5 June - Amanda Kristine Votvik (KBM)

English title of thesis:
Expanding the understanding of how lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) contribute to the bioconversion of recalcitrant polysaccharides

Norwegian title of the thesis:
Utvidelse av forståelsen av hvordan lytisk polysakkarid monooksygenaser (LPMO’er) bidrar til biokonvertering av vanskelig nedbrytbare polysakkarider

Prescribed subject of the trial lecture (Approved):
Polysaccharide Lyases: General properties and their role in biomass conversion
The trial lecture was held on May 18, 2026.

Evaluation committee - trial lecture:
Professor Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, KBM, NMBU
Professor Bjørge Westereng, KBM, NMBU
Associate Professor Sabina Leanti La Rosa, KBM, NMBU (Administrator)

Time and place for the public defence:
Friday June 5th 2026, at 11.30.
The defence will be held at NMBU in U215 Festsalen, Urbygningen, NMBU.

Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Associate Professor Jeppe Kari, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark

Second opponent: Assistant Professor Daniel Kracher, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.

Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Sabina Leanti La Rosa, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

Supervisors:
Main supervisor:
Professor Morten Sørlie, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås

Co-supervisors:
Professor Vincent G.H. Eijsink, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås

Researcher Zarah Forsberg, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås

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 2026:46; ISSN 1894-6402; ISBN 978-82-575-2366-4