Newsletter April 2023

Newsletter April 2023

Lagt online: 03.04.2023

IN THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER YOU CAN READ ABOUT:

  • Reminder: Invitation for dialogue meeting with rector
  • Introducing our new communications employee (maternity cover)
  • Introducing our new HR employee (maternity cover)
  • Meet the interim Head of Administration Morten Korsgaard
  • Who’s who / colleague spotlight: Helle Blendstrup
  • Reception for Michael Toft Overgaard
  • Strategy for competence development
  • Sergey Kucheryavskiy: Procrustes cross-validation of multivariate regression models
  • News about researchers and students
  • SEEM
  • Status: Quota 2 applications 
  • New lab videos - State-of-the-art laboratory facilities
  • Future events
  • New publications

News from management

Reminder: Invitation for dialogue meeting with rector

We look forward to seeing you all at rector’s dialogue meeting this Thursday 27 April from 9:00 am to 10:30 am (participation is both possible in person in our auditorium in Aalborg or by the Teams-link you have received in your calendar). At the meeting, you can talk to rector about topics and challenges concerning your department. At the meeting, you will also have the opportunity to bring suggestions and good ideas to rector, which he can bring up with the university management, or which he can focus on in collaboration with external stakeholders, including companies and foundations.

The management team,  
Jens, Kåre, Morten, Niels, Torsten, and John  

INTRODUCING OUR NEW communications EMPLOYEE (MATERNITY COVER) - ane louise vendelin olesen

Please welcome Ane Louise Vendelin Olesen, who started on April 3, 2023, as maternity leave replacement for Line Christensen in the administration. Ane will be head of contact regarding marketing and recruitment of the Department's degree programs for the next year. She will be covering Line’s position, while she is on maternity leave as of May 9. 

Here's a brief introduction to Ane, so you can get to know your new colleague better:

Ane is 26 years old, lives in Aalborg. In 2022 she received her master´s degree in communication from Aalborg University. Despite Ane's young age, she has relevant experience from her study jobs and employment after graduation. Anes experience lies within social media, communication, online and offline marketing, press releases, etc. We look forward to working with Ane over the coming months.

Introducing Our New HR employee (Maternity cover) - Jonas Bech Jensen

We are pleased to announce that Jonas Bech Jensen has been selected as HR maternity cover during Kathrine’s maternity leave. Following the unanimous decision of our recruitment committee, Jonas will start his new role on May 1st, 2023. Jonas and Kathrine will work together until Kathrine’s maternity leave begins on June 30th. Some of you may already have met Jonas, as he has been working as a holiday specialist in the central HR department for some time.

Here's a brief introduction to Jonas, so you can get to know your new colleague better:

Jonas is 29 years old and lives in Aalborg with his girlfriend. He completed his master’s degree in 'Læring og forandringsprocesser' in 2021, during which time he completed an internship at Alfa Laval as "Talent Acquisition and HR Intern." Following his studies, he worked as a substitute in the central HR department, where he became familiar with AAU's holiday rules, Qlikview, and Statens HR. 

Meet Morten Korsgaard - interim head of Administration

  • Name: Morten Korsgaard
  • Profession: Head of Administration (Interim)

Hello!

I have been the interim Head of Administration since February 15th. I am very happy to work with talented employees who work hard both individually and collectively to create value for the department. Currently, I have the position for the remainder of the year until it is advertised. In addition to ensuring the managerial framework for the administration, I am also part of the department's management.

The learning curve is steep, and it will probably remain so for a while. My approach is to work my way into the department's processes and culture, and along the way, I will get to know all facets of the department. I am a curious person who allows the snowball to roll.

Privately, I am a father of four, and I live in Aalborg with Marianne, who is a teacher. I spend a lot of my free time hiking and running in the amazing nature in the region.

I have a master's degree in administration from Aalborg University and a master's degree in communication from Aarhus University. After several years as the head of a PR agency and a number of years at Rambøll, I was employed at the dean's secretariat at ENGINEERING four years ago. During the same period, I have been studying for a Master's in Public Governance at Krogstræde and wanted to become a personnel manager again if the opportunity arose. It did, and today I enjoy every day as a manager and being able to contribute to the fantastic workplace that I have become a part of.

