Public Disputations at Linköping University

2 December 2021

Public disputation in Applied Physics: Chen Yongzhen

10.15 am – 2.15 pm Online and K3, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Chen Yongzhen, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Image dipoles and polarons in organic semiconductors.”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor Yiqiang Zhan. Supervisor is Mats Fahlman. To participate online please contact Jennie Jordelöv, jennie.jordenlov@liu.se, for link to Zoom.

Contacts

Mats Fahlman

3 December 2021

Public disputation in Medical Science: Nina Lindell

9.00 am – 12.00 pm Belladonna, Campus US and Zoom

Nina Lindell, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, is defending her doctoral thesis "Perinatal risk factors for type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents". The opponent is Professor Mikael Knip, University of Helsinki, Finland. The dissertation takes place in Belladonna, Campus US, but is also broadcast digitally to the public via Zoom webinar. Zoom link: https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/63889804395?pwd=Tk9heHNXNThnU202eDZ1WGNWM25Bdz09 Webinar passcode: 350745

Contacts

Ulf Samuelsson

Public dissertation in  Applied Physics: Xin Zhang 

10.00 am – 1.00 pm Planck, Physics building and online via Zoom.

Xin Zhang, at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, defends his PhD “Tailoring Fluorescent Probes for Organelle-Specific Imaging and Sensing”Opponent is Fredrik Almqvist, Chemistry Department at Umeå University.

Contacts

Kajsa Uvdal

Public Disputation in Medical Science: Måns Muhrbeck

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm Fornborgen, Vrinnevisjukhuset and via Zoom

Måns Muhrbeck, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends his thesis "Surgery in Armed Conflicts: Predicting surgical treatment needs and improving resource use in resource-constrained settings". The opponent is Professor Ari Leppäniemi, University of Helsinki, Finland. The dissertation takes place in lecture hall Fornborgen at Vrinnevisjukhuset and digitally via Zoom. Zoom link to the dissertation: https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/65201458431?pwd=ZWQ3dFpVTmduNEdZYkx0RWxUSFNyZz09

Contacts

Peter Andersson

7 December 2021

Public disputation in Dynamics of Health and Welfare: Cristina Mendes Santos

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm TEMCAS, Campus Valla and online via Zoom 

Cristina Mendes Santos at the Department of Culture and Society defends her thesis entitled ”Developing Internet Interventions to Improve Psychosocial Outcomes in Breast Cancer Survivors: Attitudes and practices in Portuguese Cancer Settings”. The opponent is professor Irma Verdonck-de Leeuw, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The disputation will be held in English and is open to the public. Please contact Britt-Marie Alfredsson for link to Zoom. 

Contacts

Britt-Marie Alfredsson

8 December 2021

Public disputation in Sustainable Systems: John Laurence Esguerra

9.00 am – 11.00 am C3, C Building, Campus Valla and via Zoom

John Laurence Esguerra, at the Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Developing strategies for improved economic performance and reduced climate impact of landfill mining in Europa". Opponent is Anders Damgaard, PhD, Technical University of Denmark. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Zoom link: https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/66408327857 Meeting ID: 664 0832 7857 Passcode: 924124

Contacts

John Laurence Esguerra

10 December 2021

Public  Disputation in Bioinformatics: Olof Rundquist

9.00 am – 1.00 pm Planck J207, Physics building entr 57, Campus Valla and by Zoom link.

Olof Rundquist, at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, will defend his thesis "Multi-omic time-series analysis of T-cells as a model for identification of biomarkers, treatments and upstream disease regulators". Opponent is Professor Riitta Lahesmaa, University of Turku, Faculty of Medicine, Finland.

Contacts

Mika Gustafsson

Public Disputation in Medical Science: Madelene Wedin

9.00 am – 12.00 pm Zoom link: https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/65569602185?pwd=MlRQb2VvOUxSNkJpSFdOaExQSEs1QT09 Passcode: 924044

Madelene Wedin, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, is defending her doctoral thesis "On lymphedema of the lower limbs after treatment of endometrial cancer: with emphasis on incidence, quality of life, risk factors, and health economy". The opponent is Adjunct Professor Håkan Brorson, Lund University. The dissertation takes place in Belladonna, Campus US and via Zoom.

Contacts

Andreea Tanasa

Public Disputation in Sustainable Systems: Tharaka Gunaratne

9.00 am – 12.00 pm C3, C-huset, Campus Valla, Linköping University

Tharaka Gunaratne, at the Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Valorisation of heterogeneous industrial residues". Opponent is Docent Jouni Korhonen. The event is open to the public. Language: English.Zoom link: https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/63303607616 Meeting ID: 633 0360 7616 Passcode: 691606

Contacts

Tharaka Gunaratne

Dissertation in Materials Design: Ahmed El Ghazaly 

9.15 am – 12.30 pm Online via Zoom

Ahmed El Ghazaly will defend his PhD thesis “Acoustic platform for MXene synthesis and electrochemical behaviour of i-MXenes in aqueous electrolytes”. Opponent is Professor Husam N AlSharif, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. For participation via Zoom send an e-mail to sofie.bondesson@liu.se

Public disputation in Medical Science: Thérèse Eriksson

1.00 pm – 5.00 pm Hasselqvist, entrance 76, house 511-001

Thérèse Eriksson at the Department for Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences will defend her PhD thesis "Promises and pitfalls of value-based reimbursement in healthcare". Opponent is Clas Rehnberg, professor at Karolinska institutet.

Contacts

Lars-Åke Levin

Public disputation in Environmental Change: Emelie Fälton

1.15 pm – 4.00 pm Temcas, Campus Valla and via Zoom

Emelie Fälton, at Environmental Change, defends her thesis entitled "Shapeshifting Nature: Ambivalent Ways of Seeing the Non-Human World within Swedish National Park Tourism and its Visual Culture". Opponent is Dr. Keri Cronin, Brock University. The public disputation will be helt online via Zoom.

