PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Vegard Øvstetun Flo, Faculty of Science and Technology (REALTEK), will defend his PhD thesis "Sustainable phosphorus management in Norwegian aquaculture: addressing consumption, emissions, and circularity" on 5 December 2025.
Norwegian title of thesis:
"Bærekraftig fosforforvaltning i norsk akvakultur: Forbruk, utslipp og sirkularitet i fokus"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture: "Phosphorus circularity in aquaculture – a reality or illusion?"
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defence:
5 December 2025
10:15 Trial lecture
12:15 Public defence
Place: Festsalen (U215), Urbygningen, NMBU
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Professor Mette Sørensen, Nord University, Norway
Second opponent: PhD Hanna Carlberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Vasco Filipe Cardoso Neves Mota, REALTEK, NMBU
Main supervisor: Professor Odd-Ivar Lekang, REALTEK, NMBU
Co-supervisors: Professor Turid Mørkøre, BIOVIT, NMBU
PhD Jon Øvrum Hansen, Cargill, Norway
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 5 December 2025, after which the thesis will be made available in National Science Archive.