Calendar

November 2020

Sunday 1/11

Monday 2/11

Career Center staff are now available for drop-in sessions for you to get feedback on your résumé, cover letter or LinkedIn. Before you arrive, you should update these documents as best you can.

12:00 Luleå

The presidential election in USA

How does the American election system work? What are the agendas of the candidates? What are the possible consequences in international politics of the result in the presidential election? Two researchers in political science talks about the election.

14:00 Webinar

H-CHP Webinar - Household Combined Heat and Power

Learn about household combined heat & power from renewable sources. Meet the engineers, community organisers and academics from H-CHP team.

Tuesday 3/11

00:00

09:00

ECHAlliance - Seminar on heart failure and measurements at home

09:00 Luleå

Licentiate seminar in Energy Engineering – Petter Lundqvist

The indoor thermal climate in residential buildings after energy efficiency measures in a sub-Arctic climate

11:45

Innovation Day 2020

During the spring, it has become clear how fast our society is changing and that companies' capacity for change is becoming increasingly important for continued growth. This year's Innovation Day focuses on just this and you who participate get to take part in presentations in entrepreneurial leadership, changed business models and innovative ecosystems that create an attractive region. Join us for an exciting day that can inspire new ideas on how you can develop your business!

14:00 Luleå

Lic. seminar Arya Vijayan – Urban Water Engineering

Quality of snow deposited in urban areas: Storage, load assessment and releases of selected pollutants with snowmelt

Wednesday 4/11

00:00

Last day to register for Q2 courses

If you start a new course in Q2 you need to register for your courses during the first three days of the quarter, November 2-4.

00:00

12:00 Luleå

Drop in Student Health

During October and November, Student Health offers Drop in for you as a student every Wednesday at 12-15. Come to discussion room 4 at Service Point in the B-house. We answer questions regarding your physical or mental health and can refer you further if the need arises.

12:00 Luleå

Attractive employers attract competent employees

Finding, developing and maintaining the right skills is becoming increasingly important for companies. Maria Ek Styvén, new professor of industrial marketing, talks about her research in the subject of marketing and mainly employer branding with a focus on the trade and hospitality industry.

Thursday 5/11

12:00 online

Educational resources from Microsoft

Through its Campus agreement with Microsoft, LTU has access to educational resources in Microsoft's environments. In this webinar, Microsoft will go through what is included for teachers and students at LTU.

14:00

Friday 6/11

10:00 Luleå

Dissertation Petri Uusitalo – Construction Management and Building Technology

Using and managing resources in industrialized house-building: Characterization of a Swedish industrialized house-buildning company from a resource-based view

12:15 Luleå

Do you want to work extra?

Information meeting for those who want to work extra and at the same time develop within modern leadership.

Saturday 7/11

00:00

Monday 9/11

12:00 Luleå

Pervasive and Mobile Computing systems work together to solve problems

Collaborative systems are behind almost all services and applications that we use over the internet. Olov Schelén, new Professor of Pervasive and Mobile Computing, talks about the benefits of such systems and how they work.

Tuesday 10/11

08:30 Luleå

Tribology Days 2020

Luleå University of Technology welcomes you to the annual meeting "Tribology Days". Due to Covid-19, the meeting will, this year, be held via the video tool Zoom on November 10, 2020. The Tribology Days are organized every autumn and attract participants from industry, academia and institutes who are interested in tribology. New methods, findings and discoveries are presented. The meeting provides good opportunities to learn new things and to network with others.

09:30 Luleå

Licentiate seminar in Materials Science - Viktor Sandell

Defects in E-PBF Ti-6A1-4V and their effect on fatigue behavior: Characteristics, distribution and impact on life

11:00 Luleå

Welcome to our award ceremony

Welcome to an awards ceremony on November 10 to pay attention to people who have in various ways promoted knowledge development, pedagogy and education in the past year.

12:00 Luleå/Online

Develop your job interview skills

Learn what to prepare and how to handle various interview questions as well as what questions you should be asking the recruiter.

12:15 Luleå

Do you want to work extra?

Information meeting for those who want to work extra and at the same time develop within modern leadership.

