Prof. Kristin Syverud from RISE PFI and NTNU participated as opponent in PhD defense at Aalto University in Finland.
Prof. Syverud was opponent of Ngoc Huynh’s PhD-thesis “Engineering cellulose nanofibril hydrogels with bioactive phytochemicals: toward functional biomaterials”. The PhD-defense took place at Aalto University in Finland, on June 26th, 2025. Prof. Monika Österberg was the candidate’s supervisor.
We congratulate Ngoc Huynh with a very well accomplished work and defense.

From left: Monika Österberg (Aalto University) Ngoc Huynh (Aalto University), Kristin Syverud (RISE PFI / NTNU)


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RISE PFI is and internationally acknowledged research institute within processes and products based on lignocellulose. RISE PFI´s focus areas are Fibre technology and fibre-based products, Biorefining and Bioenergy and Biopolymers and Biocomposites.
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