Meet Lovisa Jansson, our new digital ambassador
Fysikum now has three digital ambassadors. Ignacio Verdugo is a doctoral student in the Medical Radiation Physics department. Medeea Husaru, is a bachelor's student in the Physics program and Lovisa Jansson is a doctoral student. Lovisa is 27 years old and comes from Degerfors in Värmland. She has studied in the bachelor's program in physics and the master's program in general physics. She is now a doctoral student in the Chemical Physics department at Fysikum. – The more I studied physics, the more it felt like the only right thing to do, says Lovisa.
Lovisa Jansson, Phd in Chemical Physics Division and Fysikum's digital ambassador
How did you become interested in physics?
"Physics has actually always been a part of my life. My dad works in solid-state physics, so I picked up an interest in it at home from a very young age – physics was a natural part of everyday life. Then I ended up studying physics rather by chance, but the more I studied, the more my interest grew, and in the end it felt like the only right choice."
What are you doing at the moment?
"I’ve just started the second year of my PhD. The first year largely consisted of several major experiments, including at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble and MAX IV in Lund. So at the moment, I’m mainly working on data analysis – going through and interpreting everything we collected during those experiments."
What are your future plans?
"At the moment, I don’t have any set plans, and I think that’s one of the advantages of being a PhD student. First and foremost, I want to complete my degree, and then continue working in research in one way or another. The most important thing for me is to be in an environment where I can constantly learn new things and develop – whether that’s in academia or elsewhere."
What is your vision for your role as Fysikum’s social media ambassador?
"My vision is to share the different aspects of life as a PhD student at Fysikum. I want to show that everyday life as a researcher involves much more than you might think – that you get to do lots of exciting and varied things, from large-scale experiments at international facilities to data analysis in the office. Quite simply, to provide an honest insight into what it’s like to conduct research in physics."
More information
Lovisa Jansson
The viral phenomenon baffles – a physicist explains (in Swedish), Sveriges Radio, P4 Stockholm
Lovisa Jansson: after graduating, I will be doing a PhD in chemical physics
Bachelor’s programme in Physics at Fysikum, 180 credits
Master’s programme in Physics at Fysikum, 120 credits
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)
MAX IV (X-ray laboratory in Lund)
Last updated: 2026-09-15
Source: Communications Office