PhD defence

PhD defence

Prajin Joseph defended his PhD thesis: “Organosolv pretreatment of Norway Spruce: Ethanol pretreatment for Biorefinery applications” on December 16, at RISE PFI. The PhD work was carried out both at Department of Chemical Engineering at NTNU with supervision of...
Last meeting in the NEPP project

Last meeting in the NEPP project

Our efforts at RISE PFI and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden are contributing to develop sustainable innovative products with clear value for the industry and for the biobased and circular economy. This week, Dr. Marianne Øksnes Dalheim og Dr. Gary Chinga Carrasco...
Participation in examination committee for PhD thesis

Participation in examination committee for PhD thesis

Prof. Kristin Syverud from RISE PFI participated in the Examination Committee of Sahar Sultan’s PhD thesis  “Nanocellulose based 3D printed hydrogel scaffolds for cartilage and bone regeneration”. The defense took place at Stockholm University, Department of Materials...
Participation in examination committee for PhD thesis

Participation in examination committee for PhD thesis

Dr. Gary Chinga Carrasco from RISE PFI participated in the Examination Committee of Mitul Patel’s PhD thesis  “Improving properties of poly(lactic acid) biopolymer for use in food packaging” at Luleå University of Technology, Department of...
Research scientists at RISE PFI listed among the 2% best in the world

Research scientists at RISE PFI listed among the 2% best in the world

We are proud to announce that two of our research scientists, Gary Chinga Carrasco and Kristin Syverud, have been listed as two of the world’s 2% best researchers (based on composite score). The list was created and released by Standford University. September 2022...
The BioComp project is rapidly advancing

The BioComp project is rapidly advancing

The BioComp project is rapidly advancing with the commercialization plans of a new biocomposite system.  At a recent meeting in the BioComp project, the advances with the product were shown. The BioComp project is a cooperation between Alloc AS, Norske Skog Saugbrugs,...
RISE PFI participates in the «HAVBRUK 2022»  conference in Bergen

RISE PFI participates in the «HAVBRUK 2022» conference in Bergen

This week, Mihaela Tanase Opedal from RISE PFI participates at the conference «HAVBRUK 2022» in Bergen.  Here, the aquaculture industry, R&D institutions and funding organizations meet to discuss the production of sustainable raw materials for fish feed from...