PhD degree - Public Defence: Siri Grandal, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend her PhD thesis «Intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) proteins and their network formation – a breadmaking perspective» Friday November 14th, 2025.
English title of thesis:
Intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) proteins and their network formation – a breadmaking perspective
Norwegian title of the thesis:
Proteiner fra Intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) og deres nettverksdannelse – et bakeperspektiv
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture (Approved):
Strategies for texture optimisation of gluten-free products
The trial lecture was held on October 23rd, 2025.
Evaluation committee - trial lecture:
Professor Dag Ekeberg, KBM, NMBU
Researcher Tove Gulbrandsen Devold, KBM, NMBU
Associate professor Davide Porcellato, KBM, NMBU (Administrator)
Time and place for the public defence:
Friday November 14th 2025, at 12.15.
The defence will be held at NMBU in Auditorium SKP151, SKP, Kirkeveien 16
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Professor Mia Eeckhout, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Second opponent: Dr. Peter Weegels, Wageningen University & Research, Doorwerth, The Netherlands
Committee coordinator: Associate professor Davide Porcellato, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
Supervisors:
Main supervisor:
Associate Professor Catrin Tyl, KBM, NMBU
Co-supervisors:
Dr. Shiori Koga, Nofima AS
Dr. Anne Rieder, Nofima AS
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 2025:90; ISSN 1894-6402; ISBN 978-82-575-2299-5