Lars Samuelson is since 1988 Professor at Lund University and since 2021 also Chair Professor at SUSTech, Southern University of Science and Technology, in Shenzhen, China and Dean of the Institute of Nanoscience and Applications, INA. In 1990 he founded NanoLund and was its leader for the first 25+ years. His research is focused on nanoscale materials physics, with a special focus on epitaxial growth, optical properties and on potential applications in optoelectronics. Beside the academic research he also has strong engagements as Chief Scientists in high-tech companies such as Glo AB and Hexagem AB. He is a Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Physics) and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and was in 2023 elected Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2022 he was given the top award from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, the "Great Gold Medal" and in 2024 he received the “Chinese Government Friendship Award”. Samuelson is the author of well over 700 articles with h-index 91 by Web-of-Science, and 110 by Google Scholar, and listed in the top 1% highly cited researchers by Web-of-Science. He has given >300 plenary/invited talks at international conferences and workshops.