13:00 Luleå

Dissertation in Energy Engineering – Yifeng Chen

CO2 separation using ionic liquid-based absorbents – thermodynamics and kinetics.

Wednesday 11/11

12:00 Luleå

Drop in Student Health

12:00

Webinar: Promoting your personal brand on LinkedIn

Welcome to the lecture "Promoting your personal brand on LinkedIn" in English with Heather Jacksic from Luleå University of Technology.

12:00 Luleå

How far is it from Norrbotten to space?

Satellites and space applications are part of our daily life - even if we don’t notice - but places where space engineering and research are performed are rare. René Laufer, new professor in Onboards Space Systems, will in his lecture describe why Norrbotten is a space place, which space activities are taking place right now and how much more exciting activities we can expect in the near future.

13:00

The Big Digital World vs. The Little Physical Human Being

Docent Lectures with Mari Runardotter, researcher in Information Systems.

Friday 13/11

09:00

Dissertation in Nursing - Ingela Jobe

Title: "A chain is only as stronger as its weakest link" - Collaborative care planning as a person-centred practice

17:00

Service and maintenance of IT systems 13-16 / 11 2020

Robert Hällmark, new Adjunct Professor in Structural Engineering with a focus on bridges, lectures on current bridge research to improve the bridges of the future and to preserve existing structures.

17:00

Service and maintenance of IT systems 13-16 / 11 2020

Tuesday 17/11

12:00 Luleå

Presentation Techniques

Learn how to be a better presenter!

12:00 Luleå

Movement is life – a good movement control can gild life

Ulrik Röijezon, new professor of physiotherapy at Luleå University of Technology, lectures on the human ability to control his movements and how we can learn new movements and skills. However, movement control can be affected in various health conditions, such as long-term pain or aging, and we need to train to improve movement control.

13:00 Online

Five days online course on Satellite-based Earth Observations

Luleå university of technology is providing a 5-day online course on Satellite-based Earth Observations.

Wednesday 18/11

09:00 Luleå

Writing and presentation support for all students

Are you working on an essay or written assignment and would like support and feedback? Are you preparing for a presentation or spoken exam and would like to use Studio 2 for this or receive personal feedback? Then drop in at one of our open support sessions.

10:00 Luleå

Dissertation Twana Abdullah – Soil Mechanics

Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment to Pollution in Different Soil and Rock Materials

12:00 Luleå

Drop in Student Health

Thursday 19/11

10:00 Luleå

Dissertation Mohammad Ezz-Aldeen Mohammad - Soil Mechanics

Sedimentation and Its Challenge for Sustaiability of Hydraulic Structures – A Case Study of Mosul Dam Pumping Station

10:00 Luleå

Cyber-Physical Systems – Cristina Paniagua Muro

Friday 20/11

09:30 Luleå

Dissertation Kailun Feng – Construction Management

Environmentally friendly construction processes under uncertainty: assessment, optimization and robust decision-making

10:00 Luleå

Dissertation in Energy Engineering- Qingwei Gao

Molecular Simulations of Microstructure, Thermodynamics, and Dynamics of Complex Liquid Mixtures at Interfaces and Confined Spaces.

10:00 Luleå

Dissertation in Materials Science – Kritika Narang Landström

Structured Nanoporous Materials for Biogas Upgrading.

10:00 Luleå

Lic. seminar Sohail Manzoor – Mining and Rock Engineering

Rock Evaluation Using Digital Images and Drill Monitoring Data: Before and after rock blasting

12:00 Luleå

World-leading X-ray affects the wood industry of the future

Increased use of wood as a building material is crucial to achieving the global sustainability goals. Lars Hansson, new professor of Wood Science and Engineering, talks about how they map the properties of wooden logs through scanning and its significance for the development of the wood industry of the future.

Monday 23/11

12:00 Luleå/Online

Salary negotiation

Learn how to prepare for a salary negotiation including what pitfalls to avoid and how to maximize the best outcome.

Tuesday 24/11

00:00 Västerås, Uppsala och Stockholm

Water Research School course on advanced level, part 2

The National Water Research School, a collaboration between Stormwater&Sewers, DRICKS, VA-kluster Mälardalen, VA-teknik Södra and Sweden Water Research, arranges a course on wastewater treatment this fall. The course "Wastewater" is open to all members of the Swedish Water and Wastewater Association.

