Janne Wallenius
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Janne Wallenius

Swedish reactor physicist (born 1968)

Janne Wallenius is a Swedish reactor physicist. He is a professor at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Janne Wallenius (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 23, 1968.1

About

Wallenius was born in 1968 in Trollhättan, Sweden. At the age of 18, he won the particle physics contest on the Swedish television show "Kvitt eller dubbelt" (Double or Nothing), after which he was nicknamed "partikel-Janne". He studied Engineering Physics at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg from 1987 to 1992. He got his PhD degree in Quantum Chemistry from Uppsala University in 1996.

In 2008 he was promoted to full professor at KTH.

In 2013, he co-founded the company Blykalla ("Lead Cold") which designs small lead-cooled fast reactors called SEALER intended for commercial power production in arctic communities. Blykalla has been listed as one of the 71 hottest start-ups in Sweden.

In 2016 Wallenius appointed one of Sweden's 10 most innovative entrepreneurs by Foundation ÅForsk and Swedish Incubators & Science Parks.

From Wikipedia’s article on Janne Wallenius, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1987 to 1992Chalmers University of Technology engineering physics3 4
  • 1992 to 1996Uppsala University Doctor of Philosophy; quantum chemistry3 4

Career

Occupation: nuclear physicist, physicist.7

  • Since 2008Professor4 6
  • Since 1996Worked at Royal Institute of Technology4 5

Personal life

  • CitizenshipSweden8