Public defence of doctoral thesis at Linköping University

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19 March 2024

Public defence of doctoral thesis in analytical sociology: Laura Fürsich 

1.15 pm – 5.00 pm K1, Kåkenhus, Campus Norrköping, Sweden and online via Zoom

Laura Fürsich,  Institute of Analytical Sociology , Department of Management and Engineering defends her thesis entitled "The Urban Tapestry: Essays on the Relationship Between Social Networks and Residential Segregation". Supervisor is Maria Brandén, Linköping University. Opponent is Assistant Professor Peter Rich, Cornell University, USA. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Contact Madelene Töpfer for Zoom-link.

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22 March 2024

Public defence of licentiate thesis in Infra Informatics: Robert Klar

10.15 am – 1.00 pm Room K3, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Robert Klar, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the licentiate thesis “Digital Twinning or Ports – from characterization to operations modelling”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is  Professor Theo Tryfonas, University of Bristol, United Kingdom. Supervisor is Evangelos Angelakis.

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Public defence of doctoral thesis in Science Education: Alma Memišević

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm Room K2, building Kåkenhus, Campus Norrköping

Alma Memišević, at the Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, defends her thesis "Det undervisande fritidshemmet i lärandets tidevarv: En diskursanalytisk studie med fokus på de naturvetenskapliga och tekniska undervisningspraktikerna". Opponent is Senior Lector Göran Bostedt, Mid Sweden University. The defence will be held in Swedish.

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25 March 2024

Public defence of licentiate thesis in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Communication Systems: Ahmet Kaplan

10.30 am – 12.30 pm Temcas, TEMA building, Campus Valla

Ahmet Kaplan at the Department of Electrical Engineering (ISY)), defends his licentiate thesis entitled "Signal Processing Aspects of Bistatic Backscatter Communication". Opponent is Musa Furkan Keskin, Chalmers University of Technology. Supervisor is Professor Erik G. Larsson, Linköping University. The seminar is open to the public and will be held in English.

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26 March 2024

Public defense of doctoral thesis in Applied Mathematics Jennifer Chepkorir

1.15 pm – 4.15 pm Nobel (BL32), B-huset, Entrence 23, floor 2, Campus Valla

Jennifer Chepkorir defends her doctoral thesis entitled "Regularization methods for solving the Cauchy problems for elliptic and degenerate elliptic equations". Opponent is Alexei Iantchenko, Professor, Malmö University. Main supervisor is Vladimir Kozlov and assistant supervisor is Fredrik Berntsson. 

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Public defence of doctoral thesis in Industrial Engineering and Management with specialisation in Logistics Management: Jorge Gutierrez

1.15 pm – 3.00 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Jorge Gutierrez at the Division of Logistics and Quality Management, Department of Management and Engineering defends his thesis entitled "The Roadblocks to Implement Electric Freight Transports – Challenges for Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers and Hauliers". Supervisor is Maria Huge-Brodin, Professor at Linköping University. Opponent is Lisa Govik, docent at Chalmers. The event is open to the public.

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3 April 2024

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Medical Science: Beatrice Toia

9.00 am – 12.00 pm Belladonna, Building 511, Campus US

Beatrice Toia, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "Molecular characterization of the interplay between DNA-PK and TRF2 in telomere protection". The opponent is Grazia Daniela Raffa, Associate Professor, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. The defense takes place in Belladonna, Campus US. For questions, contact principal supervisor Francisca Lottersberger.

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5 April 2024

Public defence of doctoral thesis in <p>Technology Education: Ulrika Sultan</p>

1.00 pm – 3.00 pm Room K1, Building Kåkenhus, Campus Norrköping<br>

Ulrika Sultan, at the Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, defends her thesis "In whose eyes am I technical?: Exploring the ‘problem’ of the (non)technical girl". Opponent is Senior Professor Inga-Britt Skogh, KTH.

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Public defence of doctoral thesis in Gender Studies: Ruben Hordijk

2.00 pm – 5.30 pm Temcas, Tema building, entrance 37, floor 2, Campus Valla

Ruben Hordijk, at Department of Thematic Studies, defends his thesis entitled, “Spectral Inheritance: Unlearning the Maturity-trope”. Opponent is University docent 1, Sophie Withaeckx, Maastricht University, Netherlands. The public defence will be conducted in English.

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11 April 2024

Public defence of licentiate thesis in Sustainable Systems: Eman Hegazy

10.00 am – 12.00 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Eman Hegazy, at the Division of Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering defends her thesis entitled "Sustainable Management of the Wire-Based Infrastructure. On the Multifaceted Challenges of  Infastructure Management in the Swedish Context." Supervisor is Stefan Anderberg, professor at Linköpings universitet. Opponent is Per Hillbur, Malmö university. The event is open to the public. Language: English.

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12 April 2024

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Infra Informatics: Petter Haglund

9.15 am – 1.00 pm Room K3, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Petter Haglund, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Logistics Organization Design for Building Contractors”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Jenny Bäckstrand, Jönköping University, Sweden. Supervisor is Martin Rudberg, LiU. 

