Public defence of doctoral thesis

Apr232018 Neutron scattering for sustainable energy materials: investigations of proton dynamics in acceptor doped barium zirconatesProton conducting oxides are currently receiving considerable attention for their present or potential use as electrolytes in technological devices such as sensors and electrolysers and, in particular, solid oxide fuel cells, which are among the m... Author: Daria Noferini. Opponent: Roberto Senesi, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy.   13:15  Location: Lecture Hall KA, House Chemistry, Kemigården 4. Neutron scattering for sustainable energy materials: investigations of proton dynamics in acceptor doped barium zirconatesProton conducting oxides are currently receiving considerable attention for their present or potential use as electrolytes in technological devices... Author: Daria Noferini. Opponent: Roberto Senesi, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy.   13:15  Location: Lecture Hall KA, House Chemistry, Kemigården 4. Apr272018 Buffer Related Dispersive Effects in Microwave GaN HEMTsIn applications such as mobile communication and radar, microwave power generation at high frequency is of utmost importance. The GaN HEMT offers a unique set of properties that makes it suitable for high power amplification at high frequencies. H... Author: Johan Bergsten. Opponent: Gaudenzio Meneghesso, Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Italy.   10:00  Location: Kollektorn, MC2, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 9. Buffer Related Dispersive Effects in Microwave GaN HEMTsIn applications such as mobile communication and radar, microwave power generation at high frequency is of utmost importance. The GaN HEMT offers a... Author: Johan Bergsten. Opponent: Gaudenzio Meneghesso, Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Italy.   10:00  Location: Kollektorn, MC2, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 9. Maj032018 Future District Heating Interactions – Modelling Impacts of Industrial Excess Heat Utilisation and Energy Efficient BuildingsInternational goals for climate change mitigation plus energy security targets could be met cost-effectively by interactions between different parts of energy systems. The fourth generation of the district heating systems concept was developed as ... Author: Akram Sandvall. Opponent: Professor Kenneth Bernard Karlsson, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.   13:15  Location: HC1. Future District Heating Interactions – Modelling Impacts of Industrial Excess Heat Utilisation and Energy Efficient BuildingsInternational goals for climate change mitigation plus energy security targets could be met cost-effectively by interactions between different part... Author: Akram Sandvall. Opponent: Professor Kenneth Bernard Karlsson, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.   13:15  Location: HC1. Maj042018 Possibilities and Challenges of Using Combined Manganese Oxides as Oxygen CarriersOne alternative proposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is carbon capture and storage, where the carbon dioxide emitted from large point sources is captured, compressed and stored in underground geological formations. Many of the largest point... Author: Malin Hanning. Opponent: Professor Tobias Pröll, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Austria..   10:00  Location: HB1. Possibilities and Challenges of Using Combined Manganese Oxides as Oxygen CarriersOne alternative proposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is carbon capture and storage, where the carbon dioxide emitted from large point source... Author: Malin Hanning. Opponent: Professor Tobias Pröll, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Austria..   10:00  Location: HB1. Maj042018 Numerical Analysis of Evolution Problems in MultiphysicsIn this thesis we study numerical methods for evolution problems in multiphysics. The term multiphysics is commonly used to describe physical phenomena that involve several interacting models. Typically, such problems result in coupled systems of ... Author: Anna Persson. Opponent: Olof Runborg, Department of Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm.   10:15  Location: Pascal. Numerical Analysis of Evolution Problems in MultiphysicsIn this thesis we study numerical methods for evolution problems in multiphysics. The term multiphysics is commonly used to describe physical pheno... Author: Anna Persson. Opponent: Olof Runborg, Department of Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm.   10:15  Location: Pascal. Maj082018 Online and Offline Identification of Tyre Model ParametersThe accelerating development of active safety system and autonomous vehicles put higher requirements on both environmental sensing and vehicle state estimation as well as virtual verification of these systems. The tyres are relevant in this contex... Author: Anton Albinsson. Opponent: Professor Manfred Plöchl, Division of Technical Dynamics and Vehicle Dynamics, TU Wien, Austria..   10:00  Location: KA, Kemigården 4. Online and Offline Identification of Tyre Model ParametersThe accelerating development of active safety system and autonomous vehicles put higher requirements on both environmental sensing and vehicle stat... Author: Anton Albinsson. Opponent: Professor Manfred Plöchl, Division of Technical Dynamics and Vehicle Dynamics, TU Wien, Austria..   10:00  Location: KA, Kemigården 4. Maj092018 To be or not to be: On system dynamics and the viability of mini-grids in rural electrificationOne to two billion people are expected to receive electricity access in developing countries in the coming decades. Many of these people will live in rural areas in developing countries where the existing grid will not be able to reach. These peop... Author: Elias Hartvigsson. Opponent: Birgit Kopainsky, University of Bergen, Norway.   10:00  Location: EB. To be or not to be: On system dynamics and the viability of mini-grids in rural electrificationOne to two billion people are expected to receive electricity access in developing countries in the coming decades. Many of these people will live ... Author: Elias Hartvigsson. Opponent: Birgit Kopainsky, University of Bergen, Norway.   