Who’s who / Colleague spotlight

  • Name: Helle Blendstrup
  • Profession: Laboratory technician 

We have asked Helle a few questions, to get to know her better. 

When did you start at the department, and what is your background?

I started as a laboratory trainee at the Department of Water, Soil, and Environmental Engineering. After a short period of employment as a trained laboratory technician at the same department, I moved to Odense, where I was employed at a dairy and helped build a laboratory. After five years in Odense, I returned to Aalborg, where I was hired as a laboratory technician (part-time) in 1986 at the Department of Water, Soil, and Environmental Engineering for a project analyzing heavy metals in elephant grass.

Why did you choose the path you did regarding your education?

I have served as a safety and labor representative for many years. As a laboratory technician at the department, one never gets bored - often new challenges arise - both in laboratory work, ideas for experiments, and as a jack-of-all-trades. The work has changed over time. Previously, I could sit and analyze samples for a whole day. In 1988, the laboratory acquired a new instrument for analyzing nitrogen, which I was responsible for.

The instrument was retired last year - see the picture - for many years, spare parts for the instrument could not be purchased, so several Gyro Gearloose (Georg Gearløs) inventions had to be made.

I shed a tear - see the picture above - the day it retired and was taken to the scrap yard. It had promised to stay with me until the end of my time.

What does your role at BIO entail?

I have a long history at the institution and have been involved in the closure and relocation of laboratories (Hirtshals, First year of study (Basis), from Sohngaardsholmsvej to Frederik Bajers Vej). This means that I know where many things are, and when asked if I can remember and find a specific "thing" we used several years ago, I can almost always find it.

In recent years, my work has been more focused on guiding and assisting in the laboratory (safety inspections in the laboratory), where my help is needed due to the increasing number of employees who use the laboratories, which has led to many exciting new tasks and fun experiences. For example, when I had to blow dry a dead fox to make it look good in pictures or when I had to polish snail shells before they were photographed.

It's an exciting workplace - it's rarely monotonous - there are often new changes - I never get bored - I'm never unhappy about having to go to work.

Is there a fun fact about you that would surprise your colleagues at the department?

In my spare time, I enjoy practicing yoga, body- and mindfulness, and I have been on several yoga/Chi Gong trips to a Greek island over the years. At work, I also make sure to stay in shape by taking the stairs to and from the laboratories on levels 1, 2, and 4. In addition, I have a grandchild who I love spending time within my free time.

Reception for Michael toft overgaard

We would like to formally announce that Michael Toft Overgaard's tenure as Head of Department at BIO has concluded on 28 February 2023, and he has now resumed to his position as professor at BIO. We extend our gratitude to Michael for his exceptional contributions and leadership during his time as Head of Department.

In recognition of his service, a reception was held at Innovate on 9 March. The event brought together colleagues and business partners to express appreciation for Michael's efforts and dedication.

strategy for competence development

We would like to highlight the strategy for competence development, which is relevant to use at e.g the annual MUS. The competence development strategy is our approach to help employees achieve their career goals while also improving the departments' performance. An important part of this strategy is ensuring that employees have the necessary competencies to perform their job at a high level.

We request VIP and TAP TEK to send competence development requests to the head of section (Jens Muff or Kåre Lehmann Nielsen). The section heads must have the competence development requests submitted no later than May 22nd at 9 am (based on the timing of the management meeting). The management will then discuss the received requests and provide feedback afterwards. TAP ADM sends competence development requests to Morten Korsgaard, after which Morten brings the requests to the management for discussion (Will be discussed at the annual MUS). This year, the competency focus areas are:

  • VIP and TAP TEK: Individual and intensive Danish course and communication as well as project management for researchers
  • TAP ADM: Competence development in relation to one's professional area and position. Additional language qualification English

News from research

New Open Access agreements with Springer, Cambridge University Press

The Danish universities have once again successfully negotiated an agreement on Open Access to research from Danish Research institutions. This time, a total of three new publishing agreements have become a reality:  

Springer, Cambridge University Press and IOP Publishing. 

The new publishing agreements mean that researchers at the Danish research institutions can publish Open Access free of charge in hybrid journals from Springer and Cambridge University Press. For IOP, the agreement applies to both hybrid and golden Open Access-journals. What is common for all three agreements is unchanged reading access for researchers, students, etc. 

