Katarina Edwards

Biography

Katarina Edwards is a professor in Physical Chemistry at the Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Sweden. She studied her undergraduate studies at Uppsala University and the University of Sussex, and obtained a BS degree in Chemistry in 1986. She graduated from the Department of Physical Chemistry, Uppsala University, under the mentorship of Professor Mats Almgren. Following receipt of her Ph.D. degree in 1991 she received a position as Assistant Professor. In 1992, she received a doctorate from the University of Melbourne, Australia. After returning to Uppsala University she received a Junior Individual Grant from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research and set up an independent research group. She became associate professor in 1996 and was shortly thereafter appointed senior lecturer. She was promoted to Full Professor in Spring 2001.

Research Interest

Katarina Edwards research focus on structure, dynamics and phase behavior in aqueous lipid / surfactant systems. In the early 90's, the microscopy of the electron microscope is the first step in the development of micelles. Apart from her fundamentally oriented studies, Katarina Edwards conducts the research of more applied character. Work in this area is centered on the development of liposomes and related lipid structures for use as drug delivery vehicles and as model membranes.