10:00  Location: EB. Maj092018 All-optical nonlinearity mitigation in fiber-optic communicationsThe two main factors limiting the data throughput in modern fiber-optic communication links are the noise added by amplifiers and the nonlinear response of the optical fiber due to the Kerr effect. Today there are communication systems operating r... Author: Henrik Eliasson. Opponent: Andrew D. Ellis, Aston University, UK.   10:00  Location: Kollektor (A423), Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Kemivägen 9, 412 58, Göteborg. All-optical nonlinearity mitigation in fiber-optic communicationsThe two main factors limiting the data throughput in modern fiber-optic communication links are the noise added by amplifiers and the nonlinear res... Author: Henrik Eliasson. Opponent: Andrew D. Ellis, Aston University, UK.   10:00  Location: Kollektor (A423), Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Kemivägen 9, 412 58, Göteborg. Maj142018 On Possibilities of Using Smart Meters for Compulsory Load Shedding Supported by Load ForecastingThe smart meter rollout is progressing in several parts of the world with early adoption in some parts, e.g., Europe. Remote ON/OFF control switch of the smart meter allows distribution system operators to switch the smart meter of any customer re... Author: Yasir Arafat. Opponent: Professor Sami Repo, Tampere University of Technology, Finland.   13:00  Location: Room: EF, Hörsalsvägen 11, Chalmers. On Possibilities of Using Smart Meters for Compulsory Load Shedding Supported by Load ForecastingThe smart meter rollout is progressing in several parts of the world with early adoption in some parts, e.g., Europe. Remote ON/OFF control switch ... Author: Yasir Arafat. Opponent: Professor Sami Repo, Tampere University of Technology, Finland.   13:00  Location: Room: EF, Hörsalsvägen 11, Chalmers. Maj152018 Durability of Reinforced Concrete under Impressed Current Cathodic ProtectionImpressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) and prevention (ICCPre) are reliable and efficient techniques to stop, control and postpone corrosion in reinforced concrete structures. However, the wide application of this technique has been limited ... Author: Emma Zhang. Opponent: Dr. Véronique Bouteiller, The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), University of Paris-Est, France.   09:00  Location: SB-H4, Sven Hultins gata 6. Durability of Reinforced Concrete under Impressed Current Cathodic ProtectionImpressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) and prevention (ICCPre) are reliable and efficient techniques to stop, control and postpone corrosion ... Author: Emma Zhang. Opponent: Dr. Véronique Bouteiller, The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), University of Paris-Est, France.   09:00  Location: SB-H4, Sven Hultins gata 6. Maj172018 Imaging mass spectrometry for in situ lipidomics: from cell structures to cardiac tissueImaging of cells and tissues is important for studying different processes within biological systems due to the spatial information provided for different molecular species during imaging. One powerful imaging technique is mass spectrometry imagin... Author: Sanna Sämfors. Opponent: Dr. Alex Shard, Analytical Sciences Division, National Physics Laboratory, UK.   10:00  Location: KB-salen, Kemigården 4.. Imaging mass spectrometry for in situ lipidomics: from cell structures to cardiac tissueImaging of cells and tissues is important for studying different processes within biological systems due to the spatial information provided for di... Author: Sanna Sämfors. Opponent: Dr. Alex Shard, Analytical Sciences Division, National Physics Laboratory, UK.   10:00  Location: KB-salen, Kemigården 4.. Maj282018 An Empirical Investigation of Using Models During Requirements Engineering in the Automotive Industry<strong>Context:</strong><br />The automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation from a manufacturing industry towards an industry that relies heavily on software. As one of the main factors for project success, requirements engineering... Author: Grischa Liebel. Opponent: Prof. Jon Whittle, Faculty of IT, Monash University, Australia.   13:00  Location: Beta, Saga, Campus Lindholmen, Lindholmspiren 5. An Empirical Investigation of Using Models During Requirements Engineering in the Automotive Industry<strong>Context:</strong><br />The automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation from a manufacturing industry towards an industry that ... Author: Grischa Liebel. Opponent: Prof. Jon Whittle, Faculty of IT, Monash University, Australia.   13:00  Location: Beta, Saga, Campus Lindholmen, Lindholmspiren 5. Jun012018 Real and complex Monge-Ampère equations, statistical mechanics and canonical metricsRecent decades has seen a strong trend in complex geometry to study canonical metrics and the way they relate to geometric analysis, algebraic geometry and probability theory. This thesis consists of four papers each contributing to this field. Th... Author: Jakob Hultgren. Opponent: Associate Professor Song Sun, University of California, Berkeley, US.   10:00  Location: Lecture hall Euler, Mathematical Sciences, Skeppsgränd 3. Real and complex Monge-Ampère equations, statistical mechanics and canonical metricsRecent decades has seen a strong trend in complex geometry to study canonical metrics and the way they relate to geometric analysis, algebraic geom... Author: Jakob Hultgren. Opponent: Associate Professor Song Sun, University of California, Berkeley, US.   10:00  Location: Lecture hall Euler, Mathematical Sciences, Skeppsgränd 3. Jun082018 Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of herpes simplex virus attachment and release using cell membrane mimicsThe herpes simplex virus is a widespread human pathogen, most commonly known for causing cold sores. Its infection cycle is initiated with the formation of multiple bonds between viral glycoproteins and cellular glycosaminoglycans, which are long ... Author: Nadia Peerboom. Opponent: Prof. Susan Daniel, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, United States.   13:15  Location: Kollektorn, MC2-huset, Kemivägen 9. Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of herpes simplex virus attachment and release using cell membrane mimicsThe herpes simplex virus is a widespread human pathogen, most commonly known for causing cold sores. Its infection cycle is initiated with the form... Author: Nadia Peerboom. Opponent: Prof. Susan Daniel, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, United States.   13:15  Location: Kollektorn, MC2-huset, Kemivägen 9.