PhD seminars

Environmental Sciences / Jordfag:
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Natural Resource Management / Sørhellinga:
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Autumn 2025:

When		Where	Who	What	Main supervisor
13.08.2025	13.15	S257 Bjørnen	Samantha Dwinnell	PhD final seminar: Herbivore responses to climate-driven vegetation shifts in a warming arctic: nutritional benefits and adaptive foraging strategies of Svalbard reindeer Co-superviseors: Rene van der Wal, Larissa Beumer & Åshild Pedersen Opponent: Svein Dale Chair: Leif Egil Loe	Leif Egil Loe
20.08.2025	12.15	J326	Bilal Tariq	PhD final seminar: Fractured Bedrock Characterization Co-supervisor: Stephane Polteau Opponent: Clara Sena Chair Helen French	Helen French
	12.15	S257 Bjørnen	Kim André Anstensen Nielsen	PhD start-up seminar: Combining Remote Sensing and AI for Assessing Biophysical Attributes, Structural Complexity and Biodiversity Indicators in Boreal Forests Co-supervisors: Hans Ole Ørka and Marie-Claude Jutras-Perreault Opponent: Tone Birkemoe Chair: Terje Gobakken	Terje Gobakken
	13.15	S257	Milda Norkute	PhD final seminar: Forestry effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functions Co supervisors: Johan Asplund, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Jenni Norden Opponent: TBD Chair: Tone Birkemoe	Tone Birkemoe
27.08.2025	11.15	S257	Olha Nahorna	PhD final seminar: Assessing the importance of improved forest data for decision-making processes Co-supervisor: Terje Gobakken Opponent: Sjur Baardsen Chair: Kyle Eyvindson	Kyle Eyvindson
03.09.2025	13.15	J301 Gaia	Tonje Aurland Storholt	PhD midway assessment: Mechanisms of carbon transfer and stabilization in agricultural soils Co-supervisors: Samuel Abiven, Daniel Rasse, Alice Budai Opponent: TBA Chair: Katrine Eldegard	Peter Dörsch
24.09.2025	12.15	S257 Bjørnen Zoom	Ephrem Milikias Meja	PhD midway assessment: Exploring the viability and operational efficiency of solar coffee drying technology: A comprehensive analysis in Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia Co-supervisors: Dr. Sileshi Kore Duba; Dr. Addisu Bekele Alemayehu Opponent: TBA Chair: Katrine Eldegard	Muyiwa Samuel Adaramola
	13.15	S257 Bjørnen Zoom	Meselu Mellaku	PhD midway assessment: Long-Term Alternative Energy Supply Scenario Analysis for the Ethiopian Large-Scale Manufacturing Industry Sector Co-supervisors: Dr.Yibeltal Tebikew Wassie,Dr.Pernille Merethe Sire Seljom Opponent: TBA Chair: Katrine Eldegard	Muyiwa Samuel Adaramola
15.10.2025	12.15	S257 Bjørnen Zoom	Peter Zubkov	PhD final seminar: Wind and snow damage in Nordic boreal forests: predicting and mapping the damage during extreme weather events Co-supervisors: Barry Gardiner (European Institute for cultivated forest), Kristina Blennow (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet), Svein Solberg (NIBIO) Opponent: Ole Martin Bollandsås Chair: Tron Eid	Tron Eid
29.10.2025	12.15	J301 Gaia	Nora Hua Ly Kok	PhD midway assessment: Saltlick-sites in Norwegian mountains - hotspots for soil carbon dynamics, organo-mineral interactions, and transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) Co-supervisors: Vegard Martinsen, Stein R. Moe, Bjørnar Ytrehus (Veterinærinstituttet) Opponenet: TBA Chair: George Neil Furey	Line Tau Strand
	13.15	J301 Gaia	Natalia Vylegzhanina	PhD midway assessment: Major ion geochemistry of South African rivers: the effect of natural and anthropogenic factors on river water quality Co-supervisor: Thomas Rohrlack Opponent: Jan Vermaat Chair: George Neil Furey	Jan Marten Huizenga
	14.15	J301 Gaia	Magnus Nyvold	PhD final seminar: Plasma-based nitrogen fixation and its applications Co-supervisor: Lars Bakken Opponent: Marina Bleken Chair: Peter Dörsch	Peter Dörsch
12.11.2025	12.15	S257 Bjørnen	Juliette Hunault-Fontbonne	PhD final seminar: In Search of Lost Connectivity: How can biodiversity and habitat networks be better integrated into boreal forest planning? Co-supervisor: Line Nybakken Chair: Kyle Eyvindson Opponent: Tone Birkemoe	Kyle Eyvindson
19.11.2025	12.15	S257 Bjørnen	Mikel Moriana Armendariz	PhD midway assessment: Colonization of alpine ecosystems by subalpine plant species Co-supervisors: Kari Klanderud, Joachim Töpper Chair: Katrine Eldegard	Siri Lie Olsen
	13.00	S257 Bjørnen	Mohammad Jaber Hossain	PhD midway assessment: Integrating Deep Learning and Machine Learning Techniques for Advancing Wood Quality Analysis using CT Scans Co-supervisors: Oliver Tomic, Linus Olofsson Opponent: Knut Magnar Sandland Chair: Ole Martin Bollandsås	Geir Isak Vestøl
26.11.2025	12.15	J301 Gaia	Brian Ogenrwoth	Phd midway assessment: Adoption and Welfare Impacts of Biochar and Climate Smart Agriculture in Uganda Opponent: Jan Vermaat Chair:	Meley Mekonen Rannestad
03.12.2025	12.15	S257 Bjørnen	Lisa Layotte	PhD start-up seminar: Movement of large carnivores in Scandinavia: from individual decisions to spatio-temporal population dynamics Co-supervisor: Richard Bischof, Marie-Pierre Etienne Opponent: Thomas Luypaert Chair: Pierre Dupont	Pierre Dupont
	13.15	S257 Bjørnen	Ida Hovind Landsverk	PhD start-up seminar: Societal acceptance in Norway of EU frameworks for hydropower development. Co-supervisors: Anders Dugstad, Berit Köhler Opponent: Eirik Ogner Jåstad Chair: Kristin Linnerud	Kristin Linnerud
10.12.2025	12.15	J301 Gaia	Karen Ane Skjennum	PhD final seminar:The use of waste-based sorbents for stabilization of PFAS-contaminated soil Co-supervisors: Jan Mulder, Thomas Hartnik, Gijs Breedveld Opponent: Jan Vermaat Chair: Erlend SØrmo	Erlend Grenager Sørmo
	13.15	J301 Gaia	Ida Aabogen Haugaard	PhD start-up seminar: Grazing effects on soil carbon dynamics Co-supervisor: Line Tau Strand Opponent: Jan Mulder Chair: Vegard Martinsen	Vegard Martinsen
	13.15	S257 Bjørnen	Mara Zebele	PhD midway assessment: Working title: Explaining and predicting bat occurence and acitivity in wind farms Co-supervisors: Reed McKay, Richard Bischof, and Fiona Mathews (University of Sussex) Opponent: TBA Chair: Ole Martin Bollandsås	Katrine Eldegard