08:30 Luleå

Researchers' Week: Robots, drones and health

Meet researchers - ordinary people with unusually exciting jobs!

09:00 Luleå tekniska universitet

Polarforum 2020

On November 24, it's time for Polarforum, which this year take place at Luleå University of Technology together with the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat.

Wednesday 25/11

00:00 Västerås, Uppsala och Stockholm

Water Research School course on advanced level, part 2

08:30 Luleå

Researchers' Week: Sustainable Chemistry, Energy and Geology

Meet researchers - ordinary people with unusually exciting jobs!

12:00 Luleå

Drop in Student Health

Thursday 26/11

00:00 Västerås, Uppsala och Stockholm

Water Research School course on advanced level, part 2

08:30 Luleå

Researchers' Week: Innovation, communication and branding

Meet researchers - ordinary people with unusually exciting jobs!

Friday 27/11

08:30 Luleå

Researchers' Week: Space, AI and game development

Meet researchers - ordinary people with unusually exciting jobs!

09:00 Luleå

Dissertation in Materials Science – Rosa Maria Pineda Huitron

Cracking during Continuous Casting of Steels: Analysis tools and procedures to identify their causes on microalloyed steel slabs

12:00 Luleå

The architecture of future cities after covid-19

Covid-19 has accelerated the existing conflicts regarding the use of land and resources in small and large cities worldwide. However, we still design and build in the same way we have done for the past 50 years.

December 2020

Tuesday 1/12

08:30

Luleå Railway Research Center seminar Dec 1, 2020

Welcome to JVTC's seminar via Skype. Program and link will come later. No registration required!

A warm welcome!

Wednesday 2/12

09:00

Seminar 2 - Needs, services and prioritization, 2 December

09:00 Luleå

Dissertation in Information Systems – Aya Rizk

09:00 Luleå

Writing and presentation support for all students

10:00 Luleå

Dissertation Pratama Istiadi Guntoro – Mineral Processing

X-ray microcomputed tomography as a potential tool in particle-based geometallurgy

Thursday 3/12

09:00 Luleå

CAMM2 Zoom Seminar 2020

12:00 Online

Presentation Techniques

Learn how to be a better presenter!

Friday 4/12

09:00 Luleå

CAMM2 Zoom Seminar 2020

13:00

Ethics group meeting Department of Health Sciences

Hand-in takes place no later than Monday 30/11 before 12:00

Friday 11/12

08:30

Ethics group meeting Department of Health Sciences

Deadline for submission 7 December at 12:00

Monday 14/12

10:00 Luleå

Disseration Shahin Shirzadegan – Mining and Rock Engineering

Development of a methodology for dynamic testing of rock support – Field tests and numerical analysis

13:00 Luleå

Dissertation in Mathematics – Evgeniya Burtseva

Boundedness of some linear operators in various function spaces.

14:45 Luleå

Project presentations Master Program in Computer Science and Engineering 2020

The final-year students in the Master Program in Computer Science and Engineering with the specializations Information and Communication Technology and Interactive Systems present the results from their larger project courses D7017E and D7057E.

Tuesday 15/12

13:00 Luleå

Dissertation Brian Wernicke – Construction Management and Building Technology

Diversity of Flow in Production Improvements in House Building

Wednesday 16/12

10:00 Luleå

Dissertation in Energy Engineering – Nanhua Wu

Molecular-Thermodynamic Models for Nano-Micro Fluid/Solid Interfaces.

11:45 Online

Save the Date: Education for lifelong learning

More information coming soon.

Thursday 17/12

10:00 Luleå

Licentiate seminar in Energy Engineering – Thomas Karl Hannl

Phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge fluidized bed gasification processes

14:00 Luleå

Lic. seminar Snezana Gavric – Urban Water Engineering

Enhancement of stormwater quality in grass swales: Removal and immobilization of metals

Friday 18/12

14:00 Luleå

Dissertation Maher Zainy - Applied Geology

Tectonic Evolution of the Zagros Suture-and Imbricate Zones in Iraq