PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense.
Anna Jacobsen Lauvås, Department of Paraclinical Sciences (ParaFag), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Occupational exposure to viral bioaerosols in wastewater treatment plants: presence, diversity and health impact" on 13 March 2026.
English title of thesis
- "Occupational exposure to viral bioaerosols in wastewater treatment plants: presence, diversity and health impact"
Norwegian title of thesis
- "Arbeidsmiljøeksponering av aerosoliserte virus i avløpsanlegg: Forekomst, mangfold og helsepåvirkning"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
- “Application of molecular analysis techniques in occupational epidemiology”
Date: 13 March 2026 (Oslo time)
- 0900 hrs: Trial lecture (including questions and comments)
- 1000 hrs: Break
- 1100 hrs: Public defense
All are welcome to attend this event in Auditorium Hippocampus or on Zoom (no prior registration is required).
- Venue: Auditorium Hippocampus, Elizabeth Stephansens v. 15, 1433 Ås, Norway
- Zoom: The Zoom link will be made available on this webpage a few days prior to the public defense.
Evaluation Committee
- First opponent: Dr. Inge Wouters, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- Second opponent: Dr. Maja Malmberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
- Committee coordinator: Professor Jan Ludvig Lyche, NMBU, Norway
Supervisors
- Main supervisor: Professor Mette Myrmel, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Anani K. Johnny Afanou, The National Institute of Occupational Health, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Anne Straumfors, The National Institute of Occupational Health, Norway
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 13 March 2026, after which the thesis will be made available in the NMBU Library.