Simon Edin was born in Luleå, Sweden. He obtained his B.Sc. in Chemistry (2020) from Lund University and completed his M. Sc. thesis (2022) under the guidance of Prof. Kenneth Wärnmark, working on the synthesis of hydrogen bonding monomers for controlled self-assembly. In 2023, Simon joined the research group of Anders Reinholdt at Lund University to pursue his Ph.D., with an interest in pnictogen mononitrides.