1. Vibrational spectroscopy and data science:

Maria Høegh Berdahl
PollenID – an automated method for pollen analysis (2014)
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Denis Tafintsev
Multivariate Classification Methods for Spectroscopic Data with Multiple Class Structure (2016)
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Tor Einar Møller
Assessment of Sparse Multi-Block Partial Least Squares Regression Model Performance in Analysis of High-Dimensional Phenotypic Data (2016)
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Tiril Aurora Lintvedt
Preprocessing strategies for infrared spectral data with limited numbers of spectral channels (2019) (thesis with non-disclosure agreement, limited access)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

2. Bioprocesses and Biosystems:

Marlene Wilhelmine Jensen
Evaluation of a combined production of bioplastics and biogas from sludge compared with traditional biogas production (2016)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Ida Kristine Kirkeslett Nielsen
Produksjon av Omega3 fett syrer og evaluering av virkning mot hjerte-karsykdommer (2016)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway and Pronova Biopharma AS, Sandefjord, Norway

Morten Moltubakk
Biokjemisk omdanning av biprodukter fra matindustrien (2016)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Elisabeth Tatjana Grothe Hauge
Theoretical upscaling of the fermentation process for the conversion of animal fat rest materials into high-value biomass (2018)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Ole Thorbjørn Ileby Eriksen
Production of microbial oil from animal fat: process design, mass- and energy balance (2019)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Snorre Niklas Galaaen
Finding optimal parameters for transesterification with heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts (2019)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Pål Rysdal Tveit
Development, Testing and Evaluation of the Second Generation of the Small-Scale Biodiesel Production Line “BioMax” (2020)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Kai Fjær
Whole genome sequencing with Oxford Nanopore and de novo genome assemblies of lipid-producing fungi in phylum Mucoromycota (2020)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway.

3. Modelling of light scattering and absorption:

Ketil Breckan Thovsen
Evaluation of Mie scatter approximation formulas for the scattering of infrared light at biological cells (2013)
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Nora Klevjer Thøgersen
Use of the Resonance Structure of Mie Scattering for Refractive Index Estimation (2014)
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Maren Anna Brandsrud
Understanding Resonant Structures of Coupled Disks for Light Management in Photovoltaics (2015)
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Frida Helen Maria Torgersen
Whispering Gallery Resonances in Dielectric Disks (2016)
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Johanne Heitmann Solheim
Optimizing the iterative Mie scatter correction algorithm for retrieving pure absorbance spectra in FTIR spectroscopy of cells and tissues (2017)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Kristian Frafjord
Ray Dynamics in Array of Disks investigating Light Management in Thin-Film Solar Cells (2017)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Simen Rønnekleiv Eriksen
Mie Ripples and Wiggles in Infrared Spectroscopy of Cells and Tissues (2020)
Faculty of Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

4. Vibrational spectroscopy for cell biology:

Kjersti Misfjord
Pollen chemical composition determined by infrared spectroscopy : species identification and environmental effects (2014)
Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Simen Arne Kirkhorn
Seasonal variation in chemical composition of Chamerion angustifolium pollen as measured by Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (2019)
Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, NMBU, Ås, Norway

In addition, the following theses were the result of the scientific research at Nofima AS under the supervision of Achim Kohler:

Even Bringsdal
Segmentation of multispectral images with fuzzy clustering (2001)
Institute of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (IKBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.

Annette Veberg
Model system and analytical methods for the study of amyloidosis in tissue (2002)
Institute of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (IKBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.

Audun Flåtten
Determination of C22:5 and C22:6 marine fatty acids in pork fat with Fourier transform mid-infrared spectroscopy (2002)
Institute of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (IKBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.

Ingvild Sørhus
Genome wide phenotype characterisation of yeasts by FTIR spectroscopy (2007)
Institute of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (IKBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.

Karen Wahlstrøm Sanden
Development of vibrational spectroscopic techniques for measuring quality-related parameters of connective tissue (2011)
Institute of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (IKBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.