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11th Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining (FEM 2017) - 31 October - 2 November 2017 in Levi, Lapland

Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn suggested as new Vice-Chancellor

The University Board’s recruitment committee suggests Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn to be the new Vice-Chancellor of Luleå University of Technology.

Student awarded with Lilla Polhemspriset

Albin Nilsson's graduation project "Wet Granulation of Carbonated Bio Ash", performed at Luleå University of Technology, has won Lilla Polhemspriset 2017.

Inspired seminar on old industrial areas

There are great opportunities to create interesting and exciting areas where mining or other industrial activities have previously occurred. With the right idea and economic strategy you can create long-term solutions where the often high costs of remediation will be economically, socially and ecolo...

In the media: New innovation prize will stimulate the railway industry

The award consisting of a decal and diploma is awarded in Strukton Rails exhibition fairs at the Nordic Rail fair in Jönköping. In addition to Strukton's CEO Robert Röder, the jury consists of the Swedish Construction Industries CEO, Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd, and Veronica Jägare, Deputy Operations M...

In the media: Laver, Älvsbyn

The Laver mine 1936 -1947

Arctic focus on Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology entered into a unique collaboration a year ago, for collecting university resources in Sweden, Norway and Finland around the Arctic. For two days, 80 representatives from universities have gathered in Luleå for the first time.

In the media: Environmentally friendly artificial grass was no success

How much microplastics that leak from Stockholm's artificial turf is nobody knows. Therefore, the city has engaged Simon Magnusson, Industrial PhD student at Luleå University of Technology and employed at the Ecoloop company. For almost two years, he has measured the leakage of heavy metals and orga...

Tailing dams and dam safety 2018

During spring 2018, the course Tailing dams and dam safety will again be given. The course is organized by Luleå University of Technology in cooperation with Svemin, and comprises six days divided on two occasions (three days).

Environmental sampling of sediment and water in Niemisel

In the course of Environmental Assessment and Evaluation (L7025K), students from the third year of The Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering (With focus on environment and water) and new master students in the field of Geoscience have tried fieldwork.

From to Botswana's diamond mines to the cold north

Mpho Ndebele was awarded a scholarship by the Swedish institute to pursue his master’s program in Sweden. This initiative gives students from across the world a golden opportunity to further their studies and develop into future global researchers who can come up with innovations and also solve prob...

Hackers at The House of Science

Luleå University of Technology took the opportunity to present its internationally-recognized railway maintenance research for the 48 system developers who arrived in Luleå with Trainhack - A train with good internet connection adapted for hacking on rails. They travel on a 2,000 km long journey, wh...

Study visit at a brownfield

Lokstallarna, the decommissioned marshalling yard in Luleå center is part of a hundred year old railway history but may also an example of potential industrial sins that need to be further investigated. Students from the civil engineering program Natural Resources Engineering got the chance to assis...

In the media: Bio coal in the blast furnace for reduced climate impact

The project is funded by the Swedish Energy Agency with SEK 5.4 million. Partner in the project is Swerea MEFOS, Luleå University of Technology and SSAB.

International Conference on the Mining Industry

Hundreds of representatives from industry and academics from more than 22 countries participated in the MPES 2017 conference organized by Luleå University of Technology and was held in Luleå. The agenda was new technology and equipment for a more sustainable mining industry in the world.

Workshop Summer 2017: Geochemical Modeling for Characterization and Remediation of My Wastes

Subject matter: based on a new handbook to be published by SME this year with same title. Instructor: Dr. D. Kirk Nordstrom, USGS

In the media: International Conference on Sustainable Mining

Hundreds of representatives from industry and academics from more than 22 countries participate. The aim is to develop new technologies and equipment for a more sustainable mining industry in the world.

In the media: Fights for a test facility in Pajala

The geology professor Pär Weihed is one of the initiators of a mining research facility in Pajala. The project received the prime minister's blessing just before the holidays. Now the future is on an environmental state. At the same time, the professor moves to Uppsala to become Head of The Departme...

In the media: Ministers visit Kaunisvaara

The visit also includes Professor Erik Höglund from Luleå University of Technology and Northland Bankruptcy Manager Hans Andersson.

Local benefit of major transport corridors

Being able to benefit from the major transport corridors developed in Europe is the goal of the companies, authorities and organizations working with the EU project TENTacle. Maria Öberg, PhD Candidate in architecture at Luleå University of Technology, is one of the people involved.

