CV
1975: Master of science (Bergsingenjör), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
1981: TeknD in physical metallurgy; “Computer simulations of diffusional reactions in multicomponent alloys with special applications to steel”, supervisor: Prof. Mats Hillert
1981-1982: Scientist at ManLabs Inc., Massachusetts USA
1986: Docent in physical metallurgy
2019 – : Visiting professor at Northwestern University, USA
2020-: Professor Emeritus Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Earlier positions
1982: Research associate, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
1983 (fall): Acting professor in physical metallurgy, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
1983 - 1993: Department head of physical metallurgy, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
1988 - 1990: Acting professor in mechanical metallurgy, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
1991-2017: Chaired Professor at Materials Science and Engineering (fullmaktsprofessur), Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden 70% research in position.
Statistics of graduate education.
Main supervisor for 30 graduated PhDs
Main supervisor for 3 PhD-students at present
International Prizes/Awards/Academy memberships
2005: honorary chairman of the International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids, Aveiro,
2006: member of IVA (Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences)
2011: Hume-Rothery Award, presented by the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (USA).
2011: Fellow of ASM (USA)
2012: The Sefström medal
2013: The Jacob Wallenberg Foundation Award
2017: The NIMS award (Japan)
2018: Member of NAE (US National Academy of Engineering)
2019: The Gibbs Triangle award
2020: ASM Gold medal
2021: The Gibbs Award (ASM)
Leadership experience
1993 - 1997: Department head of Materials Science and Eng., Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
1995 - 1999: Member of directory board of the Swedish Institute for Metals Research, Sweden
1996 – 1998, 2004-2006: Director of the Brinell Centre- Inorganic Interfacial Engineering, a Vinnova competence centre.
1997 - 2006: Member of directory board of the Consortium for materials technology for thermal power generation
1999 - 2003: Chairman of graduate studies in mechanical and materials engineering at Royal Institute of Technology
2003-2006: Member of KTH faculty board
2007- 2012: Director of Vinnova Excellence centre – Hero-m
Further Academic, Professional and Entrepreneurial Activities
1997: One of the founders of Thermo-Calc Software company
1997 – 2000: Member of directory board of Thermo-Calc Software AB
2001 - present: Chairman of the directory board of Thermo-Calc Software AB
Reviewer of research proposals for TFR 1998-2000
Reviewer of research proposals for the Swedish Research Council 2001 – 2002, 2004, 2007
Reviewer of research proposal for Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (The Netherlands) 1999
Member of scientific advisory board of Max Planck Institut für Metallforschung, Stuttgart 2006-2009
Member of scientific advisory board of Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Leoben, 2008-2013
Member of organizing committee (chairman of 2) of 5 international conferences in Stockholm
Guest scientist at Max Planck Institut fur Eisenforschung, Dusseldorf, periods of time 1988-1990
Member of the “Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Committee”, TMS, 2009-
2013-2014 Responsible for WG Education in KIC EIT RawMaterials proposal
2015 – Member of Board of Governors Acta Materialia
Organisation of International conferences in the field of the applicant (membership
in the steering and/or programme committee)
2002: Calphad XXXI, May 5-11, Stockholm, Sweden (B. Sundman and J. Ågren chairs)
2005: PTM 2005, May 29-June 3, Phoenix, USA (member in international advisory committee)
2006: International Symposium on Inorganic Interfacial Engineering, June 20-21, Stockholm, Sweden (L. Bergström and J. Ågren Chairs)
2004: Hillert symposium on thermodynamics and kinetics of migrating interfaces in steels and other complex alloys, Dec 2-4, Stockholm, Sweden, (chair)
2008: DIMAT 2008, Oct 28-31, Lanzarote, Spain (member in international scientific committee)
2010: PTM 2010, June 6-11, Avignon, France (member in international scientific committee)
2019: EUROMAT 2019, Sept 1-5, Stockholm, Sweden (member of Scientific committee)
Memberships to Editorials Boards of International Journals
previous Member of Editorial board of J. of Mater. Sci. and Eng.
previous Member of Editorial board of J. Refractory Metals and Hard Materials,
previous Associate editor of J. of Phase Equilibria and diffusion
Scientific publications
Ågren has published more than 200 journal articles within the areas of phase transformations, diffusion and thermodynamics with an emphasis towards modelling and simulations. Ågren’s expertise covers a wide range of materials such as steels, super alloys, cemented carbides as well as topics like powder-metallurgical processing and heat treatment of steels.
