IN THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER YOU CAN READ ABOUT:
- News from the management
- Upcoming work and barrication in the parking area
- New meetingroom at BIO
- Link to the administrative staff
- Status: Quota 2 + masters applications
- Update on 'Åbent Hus'
- Nordjyske Gymnasiers Akademi (NGA) visit 3.3.2022
- New movieclips for Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Science
- Workshop at the faculty - ”Sustainable Cities, Buildings and Components”
- New research committee established
- Principles for phd accounts, research accounts and application for external funds for smaller projects
- New communications employee pr. 1.5.2022
- Easter Party - Mark your calendars
- The department on social media
- Meeting schedule for the Department committees
- The Department researchers and students in the media
- Useful links
- Future events
- HR news
- Peer-reviewed articles
News from the mANAGEMENT
I hope most of you are looking forward to a well-deserved and relaxing Easter holiday next week, where the good weather has hopefully returned. Just before the Easter break, I would like thank everyone for their efforts in the first-quarter. There are a lot of activities going on at the department, and it's great that we're back to normal without any restrictions. Among the many small and big successes, we experience, I would like to wish a big and well-deserved congratulation to Morten Mattrup Smedskjær, who has been awarded the prestigious EU ERC Consolidator grant. If you are curious, you can read more about the project here. Next, I would like to mention that Sir Gregory Paul Winter has been appointed honorary doctor of the year at the Faculty of Engineering, on the recommendation of Peter Kristensen in the research area ‘Medical Biotechnology’. Professor Greg Winter is one of the great researchers within modern antibody-based biomedicine, and in 2018 he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work and the impact it has had. Greg Winter has for a number of years collaborated with Peter Kristensen on applications, EU projects and publications e.g. Read more here.
The Department's website is being refined and will be updated when we transfer the new CMS system, Umbraco. In the upcoming period, the Department's communication team (Line or Niels) will address several of you as part of updating or preparing websites for the new research areas. Finally, I would like to remind you that it is still possible to sign up for the Department's Easter Party (postponed Christmas Party), which will be held on 29 April 2022.
I look forward the Easter Party, where we after a long period of limited social activities, can resume the Department's tradition for social events.
// Spring Greetings, Michael
upcoming work and barrication in the area by FRB 7H, FRB 7C and the FRB 3B parking lot
BRT (Short for: bus rapid transit)-security advisor from Aalborg Municipality has pointed out "that there is too much risk of accidents, as both students, staff and other people in the area move both across and along the middle of the work area in unauthorized places". Therefore, please refrain from walking/biking in the work areas. If you have any further questions, please contact Vibeke Ulriis-Nordberg at vun@adm.aau.dk. Green spaces mark safe passages between buildings and to bus stops.
From Thursday morning (week 14), construction site fences will be set up in the areas listed below (red dotted line). The fence is placed on the asphalt area and the parking spaces are therefore reduced in length. It will still be possible to park in the parking spots, but there will be periods when entire parking spots are closed off. The fence is set up to ensure the excavation area cannot be crossed during the time period when working with larger excavators and truck driving. At the same time, information on working with machines (noisy and vibrating work) is expected to start in week 16!
NEW MEETINGROOM AT BIO
As you know, the first year of study in Aalborg will be moved to the departments, which means that from 1.8.2022 we welcome study secretary Rita Kirstine Svendsen. Due to this, an expansion of the study team's office begins, which is why meeting room FRB7H 1.123 pr. 22/4 will be included in the study teams new office, and therefore disappears in the room booking in Outlook. New meeting room will be ready as of 1.5.2022 - The room is called FRB7H 2.405 and will be available in room booking in Outlook.
LINK TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
For your information, you will find a list of the secretariat's employees and tasks via the link below. If you are in doubt about where to go to get help, you are welcome to contact the Head of Secretariat Marianne (mdb@bio.aau.dk) or one of the secretariat's employees, who will guide you to the right person.
