Yuuki Silveira Miura (Fakultet for miljøvitenskap og naturforvaltning (MINA)) forsvarer sin ph.d.-avhandling "Stabilisering av avfall med avfall – en bærekraftig løsning for rehabilitering av bauksittrester i Nord-Brasil" tirsdag den 27. mai.
PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
English title of thesis
"Stabilizing waste by waste – A sustainable solution for bauxite residue rehabilitation in northern Brazil"
Norwegian title of thesis
"Stabilisering av avfall med avfall – en bærekraftig løsning for rehabilitering av bauksittrester i Nord-Brasil"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
“How can we use contaminated soils for growing safe and healthy plants for productive after uses”
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defence
Tuesday May 27, 2025 at 13:15, at Festsalen, Clock building
The disputation can be attended by using the following link in Zoom:
https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/69158000435
All are welcome to attend, either physically or digitally, but please read the guidelines below before you open the link. This is to make sure that the disputation can be held without interruptions and noise.
Evaluation committee
First opponent: Professor William Mayes, University of Hull, UK
Second opponent: Professor Emeritus Jean Louis Morel, University of Lorraine, France
Committee coordinator: Professor Trine Aulstad Sogn (NMBU)
Supervisors
Main supervisor: Associate Professor Gudny Okkenhaug (NMBU).
Co-supervisors: Professor Jan Mulder (NMBU), Professor Ronan Courtney (University of Limerick, Ireland), Professor Rômulo Angélica (Federal University of Pará, Brazil) and Professor Gijsbert D. Breedveld (University of Oslo, Norway)
Guidelines for digital attendance:
- Do not use the camera.
- Mute your microphone.
- In Zoom you will first be placed in the waiting room. Please introduce yourself with your name, rather than with your IP address or computer name.
- If anyone has a question and wants to oppose ‘ex auditorio’, please write in the chat window of Zoom (1) “XY (your name) has a question" and (2) the question in brief. The chair of the defense will evaluate whether your question is opportune, and you will be given the word after the two opponents have concluded.
- When you are being given the word, you switch on your microphone and camera. Ensure briefly whether you are being heard.
- We advise you to test your own equipment before attending.
- The chat is not to be used for general discussions.
The doctoral thesis is available for public review. For those of you who want access to the thesis in pdf-form, please send an email to Brage Monsen – brage.monsen@nmbu.no. NB! This offer is before the defense only. After, the thesis will be available via NMBU's library.