Defence of the PhD Thesis of Reine Koppel Stability of yield and baking quality of wheat in Baltic conditions for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu, on June 3, 2022 at 11:15.

Supervisors: Evelin Loit, PhD, Associate Professor Estonian University of Life Sciences and Mati Koppel, PhD, Senior Researcher Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Professor Morten Lillemo, Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Fariba Bahrini Pattern of urban park use, spatial accessibility and preferences of urban park users in Tehran, Iran for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Landscape Architecture will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu, on June 10, 2022 at 16:15.

Supervisor: Prof. Simon Bell, PhD, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Prof. Meryem Atik, PhD, Department of landscape architecture, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Assar Luha Occupational noise exposure and hearing problems among active military service personnel in Estonia for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Sciences will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room B136, Kreutzwaldi 56, Tartu, on June 17th, 2022, at 12:00.

Supervisors: Professor Eda Merisalu, PhD, Institute of Forestry and Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia and Associate Professor Hans Orru, PhD, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Estonia.

Opponents: Adjunct Professor Emeritus Rauno Pääkkönen, DSc, PhD, TMI Rauno Pääkkönen, Finland and Professor Pavel Kic, DSc (Eng), Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Kristel Peetsalu Changes in acute-phase proteins’ concentrations of neonatal ruminants in relation to colostrum and weight gain for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science will take place in the BigBlueButton web room at 10:00, June 21, 2022.

Supervisors: Professor Toomas Orro, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences and Lea Tummeleht, PhD, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Professor Helga Sauerwein, Institute for Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn, Germany.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Henri Järv The impact of protected areas governance and management practices on human well-being and local socioeconomic conditions for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences and Applied Biology will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room D239, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu on June 21, 2022, at 10:15.

Supervisors: Prof. Kalev Sepp, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia and Dr. Raymond D. Ward, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Opponent: Dr. Irene Bouwma, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Pre-Opponent: Prof. Üllas Ehrlich, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Jordi Escuer Gatius Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions from arable soils for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room 2A1, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu on June 30, 2022, at 10:00.

Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Merrit Shanskiy, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Assoc. Prof. Kaido Soosaar, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu and Prof. Alar Astover, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Prof. Dr. Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.