In media: Snøhetta-arkitekt honorary doctor in Luleå

Jenny B Osuldsen, architect and partner of the Norwegian architectural and design company Snøhetta is one of the three new honorary doctorates at Luleå University of Technology.

Architecture as summer job

This summer, high school students from Luleå have had the opportunity to put their mark on the future development of the residential area Kronen in the municipality of Luleå through a course in architecture and community development. It has been hard work and the creativity has flowed.

New students welcomed to the university

The expectations were high when the new students arrived at Luleå University of Technology for their study start. They were welcomed by Vice-chancellor Johan Sterte.

In the media: AIX recruits six people

Klara Dagnäs is a civil engineer in architecture, with a focus on House and buildings, and graduated in 2017 at Luleå Technical University.

In the media: Residents want review as strength of Muskrat Falls dam questioned

Robin Dury has just finished a Master's thesis in civil engineering at Lulea University of Technology in Sweden, focusing on the North Spur.

Drones in the Swedish emergency services

The interest in using drones in the emergency services is increasing. The drone technique can be used to search bodies at drowning accidents, forest fires or for overview images in major accidents. Fire engineer Alexandra Olofsson at Luleå University of Technology has examined the legal possibilitie...

In the media: Vacation jobs will attract new students

For three weeks, 15 young people have been working for summer to draw proposals for buildings and environments for the Kronan area in Luleå.

In the media: 100 million SEK on new snow tunnel for skiing, Arctic Falls and research

Darkathlon AB plans to build the snow tunnel for skiing and Arctic Falls tire tests at Lindbäcks Stadium at Vallsberget outside Piteå. Cost: SEK 100 million SEK.

In the media: Online construction sites

Luleå University of Technology has been assigned the task of developing a project in collaboration with Linköping University and seven companies from the Building and Telecom sectors to aim for digitization of Swedish construction sites in order to streamline the construction industry in Sweden

In the media: Jenny Osuldsen honorary doctorate at LTU

The teachers and researchers at Luleå University of Technology have appointed three new honorary doctorates for 2017, one of them is landscape architect MNLA Jenny Osulden, who is also a partner in Snøhetta.

Thermal desalination of seawater by using industrial residual heat

Daniela Backlund and Jenny Palmenäs have now finalized their Master thesis work. They have studied how brackish Baltic seawater can be desalinated by using residual heat from a cement industry and infiltrate the treated water into a groundwater aquifer.

New Honorary Doctors appointed

A Professor in Rehabilitation, a renowned Norwegian Landscape Architect and an American Professor of Statistics: Jan Lexell, Jenny B Osuldsen and Geoffrey Vining are Luleå University of Technology’s Honorary Doctors of 2017.

Datacenters heat up greenhouses

Residual heat from data centers can be reused to heat up greenhouses. The Green Power research project recently presented the pros and cons of using low temperature heat from data centers for greenhouse cultivation.

Biological rawwater treatment with respect to iron and manganese

Mårten Winkler has now finalized his master thesis which focuses on biological treatment of iron and manganese at water works.

In the media: Peru promotes first international center for mining research in the country

Dissertation Katalin Orosz, Structural Engineering

Early age autogenous deformation and cracking of cementitious materials – Implications on strengthening of concrete

18 different types of plants are tested in a biofilter experiment

Katharina Lange, PhD student in Urban Water Technology, develop, evaluate and compare different biofilter designs in the field. In her latest project, 18 different types of plants will be used in the same type of biofilter to investigate which one works best in our cold climate.

In the media: How to create an attractive city

Kristina L Nilsson, Professor of Architecture at Luleå University of Technology, in the Swedish Radio's Good Morning World.

In the media: Government prepared support test mine in Pajala

The Government is prepared to support the design of a test activity in the abandoned mine in Kaunisvaara. This is what Minister Mikael Damberg says to SVT Norrbotten.

Creative and sustainable urban transformation

Kiruna Sustainability Center is the name of a new innovation platform for testing and evaluating new creative solutions for a sustainable society. Luleå University of Technology will contribute to recycling and waste solutions, energy systems, socioeconomic analyzes, industrial construction, social ...

Dissertation Niklas Bagge, Structural Engineering

Structural assessment procedures of existing concrete bridges: Implementation of experiences from failure tests of the Kiruna Bridge

Lic. Seminar Emma Viklund, Construction Engineering and Management

Design approaches in industrialized house building: a creativity perspective

Connected building site is the target

Luleå University of Technology has been assigned the task of developing a project in collaboration with Linköping University and seven companies from the Construction and Telecom sectors, aiming at digitizing Swedish construction sites, in order to streamline the construction industry in Sweden. In ...

CENE Research School 2017

On June 1, 17 PhD students from different subjects within The Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering graduated from the Department's research school. After a year of different small courses, they presented their dissertation plan at a joint closing seminar.

Conferred Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Tsinghua University Beijing

Professor Kumar was conferred a Distinguished Visiting Professorship by Tsinghua University, Beijing in a in a simple ceremony on May 17, 2017 in recognition of his academic contribution to the body of knowledge relevant for railway maintenance technology. The installation ceremony also included...

Indian Institute of Technologys BHU Alumni Award for Uday Kumar

Professor Kumar was conferred the IIT BHU Distinguished Alumni Award for the year 2017-18 for his outstanding contributions to research and education. The awards was conferred at a glittering function held in New Delhi, 20th May 2017

Honorary professorship recognition for Uday Kumar

Professor Kumar was bestowed upon the title of Honorary Professorship by Amity International Business School , Amity University, India for his contribution to management sciences with special reference to maintenance management in a ceremony on Feb 8, 2017.

In the media: Test bed in arctic environment

At a press conference in Pajala on Tuesday evening, Pär Weihed, Luleå University of Technology, Per-Erik Lindvall, consultant, and Erik Mella, Business Partner in Pajala, presented a preliminary study to create "Arctic Test AB" - a test bed in the arctic environment focusing on minerals, sustainable...

Bergforsk Days 2017

Smart green mines - Theme of the year. See the the broadcast with lectures, panel discussions and the latest in research.

In media: Big data predicts the need for maintenance

Collect operating data from the tracks. Analyze it. And plan rail maintenance based on actual conditions. Emaintenance 365 from Luleå is one of several companies on the Ny Teknik 33 list this year that work with big data.

Debate: Falu mine 1.9 billion years of geological processes can secure society's future needs

A research project at Luleå University of Technology has shown that the ore in The Falu Mine was formed about 1.9 billion years ago by enrichment of metals in the seabed during an ancient ocean. Hopefully, results such as these may raise public interest for geological processes and time scales, rese...

In the media: Peter Bergman Appointed New General Manager at Boliden Kevitsa

Peter Bergman has been appointed as the new General Manager of Boliden Kevitsa. He will take over on August 15. Peter Bergman has an M.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Lulea University of Technology.

New educations for nurses and engineers

Starting next year, Luleå University of Technology will offer two new supplementary programmes; for nurses and engineers who want to complete their education from abroad.

in the media: Jonas Hedlund has taken his technical innovation out of the lab

He now has a world-leading team around and solves a very big industry problem that has the potential to save big money and be incredibly positive to the environment.

In the media: LTU wants to start prestige education in architecture

Luleå University of Technology applies for increased funding of 32 million SEK. The reason: The university wants to start a professional education in architecture over five years (300 points). Fully expanded, the education should have 225 students.

MinPro: Mineral Processing Techniques for Unlocking Primary Low Grade Complex Ores Value

EIT RawMaterials and its partner Université de Lorraine, GeoRessources, invite industrial experts and academics to a matchmaking event on 6-7 June 2017 in Nancy, France, to discuss current and emerging challenges faced by European mineral processing industries.

Automated Mineralogy - Celebrating 40 years of development

22 May. 2017 10:00 – 13:00 , F-341:

You are invited to attend a seminar in automated mineralogy being hosted jointly by Ore geology and Mineral Processing department.

Sound in cars and spaceships

Arne Nykänen is a researcher in Engineering Acoustics at Luleå University of Technology, focusing on sound design for vehicles. At a lecture at the Science House in Luleå, he spoke about his work with Scania and how a computer game with spacecrafts has influenced this work.

Visits from Rwanda

The aim of the visit was to increase cooperation between the University of Rwanda and LTU. The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) will in June publish a call for funding of assistance of further development of Rwanda during the period 2018-2023. The MCE laboratory was included in this v...

1.9 billion year-old ores

In the Falun mine, copper, zinc, lead and smaller amounts of gold and silver have been mined for at least 800 years until 1992. Since 2001, the mine has been a world heritage site. Now, ore researcher Tobias Kampmann has determined the geological age of the ore body to ca. 1.9 billion years in a dis...

In the media: Mosul Dam No Longer on Brink of Catastrophe

"There is no guarantee the dam will ever be safe. Studies done on the dam all show that its collapse is imminent," he said. "The minister may say it's safe because Iraq is already past the flooding season, which peaks in April and ends in May. You will have the same problem every year in April" says...

Competing with a canoe in concrete

Students at Luleå University of Technology has started building concrete canoe for an international competition in Germany. This is the 16th Concrete Canoe Regatta competition.

Save the date: DUBROVNIK INTERNATIONAL ESEE MINING SCHOOL 2017

20 Nov. 2017 08:00 – 25 Nov. 2017 17:00 , Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik:

The Dubrovnik International ESEE Mining school (DIM) brings together international experts in the field of Mining in the heart of the ESEE Region.

Disseration Cosmin Popescu, Structural Engineering

CFRP Strengthening of Cut-Out Openings in Concrete Walls – Analysis and Laboratory Tests

Rockathon Mining Challenge -Opportunity within EIT RawMaterials

EIT RawMaterials BusinessIdea Competition 2017

The Business Idea Competition of EIT RawMaterials seeks innovative ideas from individuals, research teams, entrepreneurs and early stage startups for new products, processes and services in 3 categories:

Small environmental impact of leached substances from filler material in artificial turf

For over a year, Simon Magnusson, Industrial PhD student at Luleå University of Technology, has analyzed drainage water from two artificial turf with SBR (recycled rubber from tires) and newly made EPDM filling.

Sustainable research became award-winning spin-off companies

Jonas Hedlund, a Professor at Luleå University of Technology and CEO of Zeomem, and Christian Olsson, CEO of Sustainalube, have been appointed two of the twelve most community-building entrepreneurs in the year and wins Åforsk Entrepreneurial Grant of 200,000 SEK each.

Performance visualization of cities

By utilizing the availability of open data for our built environment in national, regional and local databases, Tim Johansson has created models that visualize how cities have been built and continue to develop. In the towns of Kiruna and Gällivare where great urban transformations are ongoing becau...

Great participation in March for Science

On Saturday researchers and the public stood up for the importance of science and research-based knowledge. The global event March for Science drew over a hundred people to Gula paviljongen in the center of Luleå.

Three research teams that evaluate the effects of an uninterrupted flow of information is now set ups

Five research groups from Royal Institute of Technology, Lund University, and Luleå University cooperate in three research teams with the aim to build knowledge about the effects of increased digitization and industrialization in the construction sector. The work is performed in collaboration betwee...

In the media: Launching unique method for coverage of mining waste

Now there is a unique method of how a sealing layer of till and green liquor for coverage of mining waste to be carried out. It is partly based on experiments conducted at Boliden disused mine in Näsliden.

In the media: Want to see requirements for purified stormwater

"They are necessary in order to put this issue on the table, so that everyone gets the same possibilities and basis for his work and that there is no need of dedicated enthusiats in the water departments to drive this issue", says Maria Viklander, Professor in Urban Water Engineering at Luleå Univer...

In the media: Australian mining company gets permission for exploratory drilling for lithium in Axmar

The mining of lithium has often been associated with major environmental problems but Pär Weihed, professor in ore geology at LTU, says the DG that lithium itself is a "nice" topic, and that the type of mining as that in Sweden you can not compare with the example in South America.

Nina Lintzén won the world's longest ski race

Nina Lintzén, who normally work with snow research at Luleå University of Technology, was victorious in the women's class, after 220 Kilometers tough ski race during the Easter weekend. The race was run from Jokkmokk to Kvikkjokk and back.

In the media: Snow researcher won the world's longest ski race

Perhaps it was because she had the best track on the ground. Or was it just that she has the best knowledge that Nina Lintzén, who normally work as a snow researcher at Luleå University of Technology, won the women's class in the world's longest ski race - Nordenskiöld Race.

In the media: Monica Quinteiro - New General Manager at Boliden Rönnskär

Monica has an M.Sc. in Geotechnology from Lulea University of Technology and an M.Sc. in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. She has over 20 years' experience of operational and corporate management at LKAB.

Swedish Water prize for best thesis in 2017 - Ida Sandström, Luleå University of Technology

The Swedish Water & Wastewater Association SWWA has instituted a prize for "best thesis within the Urban Water Area" to create more attention and attraction for the area. Ida Sandström, student of the Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering with focus on environment and water, is awarded t...

In the media: Urban planning for snowbanks

Sea & Water, No 1 2017 / Hav & vatten, nr 1 2017

MFS scholarship became thesis in India

Helena Sjöberg has studied the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. She chose to go to India for her thesis to examine which gender roles that exist in the Indian culture and how these affect the participation of women in the local planning process. During...

Spinoff from Lulea on prestigious list of tomorrow's technology

Professor Ramin Karim and his spinoff eMaintenance 365 is on the swedish newspapers Ny Teknik and Affärsvärldens 33 list of companies that are expected to be the stars of tomorrow and most promising technology companies. The company is now on track to establish itself in Australia.

In the media: A very interesting meeting

"There are some exceptions, for example in terms of industrial production that has some collaboration with Luleå University, but the link between industry and universities were generally able to become stronger", says Minister Peter Eriksson.

Advanced laser lab demonstrated

Laser Ablation ICP-MS, or Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, is a state of the art technology that is used in geoscientific research to determine the trace element composition of minerals within rocks. Due to its high sensitivity, it is particularly valuable to, for example...

Mini course for future fire engineers

Yesterday a group of high school students from all over Sweden visited Luleå University of Technology to take part in the mini-courses offered in different areas. Some chose to attend the fire engineers programmes mini course on The fire emergency response training area in Luleå.

Dissertation Tim Johansson, Construction Engineering and Management

Performance visualization of Urban Systems

Energy Transition in the Arctic attracted PhD students

The first joint PhD course between Luleå University of Technology and the universities of Tromsø, Rovaniemi and Oulu, aroused great interest in all countries. The theme, Energy Transition in the Arctic is highly topical and was illuminated from several angles and areas of research.

Lic.seminarium January Krantz, Construction Engineering and Management

Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Transport Infrastructure Projects

Lic.seminarium Yahya Ghasemi, Structural Engineering

Aggregates in concrete mix design

Bergforsk Days 2017: Smart Green Mines

31 May. 2017 09:30 – 1 Jun. 2017 13:50 , Clarion Hotel Sense - Conference room "the Sea":

This year's theme is "Smart green mines". Topics like future challenges, sustainability, how to put people in focus and how to successfully bridge the opposing interests.

In the media: Emaintenance365 establishes subsidiary in Australia

Emaintenance365 is a spin-off from Luleå University and has been active for three years. The company has tvecklat a cloud-based solution for data and decision support via a web solution. Customers are in the railway sector in Sweden and abroad.

In the media: Snow storage - hotter than ever

With milder winters and simultaneously high demands on early ski season ski organizers are struggling uphill. One of the tools to get to is to store the snow, something that is becoming increasingly common in Sweden and in Europe. It tells Nina Lintzén at Luleå University.

In the media: Designed sound, safer drivers

The sound when a bonnet slamming can be designed to give an exclusive feel. With the help of vehicle acoustics, you can also direct the driver's attention ahead and increase road safety.

New funding for continued research in Bio4Energy

Bio4Energy - which produces methods and tools for making advanced biofuels, green chemicals and smart bio-based materials, may continue at least until 2020. Of a total of 53 new million invested into the program, Luleå University of Technology recives 20 million.

In the media: How LTU would be using drones

Luleå University of Technology is applying to the provincial government for permission to use drones. LTU's idea is to use the drone of stereo photography of bedrock and streams, and use the images in research and education.

110 million SEK for sustainable stormwater solutions

Luleå University of Technology receives one of Sweden's eight new centers of excellence for world-class research in areas of importance for the country. At the new center VINNWATER, the university’s researchers will collaborate with companies and municipalities to develop groundbreaking stormwater s...

Dissertation Alexandra Bystrom, Steel Structures

Compartment fire temperature calculations and measurments

Student proposals for the new Kiruna

A group of students from the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering at Luleå University of Technology has developed improvement proposals for the new Kiruna. The proposal is based on the plan developed by the local authority in Kiruna in collaboration with an architectural firm.

Inauguration of the VR Studio

Today the inauguration of the Virtual Reality Lab at Luleå University of Technology took place with a demonstration for press and industry. The VR studio will be a powerful tool for visualizations and presentations and will be used by both researchers and students.

In the media: Only healthy with football on artificial turf

An analysis Luleå University of Technology conducted shows that all season turf made of tire rubber has less environmental impact than other types of artificial turf.

Dr. Kai Goebel from NASA adjunct Professor at LTU

Dr. Kai Goebel from the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA becomes adjunct professor in Operation and Maintenance Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. He will work as a supervisor of graduate students and visit the university a couple of times per year.

Student Film: Laboratory geotechnical

Geology Day at the university 2017

This year’s Geology Day at Luleå University of Technology was attended by nearly a hundred high school students who were taking part in lectures on ores, minerals, environment and recycling of metals. It was much appreciated as geoscience is missing as a subject in primary schools.

In the media: New web-based avalanche safety education launched

As part of the development of the Swedish avalanche safety The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency in collaboration with multiple stakeholders launches a new basic web-based avalanche safety education.

In the media: Green light for recycled tires

An analysis conducted at Luleå University of Technology in 2016 also shows that allvädersplaner, compared to many other types of aircraft, has less environmental impact over its lifespan.

In the media: Memorial Sten Jakob Brand

In the media: Swedish Water prize for best thesis within the urban water area

Nominated: Ida Sandström, Luleå University of Technology - Multi Criteria - Tools for assessment of future drinking water supply.

VR for a better society

When Hampus Hugoson visited his parents' home where he lived for 19 years, he noticed something he had never thought of before. None of the houses in the area had the entrance door at ground level, it was stairs up to each house. This realization changed direction of Hampus thesis on VR technology.

Architecture - Workshops 2017

Workshops: Urban connectivity in winter cities – the common barriers to soft transportation, Mjölkuddens workshops

Sea squirts new raw material to bioethanol

Cellulose from Swedish large- scale seacultivation system of sea squirts is to be used for the production of bioethanol. Marine Biogas AB in Lysekil, developers of a large-scale cultivation of sea squirts for the production of biogasi, is initiating a collaboration with Luleå University of Technolo...

media: New measurements in the northernmost passive house

- What we can say so far is that the house is estimated cope Febys passive house requirements. The house is heated regardless of whether anyone lives there or not, so heating use not vary so much, says Jutta Schade, assistant professor of structural engineering and construction work at the universit...

Dissertation Anna Malou Petersson, Operation and Maintenance

Collaborative conceptual design methods in the context of the Swedish deregulated railway market: from the perspectives of maintenance, infrastructure management, product provision,
and research.

In the media: Per-Erik Lindvall prospect ore with drones

He works along with three professors at the university, Jerker Delsing, Maxim Smirnov and Thorkild Rasmussen.

Urban Water Retreat in Brändön 1-2 February

During two days in the beginning of February, the Urban Water Engineering Research Group held its annual retreat in Brändön in order to discuss the PhD students’ research questions, progression as well as upcoming studies and experimental set-ups. This year, Professor Lian Lundy from Middlesex Unive...

Vision for a future Kalix

Students from the Master Programme in Climate Sensitive Urban Planning and Building has developed urban design proposals for the future of Kalix. A quieter, greener and denser city more suited for pedestrians than motorists.

New master thesis about raw water control

Johan Sandberg has now finalized his master thesis work “Swedish raw water control – case study Rökebo water work”. In this project the raw water control has been evaluated, based on a specific water work with induced infiltration and then a comparison with other water works has been done. Johan has...

Building materials being tested

On the university campus in Luleå, a number of miniature houses have raised curiosity and speculations about beehives or dog houses. Alexandra Andersson Wikström, PhD-student in Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, is working on the project where a number of building materials ...

More punctual trains on high-trafficrail routes

More punctual trains and better maintenance of our railways, that were the objectives of ePilot, when it started its test operations on the railway between Boden-Luleå, three years ago. The results are so successful that the project are now to be introduced - on high-traffic rail routes in southern ...

The city meets the water

A group of students from the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering has produced proposals for a general problem in many Swedish coastal cities; roads that effectively cut off the water from the population. The city of Luleå has the same problem as in Gothenburg and many other cities.

In the media: Research Mine in Kaunisvaara

Now representatives of the plans for a research mine in Pajala meet government.

Green Megaprojects at the National University Singapore

Agatino Rizzo, Architecture Research Group, is the only researcher based in a European university who has been selected to present his research on Green Megaprojects at the National University Singapore in a conference titled: Resilient Cities for Human Flourishing: Governing the Asia-Pacific Urban ...

ERA-MIN 2: Call open now

In the media: Measuring emissions from artificial turfs

New research shows that water flowing from the artificial turf fields do not contain high levels of metals such as zinc, cadmium and chromium.

In the media: Memorandum of understanding between the Swedish and Canadian mining and exploration industry

At Future Mining and Mineral industry, FGM (Future Mine and Minerals- FMM), an international mining and exploration conference since 2011 been organized in Stockholm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, PDAC, to strengthen cooperatio...

Debate: The backbone of the modern Bergslagen region

At Bergsskolan, we are working hard in cooperation with Luleå University of Technology as other universities in the country to contribute to the nyindustrialisering the government launched, and it seems to be full political backing for.

Russian roulette with snow

An avalanche backpack reduces the risk of dying in an avalanche by fifty percent. It was one of the messages Stefan Mårtensson, a behavioral scientist and a researcher on avalanches at Luleå University of Technology, had in his lecture about avalanches at Vetenskapens hus in Luleå.

Dissertation in Operation and Maintenance - Amol Arun Lanke

Maintenance Days 2017

The theme was the development of maintenance at this year's conference Maintenance Days organized by the CMIS - Centre for Maintenance and Industrial Services at Luleå University of Technology. It was a well attended event.

Dissertation in Operation and Maintenance - Zhang Liangwei

In the media: The culture moved in together in a common building

When the House of Culture opened its doors it immediately became a huge success. Kristina Laurell studied the effects during the work on his doctoral thesis.

VR-Studio installation

VR - Virtual reality - is a computer technology that simulates the environment and the user's physical presence with a high degree of interaction. The VR-Studio is now installed at the university will primarily be used by researchers and students in construction, architecture, ore geology and rock e...

In the media: Lulea professor wants to save his former homeland

The Mosul Dam in Iraq leaks. If it fails up to seven million people can become homeless. Professor Nahdir Al-Ansari at Luleå University of Technology escaped from Saddam Hussein's regime.

Ultrasound streamlines metal processing

Researchers in Engineering Acoustics and Process Metallurgy at Luleå University of Technology are using ultrasonic cavitation to streamline and speed up the leaching process in the mining industry. Leaching is a hydrometallurgical technique that converts metals or minerals into soluble salts in aque...

10 million SEK to new mining project

Luleå University of Technology has a key role in a new major EU project on blasting and mining technology research.
– It's very exciting that we are involved and can help connecting the leading partners in blasting technology in Europe, says professor Håkan Schunnesson.

In the media: Digital collaboration can improve the train maintenance

No large investments are required in new technology, instead we need to find ways to analyze the data collected and to ensure that the right operator to have access to the right information, says Ramin Karim, researcher at Luleå University of Technology.

In the media: "Just a matter of time before it becomes a mine again"

A strong dollar and an iron ore price that has doubled in a year - Completely new conditions prevailing in the mining industry. Pär Weihed, professor of ore geology at Luleå University of Kaunisvaara in local newspaper NSD.

In the media: Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari interviewed about the situation at the dam in Mosul

Engineer warns spring melt could spell disaster for Iraqis living below Mosul Dam, says Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari in CBC Radio Canada.

Past and present urban planning ideals

Renovation and redesign of the Million Programme areas is a major challenge for many municipalities. Winny Lau, student in Architecture Engineering with specialization Urban Palnning at Luleå University chose for her thesis, in cooperation with the Municipality of Södertälje, to develop proposals fo...

In the media: shoveled away snow a challenge for the environment

Several large cities dumps shoveled snow in the water, even though the snow is contaminated and may contain toxins. But how does the contaminated snow aquatic environment and the need for better methods to take care of the snow?

In the media: Mosul Dam collapse will be worse than a nuclear bomb

No matter how much grouting and maintenance the company will do, it may expand the life span of the dam, but it is just going to delay the disaster," said Nadhir al-Ansari, professor of water resources and environmental engineering at Lulea University in Sweden and a published expert on the Mosul Da...

An eye for Geology

House of Technology in Luleå has on behalf of SGU - The Geological Survey of Sweden - developed a traveling exhibition on geology named Eye of Geology. It is an exhibition of metals and minerals, and why they are so important in our everyday lives, in Sweden and in the world.

The region in the European Union in change

22 Feb. 2017 12:00 – 23 Feb. 2017 12:15 , Quality Hotel:

Sista anmälningsdag: 20 januari.- Application deadline: January 20.

Published:19 October 2013