The administration at the Department of Chemistry and Bioscience solves tasks within the following areas:
- Economy
- Project Economy
- Fundraising
- Personnel Administration
- Communication
- Video, SoMe, graphic design
- PhD
- Management Support
- Student Administration
- Secretarial Functions
Find contact information on the administrative staff at BIO here: https://www.en.bio.aau.dk/about-the-department/Administration/
NEWS FROM STUDIES
Status: Quota 2 and masters-applications
This year there are fewer Quota 2 and master's applications for our programmes compared to last year, where AAU experienced the highest number of applicants ever. This was in a way expected, with the assumption that last year's high number of applications was based on the fact that the Covid-19 situation, with cancellations and restrictions, meant that many young people chose to apply for an education rather than take a sabbatical year of travel and work. This year's number of applicants is a decrease compared to 2021, but status quo compared to 2020. Compared to 2019, which was a normal year without a corona pandemic, there is a general increase in 1st priority applications. The figures for Quota 2 in higher education at national level this year also show a marked decrease of 20 percent of Quota 2 applications. The total number of applicants for higher education will be announced after 5 July, when there is a deadline for applying for admission via Quota 1, which is based solely on grade points.
masters applications:
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2021 |
2021 |
2022 |
2022 |
Aal |
Total | 1. priority | Total | 1. priority |
| Biolog: | 28 | 26 | 28 | 24 |
| Biologi + Sidefag: | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Biotechnology: | 148 | 114 | 118 | 96 |
| Chemistry (Cand.polyt): | 63 | 51 | 61 | 53 |
| Kemi (Cand.scient) + kemi & sidefag: | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Environmental Science: | 69 | 41 | 55 | 36 |
Esb |
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| Bioengineering: | 56 | 29 | 36 | 18 |
| Chemical Engineering: | 48 | 32 | 42 | 22 |
CPH |
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| Sustainable Biotechnology: | 52 | 35 | 20 | 10 |
Total |
475 | 337 | 366 | 265 |
quota 2 applications:
2021 |
2021 |
2022 |
2022 |
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Aal |
Total | 1. priority | Total | 1. priority |
| Biologi: | 94 | 25 | 88 | 25 |
| Kemiteknologi: | 23 | 10 | 24 | 9 |
| Bioteknologi: | 47 | 16 | 31 | 13 |
| Kemi: | 20 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| Miljøvidenskab: | 20 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| Diplom - Kemi og biovidenskab | 42 | 15 | 29 | 13 |
Esb |
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| Diplom - Kemi og Biovidenskab | 14 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology | 142 | 64 | 162 | 78 |
Total: |
402 | 150 | 375 | 147 |
Update on 'åbent hus' 2022
'Åbent Hus' took place i march in both Copenhagen, Esbjerg and Aalborg. 'Åbent Hus' gives interested, potential future students the opportunity to talk to and meet our current students as well as see and hear more about our programmes. The picture shows our talented mentors and student counsellors, who helped to generate awareness about our programmes for 'Åbent Hus' at CREATE in Aalborg. The department booth was well attended and many potential students stopped by and had a chat about student life, entry requirements and much more.
nORDJYSKE GYMNASIERS AKADEMI (NGA) visit 3.3.2022
All students must have the best conditions to reach as far academically as they want. One of the ambitious efforts to ensure just that is 'Nordjyske Gymnasiers Akademi'. In this connection, the department (a long with PLAN and SUND) on 3 March was able to welcome 81 students from 14 different North Jutland high schools. They visited the university to get an insight into the academic world. With a mix of presentations and workshops, under the theme 'Corona', the students were introduced to topics such as immunology, Covid-19 sequencing, respirator function and effect as well as robot technology. Thank you to all the staff and students who participated in the event!
New movieclips for biology, biotechnology, chemistry and environmental science
The department has had four new movieclips for Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Science produced, which will be used to market our educations on Facebook, Instagram and Google. The films are produced in collaboration with the media agency Creative Zoo. A lot of both the department's staff and students have participated and helped in the process of making the film - Thank you!
Watch the movieclips here:
Biology: https://youtu.be/UD89VGGr-V4
Biotechnology: https://youtu.be/l1VQCAVtaA8
Chemistry: https://youtu.be/Ad_4QDXAFTc
Environmental Science: https://youtu.be/sU1a2KGBbMM
News from research
workshop at the faculty- 'Sustainable cities, buildings and components'
April 28, 2022, the Faculty of Engineering and Science invites Faculty researchers to participate in the internal sustainability workshop on the subject “Sustainable Cities, Buildings and Components”. At the workshop, you will have the opportunity to present a poster, pitch a project proposal or merely an idea for collaboration within this sustainability field. You may also choose to participate solely to be inspired by the ongoing research within the field or to scout new collaborations.
