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Hanne Fjerdingby Olsen

Hanne Fjerdingby Olsen

Postdoktor

  • Avl, genetikk og matproduksjonssystemer

I have a tenure track position at the Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT), where I am developing our research and education on the sustainability of food systems, with the main focus on livestock production systems. I am PI of the project LIVESTOCK (2019-2023, https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=685842), financed by the Research Council of Norway, where we are documenting the sustainability of Norwegian livestock production systems by using life cycle assessment (LCA), including environmental, economic, and social aspects.

Also, I am WP leader in these exciting projects financed by the Research Council of Norway:

Together with associate professor Ola Westengen (LANDSAM), I lead the NMBU arena for sustainable food systems (2022-2025). The arena will unite the research and education concerning food and sustainability across the seven faculties at NMBU. We will stimulate internal and external communication and through transdisciplinarity, we will explore and develop research ideas and educate young people for understanding our current and future food systems.

I am a part of the NMBU talent program "Research Talents for Sustainability" 2021-2022 (Website). The activities in the program have been somewhat delayed due to the covid pandemic, and some of my planned travels will continue also in 2023.

Teaching
Since 2018, I have developed and established three courses here at NMBU:

LNG250, 5 ECTS, Academic writing course (autumn parallel)
SDG200, 5 ECTS, Sustainable Food Production Systems (spring parallel)
SDG300, 5 ECTS, Sustainable Development Goals in Plant and Animal Food Systems (January block)

Currently, I am applying for establishing a master's program in sustainable food systems, in collaboration with the other faculties at NMBU, starting in 2023.

Also, together with SEVU and colleagues at BIOVIT, I am developing a pedagogic tool for sustainability learning about food systems. The tool will give students the opportunity to explore an example of a food system, with simple mechanisms for e.g. trade-offs and burden shifting. The funding will cover a pilot version to be used in the education for sustainable food production and the ambition is to apply for funding to further develop a full version of the tool.

I hold a Ph.D. in animal breeding and genetics, and in the period 1999-2018 my research was mainly on horse breeding and management of genetic variation in the Norwegian horse breeds.

    • Sustainability
    • Livestock systems
    • LCA
    • Animal breeding

  • LNG250 - Academic writing (5 ECTS)
    SDG200 - Sustainable food production systems (5 ECTS) (new course from spring parallell 2021)
    SDG300 - Sustainable development goals in plant and animal food systems (5 ECTS) (new course from Jan 2021)

  • CURRICULUM VITAE

    Name                                Hanne Fjerdingby Olsen
    Adress                              Nedre Rælingsveg 622, 2009 Nordby
    Phone                               +47 99 03 24 82 (m), +47 67 23 27 23 (w)
    E-mail                               hanne.fjerdingby@nmbu.no
    Date of birth                  22th January 1974

    Current and previous positions

    2018-             Post doc – tenure track, BIOVIT, NMBU
    2011-2018      Senior researcher, BIOVIT, NMBU
    2003-2011     PhD student, BIOVIT, NMBU
    1999-2003    Researcher/scientific assistant, BIOVIT, NMBU

    Education/courses

    2021   Introduction to project management with emphasis on the distinctiveness of a research project, 3-days course NMBU, May-June

    2021   A bio-based society: from principles to practice, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Netherlands, 28-30th April (digital) (1,5 ECTS)

    2019 In-depth use of SimaPro, PRé Sustainability, Netherlands, 25-27th September.

    2019   Environmental impact assessment of livestock systems, WUR, Netherlands, 11-15th Feb (2 ECTS)

    2018   PPUN400 – Teaching and learning in higher education, NMBU (10 ECTS)

    2003–2011   Ph.D., Dep. Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, NMBU (80% part-time job and several emergency leaves 2003-2010 due to a severely sick child)

    1994–1999   Cand. Agric., Dep. Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, NMBU

    Scholarships/grants

    2021-2022     NMBU’s talent program NOK 300.000, mentor: prof. Imke de Boer (WUR)
    2017                Research grant NOK 50.000, Landslaget for dølahest, org.nr. 980 941 914
    2017                Internal research grant IHA/NMBU NOK 100.000
    2016                Gender equality grant, NMBU, NOK 100.000
    2009               Research grant NOK 50.000, Gudrun Gaustads Minnefond, org.nr. 875 929 402

    Project management experience

    2022-2026   PeatFree (RCN project 336233) - Modified pulpwood fibres to replace peat as a sustainable growing medium in professional horticulture, Wp leader.

