Program
Welcome to the FSCN days, which start at 13.00 on Wednesday 26 February and end with lunch on Thursday 27 February. The conference will take place in Mid Sweden University's premises C306 and C307. Some lectures are held in Swedish and some in English.
Wednesday 26 February
13:00 Welcome - the conference begins
Birgitta Engberg, Director of FSCN Research Centre.
13.20 HIPS - Sustainable Innovations and Products in Forest Bioeconomy.
Rafael Carvajal, CEO of Flooré, shares how collaboration with research has contributed to the company's development and innovation. Presentation in Swedish.
13:40 Keynote - Towards Bio-Based Materials: Contributions from the Plant Biotechnology Lab
Bruno Medronho, Visiting Professor at FSCN Research Center. Assistant Researcher at the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory at the University of the Algarve, Portugal. Presentation in English.
14:10 Break
14:20 Hot-Pressing of Lignocellulosic Materials: Opportunities and Challenges
Amanda Mattsson, PhD at FSCN Research Centre. Presentation in English.
14:40 Bleaching, doctoral studies and leadership reflections
Sara Starrsjö, Nouryon, former FORIC doctoral student. Presentation in Swedish.
15:00 Coffee and time for networking
15:30 Drivers and obstacles for renewable energy in defence
Johanna Enström, FOI, former FORIC doctoral student. Presentation in Swedish.
15:50 Sustainable Technology for Fabrication of Hydrophobic Lignocellulose Foam
Rana Alimohammadzadeh, PhD at FSCN Research Centre. Presentation in English.
16:10 Keynote - Development of a world leading sensor company by academic collaborations
Henrik Röjdegård, Chief Scientific Officer (CTO), Senseair and Adjunct Professor at Mid Sweden University. Presentation in English.
16:40 Summary of the graduate schools FORIC and FORIC+
Per Engstrand, professor at FSCN Research Centre and Folke Österberg, FolkeÖ konsult.
17.10 Summary of the day
Birgitta Engberg, Director of FSCN Research Centre.
17:30 Mingle and panel discussion about the history and future of FSCN and Mid Sweden University
Grönborg. In English.
18:15 Dinner
Food & Co-Grönborg's restaurant.
Thursday 27 February
08:30 Welcome and introduction to day 2
Birgitta Engberg, Director of FSCN Research Centre.
08:40 Keynote Mission 0 House - leading players in the materials and manufacturing industry work to eliminate future greenhouse gas emissions
Hans Pehrson, Polestar and Anneli Wärn, Borgstena.
09:10 Development of Rechargeable Aluminum-Graphitic Batteries
Ghadir Razas, PhD at FSCN Research Centre. Presentation in English.
09:30 New methods for producing high yield and low emission masses by combining the best of unconventional chemistry and mechanical treatments
Juha Fiskari, professor at FSCN Research Centre. Presentation in Swedish.
09.50 Coffee and time for networking
10:20 Cellulose-based materials for energy harvesting
Christina Dahlström, Associate Professor FSCN Research Centre. Presentation in English.
10:40 Polymers and nanocomposites for electrical applications
Fritjof Nilsson, Associate Professor FSCN Research Centre. Presentation in Swedish.
11.00 From Graphite to Greatness: How Laser Processing Can Improve Battery Performance
Magnus Engholm, Associate Professor, FSCN Research Centre. Presentation in English.
11.20 Break
11:30 Different ways to create 3D fibre products
Jukka Ketoja, Visiting Professor at FSCN Research Centre, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. Presentation in English.
11:50 Concluding words
Birgitta Engberg, Director of FSCN Research Centre.
12.00 Lunch
Food & Co-Grönborg's restaurant.