The next publisher negotiations will concern Taylor & Francis. 

More information can be found through the links in today’s AAU Update article. If you have any questions about the agreement or how you can publish Open Access, you are welcome to contact the VBN Team. 

Science Slam - Scientific Fight Night

Join for inspiration or entertainment and watch five AAU scientist on stage battling in the discipline of storytelling about your research area. The event is in Danish, free, and the winner will be announced the same night.

Sign up here

Sergey Kucheryavskiy: Procrustes cross-validation of multivariate regression models

A recent paper published by Sergey Kucheryavskiy and co-authors in Analytica Chimica Acta presents generalized version of Procrustes cross-validation — novel method which can be used for validation of machine learning models as well as for many other related things, e.g., for mocking or for augmenting datasets. The original idea was proposed by the same authors in 2020, but its use was limited to Principal Component Analysis, and it was slow in implementation. The new paper describes results of two years of the method development. The new version can be used with much wider range of models, including multivariate regression methods, and is also much faster. The made possible to implement it as a web-application, so everyone can try the new method directly in a browser (implementation for MATLAB and R are also available). 

The idea of Procrustes cross-validation in short is the following. It is based on conventional cross-validation, which is used not for actual validation of a model, but for estimation of sampling error and then introducing this error to the calibration set hence creating a new set of measurements — PV-set. This set can be used the same way as if one has a normal validation set — validate the original global model, compute all outcomes, etc. The generated PV-sets are different from the training set but have similar variance-covariance structure, so one can think of PCV as a way to generate new samples as if they come from the same multivariate population.

This cross-validation may be interesting and useful for other researchers at the department working with model validation, and the user-friendly web-application can be found at this link: https://mda.tools/pcv/ and here is a link to GitHub page for the project where you can also find R and MATLAB implementations, demo and additional information: https://github.com/svkucheryavski/pcv/

Autoclave reminder

Don’t forget to check the schedule on the lab doors and in the guide book to see when specific items will be autoclaved.

- Susan Marie

NEWS ABOUT RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS

News from studies

New lab videos - state-of-the-art laboratory facilities

We are pleased to announce that the video we filmed in December 2022, showcasing our state-of-the-art laboratory facilities here at BIO, is now available for viewing! The video was funded by AAU Communication and is primarily intended to attract prospective students. A huge thanks to all those who participated in making this project a success. Similar videos have been recorded for all ENG departments, ensuring that our message reaches as many potential students as possible. We encourage you to take a look at the video and share it with anyone who might be interested in studying at our department.

watch the video here

SEEM

AAU Career has initiated a new project, the SEEM project, which aims to match international students from the Departments of Chemistry and Bioscience (and one more department) with mentors from the industry. The goal of the project is that more international STEM students are retained in Danish employment after graduation. This spring, 11 of our international master’s students in Biotechnology, Environmental science, Bioengineering, or Chemical engineering have enrolled in the project. AAU Career has found mentors for some, but not all of the students. It has been more difficult to get mentors on board than firstly anticipated, and we may be asked for a bit of assistance.

Åbent Hus: Esbjerg and Aalborg

Åbent Hus took place on March 3rd in Aalborg and February the 25th in Esbjerg. These events provided interested prospective students with the opportunity to meet our current students, learn more about our programs, and explore our facilities. Our skilled mentors and student counselors helped raise awareness about our programs and study environment. The departments were well-attended, and many potential students stopped by to discuss study programs, various aspects of student life, including entry requirements and other relevant information. Overall, it was a good event and we are looking forward to next year. 