    2022-2024   Foods of Norway (Centre for research-based innovation), WP leader.

    2021-2025   NewTools (RCN project 326888) - Developing tools for food system transformation, including food summary scores for nutrition and sustainability, WP leader.

    2021-2025   Genetic improvement of feed efficiency of Norwegian Red cows (RCN project 321455), WP leader

    2020–2024   Oil4Feed (RCN project 302543) - Oil from oleaginous microbial biomass derived from Norwegian resources as a sustainable alternative to replace Fish/Plant oils in fish feed, WP leader.

    2020   Sustainable production in the Norwegian food system. Funded by Animalia and MatPrat (Norwegian industry actors). Project leader.

    2019-2023   LIVESTOCK (RCN project 295189) - Sustainable livestock production, Project leader.

    2018–td   Post doc tenure track, IHA/NMBU with special field livestock production systems and                             LCA (2018-2023).

    2018–2019   Network leader, Nordic network for sustainable food production in the Nordic countries. Funded by the Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research.

    2016–2017   Project leader of Increased wealth creation with Fjord horse in adventure tourism in West Norway, funded by Regional Research Fund West Norway

    2015–2016   Senior researcher in Runs of homozygosity for calculations of inbreeding, effective population size and relationship within and between the Norwegian and the Swedish Fjord horse, funded by The Swedish-Norwegian Foundation for Equine Research

    2015   Senior researcher/project leader in Cluster analysis in the coldblooded trotter, funded by The Norwegian Trotting Company

    2011–2014   Project leader of Strengthening the competitive edge for the three Norwegian horse breeds, funded by The Swedish-Norwegian Foundation for Equine Research

    2003–2011   Research fellow in Development of the breeding of the coldblooded trotter, funded by the Norwegian Research Council

    1999–2003    Scientific assistant in several external funded projects

    Experience from national/international collaboration/networking

    2022-2025     NMBU sustainability arena: granted funding for establishing an arena for sustainable food systems (leading the arena together with colleague asst. prof. Ola Westengen, LANDSAM) – NOK 700,000 per year for four years.

    2018-2019     Nordic network for sustainable food production in the Nordic countries. Funded by Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research. Partners: NMBU, SLU, Aarhus University, LUKE. Role: Project leader.

    2018-2019     FeedMileage (RCN project). Increasing the efficiency of domestic farm animal production through nutrition and genetics. Role: Project collaborator.

    2018-2019     SusPig (Era-Net project). Sustainability of pig production through improved feed efficiency. Role: Project collaborator.

    Publications

    Peer-reviewed papers, reports etc.

    Samsonstuen, S., Møller, H., Aamaas, B., Knudsen, M.T., Mogensen, L., Olsen H.F. (2022). Impacts on climate change and biodiversity from future milk and beef production in Norway. Submitted to Agricultural Systems.

    Møller, H., Lyng, K.A., Röös, E., Samsonstuen, S., Olsen, H.F. (2022). Circularity indicators and added value to traditional LCA impact categories – example from pig production. Submitted to International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.

    Møller, H., Samsonstuen, S., Øverland, M., Modahl, I.S., Olsen, H.F. (2022). Local non-food yeast protein in pig production – environmental impacts and land use efficiency. Livestock Science 260, 104925. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104925.

    Zira, S., Röös, E., Ivarsson, E., Friman, J., Møller, H., Samsonstuen, S., Olsen, H.F., Rydhmer, L. (2022). An assessment of scenarios for future pig production using a One Health approach. Livestock Science 260, 104925. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104929.

