ARC mini symposium

Program

12:00 – Lunch at Teorifagskantina (please register here before Thursday the 6th of October if you want to attend the lunch)

12:30 – Welcome and opening, Camilla Brekke, Pro-Rector Research and Development UiT 

12:35 – Presentation of external partners and new R&D-position at UiT 

• Kim-André Åsheim, Strategic Communications Officer, Mo Industripark
• Toril Inga Røe Utvik, Manager, Northern Area Unit Equinor 
• Petter Bjørkli, Manager, Energi i Nord

12:50 Panel discussion: How do we enhance collaboration between research and business development?

• Participants: Camilla Brekke, Pro-Rector Research and Development; Petter Bjørkli, Energi i Nord; Toril Inga Røe Utvik, Equinor; Kim-André Åsheim, Mo Industripark; Berit Kristoffersen, Associate Professor; and Hans Christopher Bernstein, Professor
• Moderator: Yngve Birkelund, ARC leader 

13:10 – Presentation of ARC projects 

• Smart Senja and Renew: Berit Kristoffersen, Associate Professor in Political Science, HSL
• AlgScaleUp: Hans Christopher Bernstein, Professor in Microbiology and Chemical Engineering, BFE

13:50 – Break 

14:00 – ARC's interdisciplinary work 

• ARC methodology: Ove Aigner Haukenes, M.A. student, HSL
• Cellulose degrading Cuscuta enzymes: Kirsten Krause, Professor in Plant Molecular Biology, BFE
• Nanomaterials for renewable energy: Abhik Ghosh, Professor in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry, NFT

15:00 – Break 

15:15 Group discussions on ARC’s thematic research areas (Teorifagbygget hus 1, floor 3):

• Transportation and hydrogen
• Digitalization
• Energy systems
• Carbon capture and biomass utilization
• Advanced materials
• Power generation
• Society and ethics

16:00 – End of the day

16:15 – Social gathering at Bazinga with drinks and snacks

(The program is subject to change)