STATUS: QUOTA 2 APPLICATIONS 

We are pleased to announce this year's quota 2 admissions statistics for our educational programs. The following is a breakdown of the numbers:

  • Biologi: 14 fewer applicants overall compared to 2022. 7 fewer first-priority applicants in 2023 compared to 2022.
  • Bioteknologi: 19 more applicants overall compared to 2022. 8 more first-priority applicants in 2023 compared to 2022.
  • Kemiteknologi: 2 fewer applicants overall compared to 2022. Same number of first-priority applicants in 2023 compared to 2022.
  • Kemi: 3 more applicants overall compared to 2022. 2 more first-priority applicants in 2023 compared to 2022.
  • Miljøvidenskab: Same number of applicants overall compared to 2022. 1 more first-priority applicant in 2023 compared to 2022.
  • Kemi og Bioteknologi (Diplom Aalborg): 10 more applicants overall compared to 2022. 3 fewer first-priority applicants in 2023 compared to 2022.
  • Kemi og Bioteknologi (Diplom Esbjerg): 1 fewer applicant overall compared to 2022. 2 fewer first-priority applicants in 2023 compared to 2022.
  • Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology in Esbjerg: 30 more applicants overall compared to 2022. 3 more first-priority applicants in 2023 compared to 2022.

Overall, there were 45 more applicants in total in 2023 compared to 2022, representing an increase of 12 percent. Additionally, there were 2 more first-priority applicants in 2023 compared to 2022. The total number of applicants for higher education will be announced after 5 July, which is the deadline for applying for admission via Quota 1, which is based solely on grade points.

QUOTA 2 APPLICATIONS:

 

2023

2023

2022

2022

AAL

Total

1. priority

Total 

1. priority

Biologi:

74 18 88 25

Bioteknologi:

50 21 31 13
Kemiteknologi: 22 9 24 9

Kemi:

19 3 16 1

Miljøvidenskab:

14 5 14 4

Diplom - Kemi og biovidenskab:

39 10 29 13
         

ESB

       

Diplom - Kemi og Biovidenskab

10 2 11 4

Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

192 81 162 78
         

Total

420 149 375 147

Survey on AAU Canteens

We would like to gather your feedback on the canteens at AAU, and we would appreciate it if as many of you as possible could complete our survey. The survey will also be available on our social media platforms. If you could help us spread the word by sharing these links as widely as possible, we would be grateful.

Best regards,

Jespers Torvekøkken ApS

AAU Frederik Bajers Vej: https://da.surveymonkey.com/r/M2RL93T

CALL FOR TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES AT FOLKEUNIVERSITETET

Dear researchers and teachers at Aalborg University,

Would you like to share your research with a curious and engaged audience? Folkeuniversitetet might be a great opportunity for you. Folkeuniversitetet is looking for current research and new knowledge on exciting and current topics.

WHAT IS FOLKEUNIVERSITETET?

Folkeuniversitetet is a living institution under the Ministry of Culture. The purpose of Folkeuniversitetet is to disseminate knowledge about research methods and results and to promote democracy and active citizenship. Therefore, Folkeuniversitetet offers a wide range of courses, lectures, meetings, theme days, trips, etc. for a broad audience. Folkeuniversitetet in Aalborg launches a new program twice a year, in January and August. The program is marketed via www.fuaalborg.dk and various social media. In addition, a printed program is distributed to households throughout Aalborg and large parts of Northern Jutland. The program is also distributed to several educational and cultural institutions, high schools, libraries, cafes, etc.

FORM AND TARGET AUDIENCE

Your research will often be relevant to present to a broader audience than just through traditional channels in the university environment. In many cases, it will be beneficial for both you and the surrounding society to present some of the large amount of knowledge and research that you and other researchers/teachers at AAU possess. Teaching under the auspices of Folkeuniversitetet can take the form of shorter or longer courses, day, or evening hours. And of course, online teaching is also an option. Typically, Zoom is used for this type of teaching. The target audience is initially "everyone" with an interest in the chosen topic, but we also offer events for more specific target groups, e.g., offers with a more continuing education approach.

WANT TO GO ABROAD?

Folkeuniversitetet has branches throughout Denmark, and Folkeuniversitetet in Aalborg is happy to assist with contact to other universities in the country if you want to expand your research and knowledge even further.

REMUNERATION

Of course, you will receive remuneration for your teaching. The remuneration rates are usually from DKK 1,400 - DKK 2,245 for 2 x 45 minutes of teaching. We are also happy to cover expenses for transportation and accommodation related to teaching.