By attending the workshop you will:
- Influence the Faculty's profile definition within the area of ‘Sustainable Cities, Buildings and Components.
- Contribute to cross-Faculty and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Strengthen your own research profile and expand your network.
- Be informed about the process and funding support for early-stage research ideas and project development.
- Contribute to AAU mission driven research and innovation.
Participation in these workshops is an obvious opportunity to make new contact, which might lead to interdisciplinary collaboration and funding upportunities
new research committee established
We have established a new committee across the two new sections, which focuses on research at the department. The committee consists of Michael Toft Overgaard, Torsten Nygård Kristensen and all head of research areas (or a chosen representative). The first meeting of the committee took place on Tuesday 29 March, where terms of reference and practical formalities were discussed.
economy - PRINCIPLES FOR PHD ACCOUNTS, RESEARCH ACCOUNTS AND APPLICATION FOR EXTERNAL FUNDS FOR SMALLER PROJECTS
3 new principles have been prepared regarding economy and financing for academic staff and PhD students. The following principles can be found in full version on the department's website:
PhD-account: Describes the PhD students' amount of withdrawal, which along with the supervisor maximum can be used during the PhD programme. Find it here
Research accounts: Describes the criteria and possible allocation of funds to the individual researcher's account. Find it here
Application for external funds: Describes prerequisites for applying for external funds up to DKK 200,000, with a focus on ensuring department coverage of 25% of the total application amount. Find it here
new communications employee pr. 1.5.2022
Welcome to Niels Krogh Søndergaard, who pr. 1.5.2022 is employed as communications employee at the department. Along with Line, Niels will handle the communication portfolio at the department, where Niels' primary focus will be on research communication, press, events, SoMe etc. Niels is 38 years old and lives in Skørping with his wife and two little girls and comes from a position at the Department for Politics and Society and the Department of Sociology and Social Work, where he has been part of the joint administration at the same time as he has been connected to Project SenorLiv 40% of the time. Niels also has experience from other communication jobs as well as newsrooms, including from Greenland, where he has lived for six years.
EASTER party - MARK YOUR CALENDARS 29. APRIL 2022
The Department Easter party kicks off 29 April 2022. The menu will be a gourmet version of the traditional Danish Easter menu, and beer, soft drinks and beverages will be sold at reasonable prices. You are also welcome to bring your own wine, alcohol, etc. to the party. All this comes at a price of DKK 120 for employees and master's students. You can transfer the amount to MobilePay Box no: 3165RA. Please enter your full name in the transfer.
Sign up at https://doodle.com/poll/be65n2zxiam7quxi?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link no later than 25.04.2022 at 12.00.
THE DEPARTMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Do you "follow" the Department on social media? You will find information about BIO's latest research, vacancies, events, new initiatives and much more.
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, in the future, an updated meeting schedule for each Department committee will be included in the newsletter, so that you know in good time 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 will find the representatives of the committees here.
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Safety committee |
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THE DEPARTMENT RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE MEDIA
- Dagens Medicin - ”Da landet lukkede ned, åbnede pengekasserne op” - Mads Albertsen/Per Halkjær Nielsen
- Klimafokus.dk - "Tyndere glas med større brudstyrke er en gavn for klimaet" - Morten Mattrup Smedskjær
- Landbrug Nord, Syd, Øst, Fyn - "Stort potentiale i græsprotein" - Mette Lübeck
- JyskeVestkysten - "Guldsjakal fra Rømø havde maven fuld af rådyrkød" - Sussie Pagh
- Jæger - "Status for de invasive rovpattedyr" - Sussie Pagh
- The Guardian - "IPCC issues ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown" - Simone D. Langhans
- Snm.ku.dk - "Dødens detektiver" - Helene Halkjær Jensen
- Dr.dk - "Byg et hus og red et pindsvin sammen med Ramasjang" - Sophie Lund Rasmussen
Useful links
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) who will provide the relevant information on the web.
