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: TBA	Peter Dörsch
24.09.2025	12.15	S257 Bjørnen	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: TBA	Muyiwa Samuel Adaramola
	13.15	S257	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: TBA	Muyiwa Samuel Adaramola
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: TBA	Line Tau Strand
19.11.2025	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: TBA	Geir Isak Vestøl
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