Wood science
Some wood science issues are wood technology and properties, wood anatomy, wood and fibre micro- and ultrastructure, fibre modification, microbial degradation of wood and wood products, wood and fungal biotechnology, molecular mycology and fungal ecology, wood protection and durability as well as painted wood problems.
Successful tree modifications should be gentle and not compromise plant growth and development
Evgeniy Donev, PhD student in Ewa Mellerowicz group at UPSC, investigated different modification strategies to genetically improve hybrid aspen for biofuel production. The idea is to make sugars in
Wood properties affect the efficiency of nanocellulose extraction
Nanocellulose forms the basis of many novel materials and is used already now for a wide range of different applications. Anne Bünder, PhD student in Totte Niittylä’s group, investigated how wood
Anneli Adler
Anneli Adler är utbildad som växtekolog och arbetar sedan januari 2019 som forskare i odlingssystem med snabbväxande lövträd. Snabbväxande lövträd från släktet Populus har stor potential som
Research concludes that the EU legislation on GMO’s is inadequate
Researchers have analysed the legislation on GMO’s in the EU and conclude that the framework surrounding genetically modified crops is inconsistent and unpredictable. They discuss a common framework
Sylvia Larsson
My research covers the whole upgrading chain for making biomass and industrial side-products into industrial feedstock. I enjoy working with applied research in pilot scale, but also to go into
Panagiotis Nikolaou Moschou
Associate Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology (2016-) Research description Our research is focused on the role of catabolic pathways such as RNA degradation and proteolysis, particularly