    Bardalen, A., Skjerve, T.A., Olsen, H.F. (2020). Report: Bærekraft i det norske matsystemet. Kriterier for bærekraftig produksjon (Sustainability in the Norwegian food system. Criteria for sustainable production). NMBU/NIBIO report, ISBN 978-82-575-1788-5, 176 pp. (In Norwegian)

    Atsbeha, D. M., Flaten, O., Olsen, H. F., Kjos, N. P., Kidane, A., Skugor, A., Prestløkken, E., Øverland, M. (2020). Technical and Economic Performance of Alternative Feeds in Dairy and Pig Production. Livestock Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104123.

    Dvergedal, H., Sagaye, A., Klemetsdal, G., Mydland, L. T., Øverland, M., Olsen, H. F. (2020).
    Individual phenotyping of feed efficiency in lambs fed stable isotopes through maize silage. Livestock Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104173.

    Samsonstuen, S., Dolvik, N. I., Olsen, H. F., Lykkjen, S., Klemetsdal, G. (2020). Inbreeding affects racing performance negatively in the Standardbred trotter. Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. A, Animal science. DOI: 10.1080/09064702.2020.1779337.

    Olsen, H.F., Tenhunen, S., Dolvik, N.I., Våge, D.I., Klemetsdal, G. (2020). Segment-based coancestry, additive relationship and genetic variance within and between the Norwegian and the Swedish Fjord horse populations. Acta agric. Scand. Sect. A, 69(1-2), 118-126.

    Aass, L., Olsen, H. F., Åby, B. A. (2019). Report: Klimatiltak i landbruket - en utredning om modeller, karbonlagring og bærekraftig matproduksjon (Climatic actions in agriculture – a report of models, carbon sequestration and sustainable food production). Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. ISBN 978-82-575-1648-2, 144 pp. (In Norwegian)

    Olsen, H.F., Klemetsdal, G. (2019). Validation of a temperament test in the Norwegian horse breeds. Appl. Anim. Beh. Sci., 219, 104836.

    Olsen, H.F. & Klemetsdal, G. (2018). Clustering the relationship matrix as a supportive tool to maintain genetic diversity in the Scandinavian cold-blooded trotter. Acta Agric Scand. Sect. A., DOI: 10.1080/09064702.2018.1542452.

    Olsen, H.F. (2017). Report: Opplevelsesturisme med hest i Vest-regionen og tilgrensende områder – med fokus på muligheter for fjordhest (In Norwegian). ISBN 978-82-575-1482-2.

    Olsen, H.F., Klemetsdal, G. (2017). Temperament of the Norwegian horse breeds – a questionnaire based study. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 193, 60-66.

    Horn, S.S., Steinheim, G., Olsen, H.F., Gjerjordet, H.F., Klemetsdal, G. (2017). Genetic analyses of herding traits by using data from international regulated sheepdog trials. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 134(2), 144-151.

    Lykkjen, S., Olsen, H.F., Dolvik, N.I., Grøndahl, A.M., Røed, K.H., Klemetsdal, G. (2014). Heritability estimates of tarsocrural osteochondrosis and palmar/plantar first phalanx osteochondral fragments in Standardbred trotters. Equine Vet. Journ. 46(1), 32-37.

    Olsen, H.F., Meuwissen, T.H.E., Klemetsdal, G. (2013). Optimal contribution selection applied to the Norwegian and the North-Swedish cold-blooded trotter – a feasibility study. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 130(3), 170-177.

    Olsen, H.F., Klemetsdal, G., Ødegård, J., Arnason, T. (2012). Validation of alternative models in genetic evaluation of racing performance in North Swedish and Norwegian cold-blooded trotters. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 129(2), 164-170.

    Olsen, H.F., Klemetsdal, G. (2010). Management to ensure effective population size in a breeding programme for the small Norwegian horse breeds – a simulation study. Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. A 60:60-63.

