Lectures and Seminars - Luleå University of Technology

May 2019

Thursday 23/5

Sustainable Living – project presentations

Sustainable Living is the project course where students develop and present prototypes that can contribute to a better environment. The course is given during the third year for students at the master programs in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Energy Engineering.

12:00 Skellefteå

The forest as a source for sustainable products

The forest industry has a key role in the development towards a sustainable, bio-based society. Everything that is made of oil can in principle be made of wood.

12:00 Skellefteå

The forest as a source of new climate-friendly products

Lunch lecture: Ulrika Rova, Professor of Biochemical Process Engineering, at Luleå University of Technology and Ann-Britt Edfast, R&D Manager at Sveaskog, lectures on top-level research collaborations with the aim of finding new climate-friendly products of forest residues - everything from fish feed and health food to green fuel and bio-coal.

12:00 Luleå

The role of mining in a transition to a sustainable economy

Welcome to an open lecture with Luleå University of Technology's researchers Christina Wanhainen and Jenny Greberg. They will talk about sustainable mining and how important it is to raise public awareness of our great need for metals and minerals in the transition to a circular economy.