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Mali rapporterer fra TMS&UiB karriereprogram, Solstrand
Trond Mohn Stiftelse og UiB karriereprogram, Solstrand 19. og 20. september 2023
TMS på Solstrand.Foto: Eivind Senneset, UiB
To spennende dager i sol og regn sammen med nåværende og tidligere TMS Starting-Grant mottakere, med tid og rom til å bli bedre kjent og utveksle erfaringer. Rektor presenterte UiBs visjon og ambisjon i dagens politiske kontekst i Norge, mens andre presentasjoner delte innsikt i UiBs økonomimodell og budsjett. Fakultetsdirektør Elisabeth Müller Lysebo informerte om kravene for å få professorat ved UiB, med søkelys på undervisningskomponenten og hva som forventes, mens Haris Tzoulis fortalte om sin vei til professorat. Sist, men ikke minst ble deltagerne utfordret på egen lederstil og viktigheten av en god gruppedynamikk for å kunne bygge en god forskerkarriere ved UiB. Som kveldsunderholdning gav Justas Zalieckas fra IFT, mottaker av både TMS og ERC StG i 2022, en spennende «candlelight lecture» om karbon, diamanter og deres bruk i medisinske implantater.
Welcome back Mariell!
Hello everyone!
I am Mariell and took my master´s degree in chemistry with Tanja Barth´s group at the University of Bergen. I am now employed as a scientific assistant until mid December and I look forward to working at the department.
Welcome back, Eduard!
After about a year and a half in the industry, I returned to the University of Bergen, this time as a Ph.D. candidate, joining the esteemed research group led by Assoc. Prof. Erwan Le Roux. In my research, I will delve into PET-imaging, with a specialized focus on exploring macrocyclic chelators as potential ligands for Titanium-45 radiopharmaceuticals.Disputation ceremony for Marie Wekre
On Friday September 1, MSc Marie Emilie Wekre defends her doctoral thesis for the ph.d. degree. You are welcome to sit in to learn about the research project and to follow the scientific discussion!
Vital coordinates: 10.30 in Auditorium 2 (Science Bld).
Extracts from the press release: The world’s population is growing and the demand for new raw materials for food, medicines and other foodstuffs is increasing. Macroalgae, also known as seaweed and kelp, play an important role in marine ecosystems and have great potential for sustainable exploitation. One of several classes of compounds that can be extracted from algae are polyphenols. Polyphenols constitute a large and diverse group of natural molecules that have many positive health effects and serve important functions in reproduction and protection in plants and algae. Much less is known about polyphenols in algae as opposed to land plants. Due to the nature of algae, it is also challenging to extract, isolate and quantify polyphenols from algae.
In this PhD project, improved methods for characterizing polyphenols from seaweed and kelp are developed, and new information on the polyphenol content in macroalgae is shown to be useful for commercial exploitation – as well as of value for chemical ecology and ocean monitoring.
Inauguration of EnergyLab, HealthLab, and HTE@UiB Laboratory for automated chemistry
Dear colleagues,
On Tuesday September 5, time has finally come for the official opening of the new chemistry laboratories at the 4thfloor of the Science Bldg😊
With EnergyLab, HealthLab, and HTE@UiB Laboratory for automated chemistry, the Department of Chemistry move into state-of-the-art research laboratories for the benefit of students, staff and collaborators in research and Innovation. This opens up a number of new possibilities and is well worth highlighting and celebrating! The department’s employees in all categories are cordially welcome to participate in the celebration and at the same time to add their contribution to the commemoration, e.g. during the lab tour.
Program:
- Welcome by dean Gunn Mangerud
- Congratulations from rector Margareth Hagen, real estate director Kjartan Nesset, head of department Knut Børve and mayor Linn Kristin Engø
- Cord cutting by the mayor and rector
- Cake and mingling
- Tour in/around the new chemistry laboratories
Time and place: Sep 5 at 13.00-14.00, in the assembly area outside the main elevators at the 4th floor.
Welcome!
Pop-sci’cles at the University Museum: Ludvik, Illimar, and medicinal chemistry
Our wonderful world – young scientists tell
Research is to be open, accessible and responsible. Popular science dissemination plays a decisive role in engaging society in research. Join us and enjoy research from Digital Life Norway at the University Museum in Bergen! This evening the floor is left to a group of young researchers who explore our wonderful world and use biotechnology to find innovative solutions to today’s major societal challenges. Among those are Ludvik Olav Espeland, who is pursuing a PhD at our department, and dr. Illimar Rekand, who shared his research time between Dept Biomedicine and Dept Chemistry as he obtained his PhD.
Time and place: Sep. 6, 2023 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, Universitetsmuseet i Bergen (Forhandlingsrommet)
Welcome back, Sharon!
Hello everyone! I have a master’s degree in chemistry from the university of Bergen where I had the opportunity to work with Hans-René Bjørsvik. My research focused on developing a synthetic pathway for a potential pharmacophore of avrainvillamide.
I am now employed as a research assistant and am looking forward to work on an exciting project. I will be synthesizing compounds that will be investigated for therapeutic effects, ADME-studies and toxicological assessments.
Welcome, Kristine!
Hello all, I am very excited to be pursuing my PhD here at UiB as a member of Prof. Dietzel’s research group.
I was born and raised in Oregon, USA, where I took my bachelor’s at Portland State University, but I moved to Norway two years ago to attend NTNU where I completed my master’s in Organic Chemistry. The main focus in my research both during undergraduate and graduate studies has been in alternative energy and I am glad to be continuing work with these applications in mind. I will be working with MOFs for the electrochemical transformation of carbon dioxide to formic acid as a means of chemical energy storage.
Outside of chemistry I love listening to music, dancing ballet, doing photography, and going for hiking and skiing trips, among other things.
Please welcome Markus aus Karlsruhe!
Please welcome MSc Markus Matz, who will be visiting with us until the middle of November, working with Svein Mjøs on deconvolution methods of spectrally resolved chromatograms obtained from HPLC- 80MHz 1H NMR hyphenation. Markus is a PhD student at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and you can learn more about him at his KIT webside.
Welcome back to an exciting new academic year!
Hopefully you have all experienced an enjoyable summer vacation, disposed of stress hormones earned during the Spring term, and also stored up energy, ideas and inspiration to invest in the new academic year! This and last week we received new and returning students in chemistry, nanotechnology, medicinal technology, pharmacy, energy studies and in the teacher education, to name those programs where chemistry is most heavily invested. Choosing UiB and our programs is a strong expression of trust which translates into a great responsibility. We accept this responsibility with dedication to quality in our study programs, both in the individual courses, the programs, and the social learning environment. Let us continue the proud tradition of the Chemistry Department in welcoming the students in a friendly, helpful and efficient manner! This applies equally well to when detecting lost souls in the corridor, teaching them in our laboratory courses or theoretical classes, or introducing them to our research groups and laboratories. Addressing the new BSc, MSc and PhD students, I would like to borrow from the inauguration speech delivered by rector Margareth Hagen: Congratulations on having chosen the Department of Chemistry for your studies! Here you will get the competence to serve you well through all of your professional carrier, and beyond!
Velkomstseremoni 2023. Foto: Eivind Senneset, UiB