Best regards,

Folkeuniversitetet Aalborg

Meeting schedule for the Department committees

Being involved in the governing bodies at Aalborg University is one way to increase your influence and support the positive development of the university. We would like to encourage everybody to participate in this process. Therefore, an updated meeting schedule for each Department committee will be included in the newsletter in the future, so that you know in advance when the meetings are scheduled. Please note that the agenda is prepared well in advance of the meetings, which is why any subject for the agenda should be submitted to the committee's representatives no later than one month before the date of the meeting. You can find the representatives of the committees here.

consultation Committee

  • 13.06.2023
  • 19.09.2023
  • 13.12.2023

Department committee

  • 01.05.2023
  • 13.09.2023
  • 15.11.2023

Safety committee

  • TBA

Study board

  • 19.04.2023
  • 17.05.2023 
  • 21.06.2023
  • 23.08.2023 
  • 27.09.2023
  • 24.10.2023 
  • 15.11.2023
  • 13.12.2023 

Useful links

courses

Future events

If you want to stay updated on events and guest lectures organized by the Department, please visit the Department web for more information. If you plan to host or coordinate an activity yourself, please forward the information to Line Christensen (lch@bio.aau.dk), Ane Louise Vendelin Olesen (alvo@bio.aau.dk) or Niels Krogh Søndergaard (nks@bio.aau.dk) who will provide the relevant information on the web. 

Upcoming events at BIO: 

HR News

Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide this month's HR news on new employments and resignations due to a parttime sick leave within HR, resulting in a higher workload and longer response times. However, please note that employments and resignations in April will be included in next month's HR news.

Peer-reviewed articles

SDG’s

Please remember to register SDGs to your publications and projects in Pure. Your work can contribute both directly or indirectly to the goals.

Open Access Agreements

Aalborg University Library has taken out membership/licence to different Open Access publishers. The particular publishers you can find here.

Useful Guides

You are advised to continually register publications in Pure as they are being published. Always link to the published publication or upload pdf of the published version of the publication for documentation.

Registration of students.

Please write Steffen Mariager Jensen (smje@bio.aau.dk) if you have students as co-authors on publications. Please write their full names in the e-mail.

PEER-REVIEWED ARTicles

From the 07-02-2023 till the 30-03-2023

Chen, Z., Du, T., Christensen, R., Bauchy, M., & Smedskjær, M. M. (2023). Deciphering How Anion Clusters Govern Lithium Conduction in Glassy Thiophosphate Electrolytes through Machine Learning. ACS Energy Letters, 8, 1969–1975. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c00237

Terp, M., Aalborg, T., Westphal, K. R., & Sondergaard, T. E. (2023). Validation of “Fast and Simple Genome Engineering of Apiospora Filamentous Fungi using in Vitro Assembled CRISPR/Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein Complexes and Microhomology Repair Templates”.

Ali, M. A., Winters, W. M. W., Mohamed, M. A., Tan, D. Z., Zheng, G. J., Madsen, R. S. K., Magdysyuk, O. V., Diaz-Lopez, M., Cai, B., Gong, N., Xu, Y., Hung, I., Gan, Z. H., Sen, S., Sun, H. T., Bennett, T. D., Liu, X. F., Yue, Y., & Qiu, J. R. (2023). Fabrication of super-sized metal inorganic-organic hybrid glass with supramolecular network via crystallization-suppressing approach. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(14), [e202218094]. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1002/anie.202218094

Madsen, A. V., Kristensen, P., Buell, A. K., & Goletz, S. (2023). Generation of robust bispecific antibodies through fusion of single-domain antibodies on IgG scaffolds: a comprehensive comparison of formats. mAbs, 15(1), [2189432 ]. https://doi.org/10.1080/19420862.2023.2189432

Staahltoft, S. K., Aaser, M. F., Jensen, J. N. S., Zadran, I., Sørensen, E. B., Nielsen, A. E., Alstrup, A. K. O., Bruhn, D., Linder, A. C., Sonne, C., Frikke, J., & Pertoldi, C. (2023). The Effectiveness of Virtual Fencing of Bull Calves in a Holistic Grazing System. Animals, 13(5), [917]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13050917

Egea-Corbacho, A., Pilar Martín-García, A., Franco, A. A., María Quiroga, J., Andreasen, R. R., Jørgensen, M. K., & Christensen, M. L. (2023). Occurrence, identification and removal of microplastics in a Wastewater Treatment Plant compared to an advanced MBR technology: Full-scale pilot plant. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11(3), [109644]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.109644

