The ECo-Series provides a forum for discussing scientific issues of societal relevance, sharing new and innovative techniques, and for interacting with other scientists, stakeholders and policy makers. Our aim is to provide entertaining, educational, and provocative events which foster discussion and creativity both within and outside of the Department.
Licentiate Thesis defence
Why Does It Always Rain On Me – Properties of Alternative Durable Water Repellent Chemicals for Textiles
Steffen Schellenberger will defend his licentiate thesis entitled “Why Does It Always Rain On Me – Properties of Alternative Durable Water Repellent Chemicals for Textiles.” Environmental pollution caused by long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) – organic chemicals with confirmed levels of toxicity, a propensity for bioaccumulation and extreme environmental persistence – has given rise to global environmental concerns. Functional textiles …
PhD Thesis defence
Towards understanding stable isotope signatures in stressed systems
Caroline Ek will defend her thesis entitled “Towards understanding stable isotope signatures in stressed systems.”
PhD Thesis defence
Novel Microextraction Techniques for Bioanalysis of Neurotransmitters and Biomarkers in Biological Fluids
Aziza El Beqqali will defend her PhD thesis entitled “Novel Microextraction Techniques for Bioanalysis of Neurotransmitters and Biomarkers in Biological Fluids”
PhD Thesis defence
Improved Assessment in Environmental Monitoring of POPs – Using monitoring data from the aquatic ecosystem and human milk
Elisabeth Nyberg will defend her thesis entitled “Improved Assessment in Environmental Monitoring of POPs – Using monitoring data from the aquatic ecosystem and human milk.”
Seminars & Events
Dependence of the Ice Water Content and Snowfall Rate on Temperature, Globally: Comparison of in-Sity Observations, Satellite Active Remote Sensing Retrievals and Glocal Climate Model Simulations
Cloud ice microphysical properties measured or estimated from in-situ aircraft observations are compared to global climate models and satellite active remote sensor retrievals. Two large data sets, with direct measurements of the ice water content (IWC) and encompassing data from polar to tropical regions, are combined to yield a large database of in-situ measurements. In his talk, Andrew will identify …
PhD Thesis defence
Isotope-based source apportionment of black carbon aerosols in the Eurasian Arctic
Patrik Winiger will defend his thesis entitled “Isotope_based source apportionment of black carbon aerosols in the Eurasian Arctic”
Licentiate Thesis defence
Stable chlorine isotope analysis of chlorinated acetic acids
Milena E. Ivansson will defend her licentiate thesis entitled “Stable chlorine isotope analysis of chlorinated acetic acids”
PhD Thesis defence
Development and comparison for in vitro toxicity methods for nanoparticles
Siiri Latvala will defend her thesis entitled “Development and comparison of in vitro toxicity methods for nanoparticles”
PhD Thesis defence
Partitioning and persistence of volatile methylsiloxanes in aquatic environments
Dimitrios Panagopoulos will defend his PhD thesis entitled “Partitioning and persistence of volatile methylsiloxanes in aquatic environments.”
Seminars & Events
Genotoxicity of nanomaterials
Nano sized materials have unique characteristics that facilitate new technical applications but may also render them more toxic than similar materials of larger particle size. The small size of nano materials can be expected to result in increased surface reactivity, improved uptake to cells and cell nuclei, interference with macromolecules in nano size, enhanced production of reactive oxygen species, and …
Seminars & Events
Marine biogenic sea spray aerosol as seeds of ice in clouds
The formation of ice in clouds is fundamentally important to life on our planet since clouds play a key role in climate and hydrological cycle. Despite the significance of ice formation, our quantitative understanding of sources, properties, mode of action and transport of Ince-Nucleating Particles (INP) is poor. In order to improve our representation of clouds in models we need …
