Environmental Fund scholarship recipients presented their degree projects

The collaboration between Chalmers University of Technology and the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers means that the university annually nominates degree projects for consideration. The Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers then decides which projects will receive scholarships as encouragement for the students. In total, the initiative covers 30 degree projects and SEK 1.5 million over three years. The scholarships are funded through the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers’ Environmental Fund, with the funds donated by Swedbank.

One of the criteria is that the results of the degree project are deemed capable of contributing to a solution to an environmental problem that has the potential to be applied in Sweden. During the spring, whilst the degree project is underway, students attend several group sessions where they receive advice and training on how to pitch the value that their results can deliver. At Chalmers, Ulrika Lundqvist, Professor on Pedagogical Merits at Physical Resource Theory, coordinates the work with the environmental scholarship students in her role as Dean of Education for Lifelong Learning in the Undergraduate Education Executive Committee. 

“The environmental aspect is very central to this work, and the aim is for the results to contribute to solutions for environmental problems, preferably in collaboration with industry and society. For me and the others involved from Chalmers, it’s very rewarding to be part of and contribute to something that has such a positive impact on the students,” says Ulrika.

This year’s scholarship recipients presented their degree projects on 25 May to representatives from both the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers and Swedbank. The recipients were:

Walther Ahl & Daniel Jinneryd: Sustainable lightweight structures: Efficient simulation of crack propagation in adhesive bonds

Josefina Skoglund & Alice Lundh: Developing the city with nature – how property developers can integrate biodiversity into urban environments and ensure nature-positive material flows

Oliver Andersson & Ebba Nilsson: Supporting property owners in making climate-smart decisions by developing a decision-support framework that integrates technical, environmental and management perspectives

Yushanjing Subi: Environmentally friendly nitriding for valves in hydrogen internal combustion engines

Elin Lager: Low-temperature structural battery electrolytes for sustainable multifunctional energy storage

William Olofsson Maronen: Experimental validation of an embedded hardware-in-the-loop system for DC vehicle-to-grid (V2G)

Alev Yusein & Nikola Makelja: Design and evaluation of a HRE-free PMSM rotor for heavy-duty applications

Regina Makhmutova: Beyond numbers: Assessing the value of material reuse

Upasana Nandagiri & Anirudh Sreeram: Energy management control strategy for parallel hybrid systems

Jacob Norgren & Axel Solhall: High-performance and AI-driven framework for distributed service stacking in battery energy storage systems (BESS)

Following speeches and information about the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers, graduation now awaits, along with what will hopefully be exciting opportunities for the students.

Facts / The Environmental Fund

The Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers’ Environmental Fund Foundation was established in 1993 with the aim of supporting projects, student work and research that contribute to improving the physical environment in Sweden and neighbouring regions. Funding for the scholarships is provided by Swedbank.

Chalmers students will have a new opportunity to apply for scholarships through an internal Chalmers call this autumn for degree projects to be carried out during spring 2027.