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Combustion Laser Diagnostics Lectures presented by Professor Marcus Aldén, LU Background Lund Malm?Copenhagen Lund – the City ? A creative crossroads with a down-town area dominated by history ? Founded in the late 10th century ? A leading religious, academic and cultural centre in all of Scandinavia in the 12th century ? Became Swedish in 1658 ? 100,000 inhabitants – half of them with ties to the University One of Europe’s Leading Universities ? Founded in 1666 ? 38 000 students ? 2 300 postgraduate students ? 5 200 employees ? 560 professors (16 % women) ? Eight faculties ? Several campuses ? 5 300 SEK million turnover Lund University Dept. of Physics 18 Departments Div. of Comb. Physics 9 Divisions Eng. Faculty Main research areas ? Combustion diagnostics ? Chemical kinetics Economy ? ca 10 % faculty resources ? ca 90 % external resources (STEM, VR, EU, MISTRA, Wallenberg, SSF, industry). Approximate budget: 27 MSEK/year Division of Combustion Physics Courses ?Fundamental Combustion ?Laser-based combustion diagnostics ?Molecular spectroscopy Personal ? 3 professors ? 5 ass. prof (docents) ? 5 post.doc ? 5 T/A ? 22 doctorate students Examination (since 1991) ? 55 PhD ? 18 Tekn. Lic Division of Combustion Physics ? Participating in ~ 6 European projects ? Truly world unique intrumentation: – ~6 complete Nd:YAG/ dye lasers, 2 Multi:YAG laser clusters, OPO laser, single mode Alexandrite laser, picosecund laser, 2 DFDL, femtosecund laser, LDV, PIV – ~6 ICCD’s, 2 framingcameras, 1 streakcamera ? Several burners; laminar, turbulent, atmospheric-high pressure Marcus Aldén - Short CV ? Diploma work for M.S in laser diagnostics 1977 ? U.S visit to G.E RD Centre, 1978/79 ? PhD in laser diagnostics of combustion proc. 1983 ? Professor in combustion laser diagnostics, LU 1991 ? Chairman GRC laser diagnostics of comb. proc. 2003 ? Program co-chair of CI Symp. 2006 ? Vice president CI, 2010 ? Invited talk at the CI Symp. 2004, 2010 Member of Swe