PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Gebresilassie Asnake Ewunie, Faculty of Science and Technology (REALTEK) will defend his PhD thesis "Biofuel production potential of Jatropha curcas L: oil characterization for biodiesel production, and enhancing the biogas production potential of various residues using different pretreatment methods" on 15 March 2021.
Norwegian title of thesis:
"Potensial for produksjon av biodrivstoff fra Jatropha curcas L: karakterisering av olje til biodieselproduksjon, og forbedring av potensialet for biogassproduksjon fra ulike restfraksjoner ved bruk av forskjellige forbehandlingsmetoder"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture:
"Technological aspects of anaerobic digestion and anaerobic bioreactor design for agro-waste: Implications for sustainability"
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defence:
Monday 15 March 2021 by ZOOM (https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/63587597977).
10:15 Trial lecture
12:15 Public defence
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Professor Kestutis Navickas, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
Second opponent: Associate Professor Zeynep Cetecioglu Gurol, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Lars Kåre Grimsby, LANDSAM, NMBU
Supervisors:
Main supervisor: Professor John Morken, REALTEK, NMBU
Co-supervisors: Associate Professor Odd Ivar Lekang, REALTEK, NMBU; Assistant professor Zerihun Demrew Yigezu, Hawassa University, Ethiopia; Associate Professor Olga Shapaval, REALTEK, NMBU
This public defence will be digital since physical presence must be limited due to Covid-19. All are welcome to witness the digital defence, but please read and abide by the guidelines stated below. This is required for the defense to run without interruptions and noise.
A restricted number of people are allowed to be physically present during the trial lecture and defence.
Guidelines for attending the defense via Zoom:
You will first be placed in the waiting room. Please introduce yourself with your name and affiliation.
Put your microphone on mute and do not use your camera.
If anyone wishes to oppose Ex Auditorio, please ask your question in the chat before the 1st opponent finishes his or her opposition.
Testing of your own equipment is advised before attending.
The doctoral thesis is available for public review. If you want access to the thesis in pdf, please send an email to phd-realtek(at)nmbu.no
Thesis number 2021:21, ISSN: 1894-6402, ISBN 978-82-575-1793