    Olsen, H.F., Klemetsdal, G., Ruane, J., Helfjord, T. (2010). Pedigree structure and genetic variation in the two endangered Norwegian horse breeds: Døle and Nordland/Lyngen. Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. A 60:13-22.

    Conferences, seminars, etc. (past 5 years)

    Møller, H., Samsonstuen, S., Olsen, H.F. (2022). Norwegian wood: a key to sustainable feed production and improved land use efficiency? EAAP 2022 (speaker).

    Samsonstuen, S., Møller, H., Aamaas, B., Olsen, H.F. (2022). Dual-purpose production of milk and beef – effect on climate change, biodiversity and land use ratio. EAAP 2022.

    Møller, H., Lyng, K.A., Olsen, H.F. (2022). Food waste and product residuals as animal feed. LCA Food 2022.

    Olsen, H.F. (2022). Invited speaker: Bærekraftig matproduksjon – hva er det? (Eng.: What is sustainable food production?). Landbrukskonferansen Rogaland.

    Olsen, H.F. (2022). Invited speaker: Bærekraftig matproduksjon (Eng.: Sustainable food production). Temadag Norsk Teknologiplattform.

    Zira, S., Olsen, H.F., Rydhmer, L. (2022). Low carbon emissions in future pig production – does a new breeding goal matter? WCGALP 2022.

    Olsen, H.F. (2021). Invited speaker: Food systems and sustainable use of resources. UN Global Compact, Norway.

    Olsen, H.F. (2021). Invited speaker: Food production systems. FORBEREDT webinar, Klosser Innovation and NCE Heidner Biocluster, Norway.

    Olsen, H.F., Møller, H., Samsonstuen, S., Øverland, M., Mydland, L.T., Iakhno, S., Sørum, H., Press, C. (2020). GHG emissions and animal welfare in pig production using novel feed ingredients. 71th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (poster).

    Samsonstuen, S., Møller, H., Olsen, H.F. (2020). Transition to domestic beef and milk production from dual purposed cattle – effect on climate change. 71th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (poster).

    Olsen, H.F., Øverland, M. (2019). Exploring the sustainability of livestock systems using yeast as a next-generation protein source. 70th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Ghent, August 26-30.

    Olsen, H.F. & Klemetsdal, G. (2018). A temperament test developed for the Norwegian horse breeds. 69th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Dubrovnik, August 27-31.

    Tenhunen, S., Olsen, H.F., Dolvik, N.I., Våge, D.I., Klemetsdal, G. (2018). Genomic and genealogical coancestries within and between the Norwegian and the Swedish Fjord horses. 69th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Dubrovnik, August 27-31.

    Teaching/supervision

    2022 – td        Establishing new MSc program in Sustainable Food Systems in collaboration with all                                 NMBU faculties. Role: Leader.
    2021 – td        SDG200 Sustainable food production systems (course responsible, 5 ECTS)
    2021 – td        SDG300 Sustainable development goals in plant and animal food systems (course                                     responsible, 5 ECTS)
    2019 – td        LNG250 Academic writing (course responsible, 5 ECTS)
    2019 – td        Regular guest lectures (2-4 hrs.) in 7 different courses at NMBU (AQN351, HFH255,                                   HFX131, HFX133, HFX307/407, MVI274, PJH212)
    2009 – td        Supervision: 2 PhD students, 17 MSc students and 17 BSc students

     

    Administrative tasks

    2022               1st opponent for PhD defense at Nord University – Hilde Halland
    2019 – td        Member of the scientific leader group of Foods of Norway
    2017 – td        Faculty employee representative and board member of the Norwegian Association of                              Researchers
    2018-2020     Internal member of evaluation committees for PhD degrees at NMBU/BIOVIT:                                            Responsible for coordinating the evaluation of 6 PhD degrees (per June 2021)
    2018-2019      Head of the recommendation committee for appointment of temporary positions at the                          faculty
    2017-2021      Deputy board member of the faculty board