Defence of the PhD Thesis of Silva Vilumets Sustainable approaches to oilseed rape pest control : steps towards to integrated pest management for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Sciences will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room D239, Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu on April 9, 2024, at 10:00.

Supervisor: Eve Veromann, PhD, professor, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Michael Beckmann, PhD, professor, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Collins Aimuaenvbosa Agho​ Transcriptomic and volatile organic compounds analysis of resistance mechanisms and diversity of late blight pathogen populations in the Baltic Sea region 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 April 15, 2024, at 1:15 pm.

Supervisors: Professor Dr. Ülo Niinemets, Associate Professor Eve Runno-Paurson and Dr. Eve Kaurilind, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.

Opponent: Assistant Professor Isaac Kwesi Abuley, Aarhus University, Denmark.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Mart Hovi Multiple stage storage strategy for the increasing of renewable fraction of the consumer for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Sciences will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room A202, Kreutzwaldi 56, Tartu on April 19, 2024, at 12:00.

Supervisors: Professor Andres Annuk, PhD, Institute of Forestry and Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Professor Emmanuel Karapidakis, PhD, School of Engineering, Power Systems and Energy Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece.

Opponents: Ainars Galinš, Dr Associate Professor, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava, Latvia; Arvi Hamburg, PhD, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia and Levon Gevorkov, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Power Systems Group, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Barcelona, Spain.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Monika Nõmm Assessment of developmental potential of in vitro produced dairy cattle embryos by invasive and non-invasive methods for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room A-201, F.R. Kreutzwaldi 62, Tartu on May 02, 2024, at 10:00.

Supervisors: Professor Ülle Jaakma, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences and Professor Sulev Kõks, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Australia; Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Australia.

Opponent: Professor Dr Jo Leroy, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Fiona Nevzati Evaluating ecosystem services and their impact on human well-being in the peri-urban landscape of Harku Municipality, Estonia for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Landscape Architecture will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room D239, Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu on May 3, 2024, at 15:15.

Supervisors: Prof. Mart Külvik, PhD, Chairs of Landscape Architecture/Landscape, Management and Nature Conservation, Estonian University of Life Sciences and Joanna Tamar Storie, PhD, Chair of Landscape Architecture, Estonian University of Life Science.

Opponent: Scott Ogletree, PhD, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art/University of Edinburgh.

Pre-opponent: Prof. Davide Geneletti, PhD, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Age Kärssin Trichinella species in wild animals in Estonia for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room A-201, F.R. Kreutzwaldi 62, Tartu on May 15, 2024, at 10:00.

Supervisors: Dr. Brian Lassen, Research Group for Foodborne Pathogens and Epidemiology, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia and Adj. Prof. Dr. Pikka Jokelainen, Infectious Disease Preparedness, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark; Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Opponent: Prof. Dr. Karsten Nöckler, Department for Biological Safety, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Germany.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Triin Tedersoo Campylobacter spp. in fresh broiler chicken meat and pig caecal samples in Estonia for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science will take place in the BigBlueButton web room, on May 22, 2024, at 10:00.

Supervisors: Associate Professor Kadrin Meremäe, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Professor Mati Roasto, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Professor Marcel Zwietering, Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Andres  Sats Relationship between bovine colostrum particle size and composition for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science will take place in the BigBlueButton web room, on May 15, 2024, at 10:00.

Supervisors: Professor Ivi Jõudu, Chair of Food Science and Technology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Professor Tanel Kaart, Chair of Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences and PhD Lembit Lepasalu, Teadus ja Tegu OÜ.

Opponent: Professor Josef Johann Gross, Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Magnus Lauringson Distribution patterns, inter-and intra-host dynamics of an emerging salmonid parasite T. bryosalmonae across temporal and spatial scales for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Sciences will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room 2C5, Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu on May 30, 2024, at 10:15.

Supervisors: Prof. Anti Vasemägi, PhD and Dr. Priit Päkk, PhD, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Dr. Albert Ros, PhD, Fisheries Research Station Baden-Württemberg, LAZBW, Langenargen, Germany.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Upendra Bhele Modelling of large shallow lake food web based on long term monitoring data for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Biology will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu and web based on May 30, 2024, at 15:15.

Supervisor: Fabien Cremona, PhD, Institute of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Jérémy Lobry, PhD, INRAE, the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, France.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.