Contacts

Mats Andrén

Public Disputation in Logistics: Olle Olsson

1.15 pm – 3.00 pm ACAS, A-building, Campus Valla, Linköping University and online

Olle Olsson, at the Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Managing variability in patient flows". Opponent is Daniel Ekwall, Professor, University of Borås. The event is open to the public. Language: Swedish. Join Zoom Meeting https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/63422738426  Meeting ID: 634 2273 8426

Contacts

Olle Olsson

13 December 2021

Public Disputation in Medical Science: Sophia Lindeberg

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm Lecture hall Berzelius at Campus US and via Zoom.

Sophia Lindeberg, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, is defending her doctoral thesis "Dementia, Sense-making and Evaluations: Implications for Communication". The opponent is Professor Louise Nygård, KI, Stockholm. The dissertation takes place in Berzelius, Campus US and via Zoom for audiences at a distance. Webinar link: https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/65843522802

Contacts

Nicole Müller

14 December 2021

Public disputation in Mechanical Engineering: Anton Wiberg

10.15 am – 12.00 pm ACAS, A-building, Campus Valla, Linköping University

Anton Wiberg, at the Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Design Automation for Additive Manufacturing - A multidisciplinary Design Optimization Approach". Opponent is Kristina Shea, Professor, ETC Zürich. The event is open to the public. Language: English.

Contacts

Anton Wiberg

Public disputation in Dynamics of Health and Welfare: Andrea Bruno de Sousa

1.15 pm – 4.30 pm Temcas, Building T, Campus Valla

Andrea Bruno de Sousa, at the Departement of Thematic Studies and the Department of Culture and Society, defends her thesis entitled "A parental perspective on child chronic kidney disease: The lived experience of caregiving in Portugal". The opponent is professor emerita Sonja Olin Lauritzen, Stockholm University. The event is open to the public.

Contacts

Anette Wickström

15 December 2021

Public disputation in Analytical Sociology: Selcan Mutgan

1.15 pm – 3.00 pm K1, Kåkenhus, Campus Norrköping, Linköping University and Online

Selcan Mutgan, at the Department of Management and Engineering, defends her thesis entitled "Free to choose? Studies of Opportunity Constraints and the Dynamics of School Segregation". Opponent is Francesco Candeloro Billari, Professor, University of Bocconi. The event is open to the public. Language: English. The dissertation can also be viewed online on Zoom. For more information, contact Madelene Töpfer, madelene.topfer@liu.se

Contacts

Selcan Mutgan

16 December 2021

Public disputation in Mechanical Engineering: Robert Casper

9.00 am – 11.00 am ACAS, A-huset, Campus Valla, Linköping University

Robert Casper, at the Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled  "Automotive Remanufacturing Business in a Changing Market". Opponent is Amir Rashid, Professor, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Stockholm. The event is open to the public. Language: English

Contacts

Erik Sundin

17 December 2021

Public Disputation in Medical Science: Susanne Liffner

9.00 am – 12.00 pm Belladonna, Campus US and via Zoom

Susanne Liffner at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences defends her doctoral thesis "Infertility in men in relation to their birth characteristics". The opponent is Associate Professor Britt Friberg, Lund University, Sweden. The dissertation takes place in Belladonna, Campus US and digitally via Zoom. Zoom link to the dissertation: https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/67083729705

Contacts

Andreea Tanasa

Dissertation in Thin Film Physics: Erik Ekström

9.15 am – 1.00 pm Online via Zoom

​Erik Ekström will defend his PhD thesis "Epitaxial growth, structure, and thermoelectric properties of CaMn- and V-based oxides”. Opponent is Professor Nini Pryds, DTU, Lyngby, Denmark. For participation via Zoom send an e-mail to: henrietta.winslow@liu.se.

Public licentiate defens in Automatic Control: Anton Kullberg

10.15 am – 1.00 pm Ada Lovelace, B-house, entrance 27, Campus Valla or via Zoom

Anton Kullberg, at the Department of Electrical Engineering, defends his licentiate examination entitled "On Joint State Estimation and Model Learning using Gaussian Process Approximations". The event is open to the public. Language: English. Opponent is Asst. Prof Arno Solin, Aalto University. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof Gustaf Hendeby.

Contacts

Ninna Stensgård

Public Disputation in Medical Science: Martin Holmbom

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm Lecture hall Berzelius, Campus US and via Zoom

Martin Holmbom at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends his doctoral dissertation "Clinical Impact of Bloodstream Infections – Characterization, Risk factors and Outcome". The opponent is Professor Ralph Peeker, Sahlgrenska University, Sweden. The dissertation takes place digitally via Zoom based out of the lecture hall Berzelius, Campus US. Contact Håkan Hanberger, to get access to a link to the dissertation.

Contacts

Håkan Hanberger

Public disputation in Environmental Change: Maria Jernnäs

1.15 pm – 4.30 pm Temcas, Campus Valla

Maria Jernnäs, at Environmental Change, defends her thesis entitled "Governing Climate Change under the Paris Regime: Meeting Urgency with Voluntarism". The event takes place in Temcas, House Tema at Campus Valla.

Contacts

Mats Andrén

14 January 2022

Public disputation in Applied Physics: Tobias Abrahamsson

10.15 am – 2.15 pm Online via Zoom or K1, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Tobias Abrahamsson, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Synthetic functionalities for ionic and electron conductive polymers – for biological interfaces and organic electronics applications ”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor David Mecerreyes. Supervisor is Daniel Simon. To participate online please contact Jennie Jordelöv, jennie.jordenlov@liu.se, for link to Zoom.

Contacts

Daniel Simon