HR NEWS
New employments
PHD
- Johan Frederik Scou Christensen, 1.4.2022
- Asmus Toftkær Muurmann, 15.4.2022
- Seyed Mojtaba Alirahmi, 1.5.2022
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Parisa Fereidounpour, 1.4.2022
Research assistant
- Roberto Sanchez Navarro, 1.4.2022
- Neha Durugkar, 15.4.2022
Ass. professor
- Simon Gregersen Echers, 15.4.2022
communications employee
- Niels Krogh Søndergaard, 1.5.2022
Resignations
- Andreas Havbro Faber, 31.3.2022 (Biology)
Peer-reviewed ARTICLES
New peer review articles registered in Pure 28.02.2022 - 04.04.2022
Yesiltas, B., García Moreno, P. J., Echers, S. G., Olsen, T. H., Jones, N. C., Hoffmann, S. V., Marcatili, P., Overgaard, M. T., Hansen, E. B., & Jacobsen, C. (2022). Antioxidant peptides derived from potato, seaweed, microbial and spinach proteins: Oxidative stability of 5% fish oil-in-water emulsions. Food Chemistry, 385, [132699].
Cydzik-Kwiatkowska, A., de Jonge, N., Poulsen, J. S., & Nielsen, J. L. (2022). Unravelling gradient layers of microbial communities, proteins, and chemical structure in aerobic granules. Science of the Total Environment, 829, [154253].
Frøbert Harbo, A. M., Gregersen, S., Brohus, M., Welinder, K. G., Kindberg, J., Fröbert, O., & Overgaard, M. T. (2022). Plasma proteomics data from hibernating and active Scandinavian brown bears. Data in Brief, 41, [107959].
Yang, M., Li, T., Feng, X., Rong, B-G., & Wang, Y. (2022). Retrofit of an Industrial Solvent Recovery System: Distillation Sequence Intensification and Simulation-based Optimization. Energy, 180, 164-177.
Flanjak, L., Vrana, I., Cvitešić Kušan, A., Godrijan, J., Novak, T., Penezić, A., & Gašparović, B. (Accepteret/In press). The effects of high temperatures and nitrogen availability on the growth and composition of the marine diatom Chaetoceros pseudocurvisetus. Journal of Experimental Botany.
Svenningsen, A. K. N., Pertoldi, C., & Bruhn, D. (2022). eDNA Metabarcoding Benchmarked towards Conventional Survey Methods in Amphibian Monitoring. Animals, 12(6).
Steinmann, C., Nygaard-Thomsen, S., Stokholm, T. R. B., Munk, J. T., & Langhorn, M. (Accepteret/In press). Simulations of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin complexes by extending the GLYCAM06 force field.
Uribe, L., Leonardo, S., Nielsen, T. T., Steinmann, C., Campas, M., & Fragoso, A. (2022). Supramolecular Complexes of Plant Neurotoxin Veratridine with Cyclodextrins and their Antidote-Like Effect on Neuro-2a Cell Viability. Pharmaceutics, 14(3), [598].
Larsen, H. L., Pertoldi, C., Madsen, N., Randi, E., Stronen, A. V., Root-Gutteridge, H., & Pagh, S. (2022). Bioacoustic Detection of Wolves: Identifying Subspecies and Individuals by Howls. Animals, 12(5), [631].
Madsen, A. M., White, J. K., Nielsen, J. L., Keskin, M. E., Tendal, K., & Frederiksen, M. W. (2022). A cross sectional study on airborne inhalable microorganisms, endotoxin, and particles in pigeon coops - Risk assessment of exposure. Environmental Research, 204(Part D), 112404. [112404].
Echers, S. G., Pertseva, M., Marcatili, P., Holdt, S. L., Jacobsen, C., García Moreno, P. J., Hansen, E. B., & Overgaard, M. T. (2022). Proteomic characterization of pilot scale hot-water extracts from the industrial carrageenan red seaweed Eucheuma denticulatum. Algal Research, 62, [102619].
Del Puerto Bengoetxea, O., P.F. Gonçalves, N., Medana, C., