On Friday 25 April, PhD candidate Cristian Bolano Losada (NMBU) will defend his thesis "Exploring lignocellulose-based fermentation for sustainable co-production of lipids and other valuable chemicals by Mucoromycota fungi".
Cristian Bolano Losada, Faculty of Science and Technology (NMBU), has been working in Bio4Fuels Work Package 3.3 "Fermentation". The Norwegian title of his thesis is "Utforsking av lignocellulosebasert fermentering for bærekraftig samproduksjon av lipider og andre verdifulle kjemikalier ved bruk av Mucoromycota-sopp".
Main supervisor:
Professor Volha Shapaval, REALTEK, NMBU
Co-supervisors:
Professor Achim Kohler, REALTEK, NMBU
Professor Svein Jarle Horn, KBM, NMBU
Dr Boris Zimmermann, REALTEK, NMBU
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture: "Microbial platforms for the bioconversion of organic waste into high-value products: Opportunities and challenges"
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defence: 25 April 2025
10:15 Trial lecture
12:15 Public defence
Place: Festsalen (U215), Urbygningen, NMBU
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Professor Milan Certik, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
Second opponent: PhD Nils Kristian Afseth, Nofima, Norway
Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Pelin Kocatürk Schumacher, REALTEK, NMBU
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 25 April 2025, after which the thesis will be made available in NMBU Brage.