25 June - Agnete Jordhøy Lindstad (KBM)

English title of thesis:
Cellulose-based materials with biodegradable and non-biodegradable coatings: Suitability for challenging food packaging applications

Norwegian title of the thesis:
Cellulosebaserte materialer belagt med bionedbrytbare og ikke-bionedbrytbare barrierelag: Egnethet for emballering av mat i utfordrende bruksområder

Prescribed subject of the trial lecture (Approved):
Balancing Sustainability and Safety: The Impact of EU Packaging Regulations on Food Quality and Shelf Life.
The trial lecture was held on June 04, 2025.

Evaluation committee - trial lecture:
Associate professor Hilde Marit Østlie, KBM, NMBU
Professor Dag Ekeberg, KBM, NMBU
Researcher Tove Gulbrandsen Devold, KBM, NMBU (Administrator)

Time and place for the public defence:
Wednesday June 25th 2025, at 12.15.
The defence will be held at NMBU in Festsalen, Urbygningen, NMBU.

Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Adjunct Professor Johan Tryding, Department of Construction Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Second opponent: Professor Eva Falch, Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

Committee coordinator: Researcher Tove Gulbrandsen Devold, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

Supervisors:
Main supervisor:
Adjunct Associate Professor Marit Kvalvåg Pettersen, KBM, NMBU

Co-supervisors:
Senior Researcher Anlaug Ådland Hansen, Department of Food Safety and Quality, Nofima
Professor Emeritus Elling Olav-Rukke, KBM, NMBU

The doctoral thesis is available for public review.
For those of you who wants access to this please send an email to:
phd-kbm@nmbu.no

Thesis number 2025:64; ISSN 1894-6402; ISBN 978-82-575-2275-9