University, Uppsala.

    2005, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KTH, Stockholm - Carl Trygger's Foundation.

    2004, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KTH, Stockholm.

    2003, Physics Department, KTH, Stockholm.

    2003 - 2005, Guest researcher at NORDITA, Copenhagen.



    Former employments and appointments:

    1997 - 2002 Ph.D. student at the Physics Department, Uppsala University.

    2002 Assistant researcher, Physics Department, Uppsala University.

    2002 Invited guest researcher, Department of Electrical Engineering and Center for Solid State Electronics Research, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, USA.

    2002 Invited guest researcher, Theoretical Division, LANL, Los Alamos, USA.

    2003 Invited guest researcher, Department of Electrical Engineering and Center for Solid State Electronics Research, ASU, Tempe, USA.

    2004 Invited guest researcher, Theoretical Division, LANL, Los Alamos, USA.

    2005 Invited guest researcher, Theoretical Division, LANL, Los Alamos, USA.

    2005 Invited guest researcher, Theoretical Division, LANL, Los Alamos, USA.

    2006 Invited guest researcher, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan, Poland.

    2007 (Aug. - Dec.) Patent Attorney Trainee, Awapatent AB, Stockholm.



    Professional preparation:

    - Lund's Institute of Technology (LTH), Lund's University, Engineering Physics Program (M.Sc.), 1992-1993.

    - Uppsala University, Master of Science in Engineering Physics, 1997.

    - Uppsala University, Mathematics (additional courses), 1993-1999.
    - Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Mathematics, 1996.

    - Uppsala University, Physics Department, Licentiate degree in Physics, 1999.

    - Uppsala University, Physics Department, Ph.D. degree in Physics, 2002.



    Paternity leave:

    - 1 April to 31 August in 1998 with my daughter Eugenia, 1 November 1999 to 31 March 2000 with my son Elmer, and 15-31/12 2002 with both children.



    Awards: Bjurzons premium - for excellent Ph.D. thesis 2002/2003, Uppsala University.



    Supervisor:

    - Spring semester 2010: Christin Edblom is doing a bachelor diploma project on Current control of localized spins.

    - Beginning on January 1, 2009, I am supervising a Ph. D. student, Peter Berggren (funded by VR), for graduate research studies on inelastic scattering effects of atomic and molecular clusters on metallic surfaces.

    - October to December 2008: Supervising Peter Berggren (funded by KVA) for an undergraduate project work on Quantum Corrals. The project was successfully finalized on December 5, 2008.

    - Fall term of 2004: Supervising M. Råsander for an undergraduate diploma thesis project on Blockade Phenomenon in Double Quantum Dots. The thesis was successfully finalized in January 2005, and subsequently published in Phys. Rev. B 73, 205333 (2006).

    - During the academic year 2001-2002, I supervised an undergraduate student (P. Leitz) in the course "Fysikens Världsbild", 5p, at Uppsala University. The aim was to create a connection between undergraduate students and researchers. The course included scientific discussions, project works and a final public poster presentation.



    Commissions of trust

    1. Member of the Grading Board (Betygsnämnden) for Aldana Rosso ( Surface and Interface Science, Dept. Physics and Materials Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden) at the defense of her thesis Free Molecular and Metal Clusters Studied by Synchrotron Radiation Based Electron Spectroscopy, November 13, 2008.

    2. Member of the Scholarship Board (Stipendiekommitten) at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Uppsala University, since the fall 2008. Chairman of the board in fall 2009 and fall 2010.

    3. Licentiate opponent for Anders Odell ( Applied Materials Physics, Dept. Material Science and Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden) on his licentiate thesis Quantum transport in photoswitching molecules, June 13, 2008.




    Conferences, Symposia, Workshops

    I have participated in more than 40 international conference and workshops, at which I have presented talks and poster at more than 25. In addition, I have given invited lectures at:

    1. Institute of Solid State Physics, Department of Surface Science, Leibniz University, invited talk, January 2009, Hannover, Germany.

    2. First NordForsk Nanospintronics Workshop, oral contribution, December 2008, Kalmar, Sweden.

    3. Computational Magnetism and Spintronics (CCMS08), poster contribution, November 2008, Dresden, Germany.

    4. Cavendish Laboratory, invited talk, August 2007, Cambridge, UK.

    5. Quantum Electromechanical Systems (QEM-2), poster contribution, December 2006, Morro Bay, CA, USA.

    6. Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan, invited talk, January 2006, Poznan, Poland.

    7. Los Alamos National Laboratory, June 2004, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    8. Winter Workshop on the Electronic Structure of Light Actinides, invited talk, May 2004, Riksgränsen, Sweden.

    9. Quantum Transport Nano-Hana International Workshop, invited talk, March 2004, Chiba, Japan.

    10. 1st Nanoquanta-Öresund Workshop on Many-Body Quantum Transport, invited talk, January 2004, Lund, Sweden.

    11. NORDITA, invited talk, January 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark.

    12. Quantum Magnetic Dots, Midterm Review Network Meeting, invited talk, Wiiks Slott, September 2002, Uppsala, Sweden.

    13. Los Alamos National Laboratory, February 2002, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    14. Arizona State University, February 2002, Tempe, AZ, USA.




    Scholarships/grants

    1. Vetenskapsrådet - grant 2008, SEK 523 000 per year for three years, project Quantum detection and invisibility.

    2. Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien (Hierta-Retzius) - grant 2008, SEK 217 000, project Quantum invisibility in nanoassembled structures.

    3. Vetenskapsrådet - grant 2007, SEK 135 000, project Quantum detection and invisibility.

    4. Carl Trygger Foundation - grant 2004, SEK 240 000 for post doctoral research studies at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KTH.

    5. STINT - scholarship 2003, for travel, living expenses in visiting Prof. Jonathan Bird Department of Electrical Engineering and Center for Solid State Electronics Research, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

    6. A.M. Lundin - scholarship 2001, for travel, living expenses and participation at Advanced Research Workshop on Quantum Transport in Semiconductors, Maratea, Italy.

    7. A.M. Lundin - scholarship 2000, for travel, living expenses and participation at NATO Advanced Researcher Workshop on Size Dependent Magnetic Scattering, Pecs, Hungary.




    Professional activities:
    Referee for the Phys. Rev. Lett., Nano Lett., Phys. Rev. B, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, J. Phys. D, Physica B, Physica E, Int. J. Quantum Chem., IEEE Trans. Nanotech.



    Miscellaneous: Interviewed for the "60 seconds with ..." Authors Edition 2006, IOP.

    The interview was a result of the publication of Asymmetric negative differential conductance in double quantum dots, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 16 L85 (2004).



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