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Public defence of doctoral thesis in materials science: Pernilla Helmer

9.15 am – 2.15 pm Ada Lovelace, B building

Pernilla Helmer, Deptartment of physics, chemistry and biology (IFM), defends her doctoral thesis "Venturing further into the field of 2D materials and their laminated parent phases". Opponent is Associate professor Hannu-Pekka Komsa, University of Oulu, Finland.

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26 April 2024

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Medical Science: Maike Bensberg

9.00 am – 12.00 pm Granitsalen, Floor 9, Building 440, Entrance 7, Northern entrance, Campus US

Maike Bensberg, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "DNA methylation in T cell leukaemia". The opponent is Docent Sofie Degerman, Umeå University. The defense takes place in Granitsalen, Campus US. If you have any questions, contact main supervisor Colm Nestor. If you want to follow via Zoom, contact maike.bensberg@liu.se.

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Public defence of doctoral thesis in Applied Physics: Patrik Isacsson

10.15 am – 1.00 pm  Room K2, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Patric Isacsson, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Material Design for Paper Electrodes: A Papermaking Perspective on Electrode Fabrication”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor Nadège Reverdy-Bruas; Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble INP, France. Supervisor is Isak Engquist, LiU.

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3 May 2024

Public Defense of  licentiate thesis in Industrial Management: Elinor Särner

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Elinor Särner at the Division of Industrial Management, Department of Management and Engineering, defends her thesis entitled "Development of AI-tools for making sense of future complex intelligent systems". Supervisor is Anna Yström, senior associate professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Mats Engwall, professor, KTH. The event is open to the public.

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14 May 2024

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Applied Physics: Mohsen Mohammadi

1.00 pm – 5.00 pm Room K1, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Mohsen Mohammadi, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Stretchable Electronics using Wood-based Functional Materials”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor Martin Kaltenbrunner, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. Supervisor is Klas Tybrandt, LiU.

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17 May 2024

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Applied Physics: Cyril Routier

10.00 am – 1.00 pm Room K4, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Cyril Routier, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Plant Nanobionics: From Localized Carbon Capture to Precision Molecular Delivery”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Associate Professor Seon-Yoeng Kwak, Seoul National University, South Korea. Supervisor is Eleni Stavrinidou, LiU.

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Public defense of doctoral thesis in Mechanical engineering: Daniel Nilsson

10.15 am – 12.15 pm C3, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Daniel Nilsson, Division of Solid Mechanics, Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "A deltaJ approach for non-linear fatigue crack propagation: Experimental and numerical investigation of a ductile superalloy". Supervisor is Kjell Simonsson, professor at Linköping University. Opponent is Johan Ahlström, senior associate professor at Chalmers. The event is open to the public.

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20 May 2024

Public defense of doctoral thesis in Design: Juan Felipe Ruiz Munoz

9.00 am – 12.00 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Juan Felipe Ruiz Munoz, at the Division of Product realisation, Department of Management and Engineering, defens his thesis entitled "Problems of Problem-Based Design Engineering Education". Supervisor is Renee Wever, professor at Linköping University. Opponent is Anna Öhrvall Rönnbäck, professor at Luleå University. The event is open to the public.

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Public defense of licentiate thesis in Economics: Niklas Ottosson

1.15 pm – 4.15 pm Diana, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Niklas Ottosson at the Division of Economics, Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Two Essays in the Economics of Discrimination: Ethnicity and Gender in the Labor Market and Welfare System". Supervisor is Ali Ahmed, professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Monika Hjeds Löfmark, PhD, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies. The event is open to the public.

24 May 2024

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Applied Physics: Anatolii Makhinia 

10.00 am – 1.00 pm Room K1, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Anatolii Makhinia, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Advanced Additive Manufacturing of Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Bioelectronic and Logic Circuit Applications”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Dr Barbara Stadlober, Institute for Sensors, Photonics and Manufacturing Technologies, Joanneum Research, Austria. Supervisor is Simone Fabiano, LiU and Peter Andersson Ersman, RISE.

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31 May 2024

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Applied Physics: Marzieh Zabihipour 

10.00 am – 1.00 pm Room K1, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Marzieh Zabihipour, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Printed Digital Circuits”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor Ronald Österbacka, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Supervisor is Magnus Berggren, LiU.

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10 June 2024

Public defense of doctoral thesis in Sustainable Systems with specialisation in Environmental Management and Technology: Johan Vogt Duberg

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Johan Vogt Duberg at the Division for Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Initiating Remanufacturing for Original Equipment Manufacturers". Supervisor is Erik Sundin, Linköping University. Opponent is Andreas Feldmann, docent, KTH. The event is open to the public.

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12 June 2024

Public defense of doctoral thesis in Commercial and Business Law: Isabelle Bengtsson

1.15 pm – 4.15 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Isabelle Bengtsson at the Division of Commercial and Business Law, Department of Management and Engineering, defends her thesis entitled "Tvångsvis markåtkomst – privata aktörer, vinstintressen och egendomsskydd". Supervisor is Elif Härkönen, docent, Linköping University. Opponent is Christina Olsen-Lundh, docent, University of Gothenburg. The event is open to the public.

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