Charlotte Platzer Björkman

Charlotte Platzer Björkman, Vice President of Science and Technology at Uppsala University, is professor in solid state electronics. She studied engineering physics 1996-2001 and completed doctoral studies on thin film solar cells at Uppsala University 2006. After a post doc at the Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller, Norway, she returned to Uppsala University for an assistant professor position, and was promoted to full professor in 2016. Her research spans from fundamental to applied, including industry collaboration through commissioned research, joint projects and industry PhD students. She has held board positions for Mid University Sweden, Uppsala University Invest AB, Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability and is representing Uppsala University in collaboration program with universities in South Korea. She held the position as deputy Dean of the faculty of Science and Technology 2020-2023, and is since 2023 Dean and Vice President.