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Jan Skov Pedersen (born June 15, 1959) is a Danish physicist and chemist, Dr. Scient., and since 2020, a professor at Aarhus University at the Department of Chemistry and the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO). Pedersen's research focuses on the development and application of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) for colloidal and soft materials. He has around 400 articles in international journals and books. He is particularly known for the development of laboratory SAXS instrumentation and models for SAXS analysis, neutron scattering (SANS), and light scattering data.
Career
Jan Skov Pedersen graduated from the University of Copenhagen with a cand. scient. degree in 1985, majoring in physics and minoring in mathematics. In 1988, he earned his Ph.D. (lic. scient.) also from the University of Copenhagen. In 2000, he obtained the Dr. Scient. degree, again from the University of Copenhagen. From 1987 to 1988, he was employed as an assistant professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, and in 1988 as a scientific staff member at the Physical Department of the Risø National Laboratory. At the same place, he was employed as a senior researcher from 1992 to 2000. In 2000, he was appointed as a professor in Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University.
Jan Skov Pedersen is a co-founder of the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, established in 2002, and was a member of the management team for iNANO, Aarhus University from 2002 to 2006.
In 1986, Jan Skov Pedersen received the University of Copenhagen’s gold medal for a prize essay in chemistry and physics. In 2007, he received the Carlsberg Chemical Prize from the Carlsberg Foundation for 'outstanding work in the study of structural and dynamic properties of macromolecular solutions, complex liquids, and polymer systems using small-angle scattering techniques,' and in 2011, the Elastyren Prize (Danish Polymer Research Prize) for 'instrumental development for characterization, essential for fundamental polymer research and research with direct medical relevance.' Jan Skov Pedersen was inducted into the Danish Academy of Natural Sciences in 1994. In 2022, he was awarded an honorary doctorate (Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa) from the University of Oslo. Jan Skov Pedersen is a Knight of the Dannebrog (2010).
Jan Skov Pedersen has participated in several major European research projects: 2005-2007, SOCON (Self-organization under confinement) FP6 Marie Curie Training of Researchers Network, 2012-2014, NanoS3 (Soft, Small, and Smart) FP7 Marie Curie Actions, 2017-2020 Horizon2020 Emerging Technologies 'Smart-4-Fabry project,' 2023, NABIHEAL (Antimicrobial Nanostructured Biomaterials for Complex Wound Healing), Horizon2022.
Research
Jan Skov Pedersen’s research primarily focuses on the application of scattering techniques at small angles using X-rays and neutrons (SAXS and SANS), particularly in the areas of instrumentation, data analysis, and applications to soft materials. Pedersen has developed and refined small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering instruments that enhance resolution and flux to obtain better data. His work includes analytical treatments of scattering functions and the influence of instrumental smearing.
Pedersen has extensively worked with methods to analyze scattering data, including modeling of micellar structures, polymer systems, and protein interactions. His specialty is deriving analytical and numerical expressions for scattering form factors for complex structural models. Pedersen applies these models in studies of micelle formation, block copolymer micelles, protein-surfactant interactions, and microgel structures. His investigations have provided insights into the structural properties of complex fluids and soft materials, contributing to fields such as colloid science, polymer physics, food science, and biophysics. His work has had significant impact, as reflected in the high number of citations of his publications, and he has made substantial contributions to both theoretical and practical aspects of scattering science.