Jan Lundell is a professor of Chemistry at University of Helsinki, Finland. His professional tasks are shared between chemistry, especially the interaction between light and matter, and the STEM-related education and societal outreach as the Director of the LUMA Centre Finland.  
His research in chemistry focuses on novel noble gas compounds, low temperature matrix isolation spectroscopy, light‐induced chemistry and the role weak chemical interactions play in guiding and directing chemical processes. Especially, the goal is to understand how visible light and thermal radiation can be used to modify the structures of molecules and guide chemical reactions for desired outcomes.