Kumar, V., Patial, V., Thakur, V., Singh, R., & Singh, D. (2023). Genomics assisted characterization of plant growth-promoting and metabolite producing psychrotolerant Himalayan Chryseobacterium cucumeris PCH239. Archives of Microbiology, 205(4), 108. [108]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-023-03456-5

Gu, L., Xiao, X., Zhao, G., Kempen, P., Zhao, S., Liu, J., Lee, S. Y., & Solem, C. (2023). Rewiring the respiratory pathway of Lactococcus lactis to enhance extracellular electron transfer. Microbial Biotechnology, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14229

Darnal, S., Patial, V., Kumar, V., Kumar, S., Kumar, V., Padwad, Y. S., & Singh, D. (2023). Biochemical characterization of extremozyme L-asparaginase from Pseudomonas sp. PCH199 for therapeutics. AMB Express, 13(1), 22. [22]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-023-01521-2

Huang, Y., Law, J. C. F., Wang, Y., Deng, Y., Liu, L., Zhang, Y., Ding, J., Yang, Y., Leung, K. S. Y., & Zhang, T. (2023). Sucralose biodegradation and enriched degrading consortia revealed by combining Illumina and Nanopore sequencing. Chemical engineering journal , 461, [141766]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.141766

Kirchner, K. A., Cassar, D. R., Zanotto, E. D., Ono, M., Kim, S. H., Doss, K., Bødker, M. L., Smedskjær, M. M., Kohara, S., Tang, L., Bauchy, M., Wilkinson, C. J., Yang, Y., Welch, R. S., Mancini, M., & Mauro, J. C. (2023). Beyond the Average: Spatial and Temporal Fluctuations in Oxide Glass-Forming Systems. Chemical Reviews, 123(4), 1774–1840. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00974

Dong, J., Banwait, B., Ueda, H., & Kristensen, P. (2023). VH-Based Mini Q-Body: A Novel Quench-Based Immunosensor. Sensors, 23(4), [2251]. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23042251

Palma , D., Deganello, F., Liotta, L. F., Bianco Prevot, A., Malandrino, M., Laurenti, E., Boffa, V., & Magnacca, G. (2023). Main Issues in the Synthesis and Testing of Thermocatalytic Ce-Doped SrFeO3 Perovskites for Wastewater Pollutant Removal. Inorganics, 11(2), [85]. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11020085

Overgaard, M. L., Aalborg, T., Zeuner, E. J., Westphal, K. R., Lau, F. A., Nielsen, V. S., Christensen, K. B., Hundebøll, E. A., Westermann, T. A., Rathsach, G. G., Sørensen, J. L., Frisvad, J., Wimmer, R., & Sondergaard, T. E. (2023). Quick guide to secondary metabolites from Apiospora and Arthrinium. Fungal Biology Reviews, 43, [100288]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbr.2022.10.001

Xia, Y., Li, X., Wu, Z., Nie, C., Cheng, Z., Sun, Y., Liu, L., & Zhang, T. (2023). Strategies and tools in illumina and nanopore-integrated metagenomic analysis of microbiome data. iMeta, e72.

Rasmussen, S. L. (2023). Anyone Can Get Old—All You Have to Do Is Live Long Enough: Understanding Mortality and Life Expectancy in European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus). Animals, 13(4), [626]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040626

Petersen, C., Sørensen, T., Nielsen, M. R., Sondergaard, T. E., Sørensen, J. L., Fitzpatrick, D., Frisvad, J. C., & Nielsen, K. L. (2023). Comparative genomic study of the Penicillium genus elucidates a diverse pangenome and 15 lateral gene transfer events. I M A Fungus, 14(1), [3]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-023-00108-7

Tang, L., Smedskjær, M. M., & Bauchy, M. (2023). The brittle-to-ductile transition in aluminosilicate glasses is driven by topological and dynamical heterogeneity. Acta Materialia, 247, [118740]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118740

Alemu, T., Pertoldi, C., Hundera, K., & Ambelu, A. (2023). Spatial patterns of riparian vegetation community composition and diversity along human- affected East African highland streams. ecohydrology. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2524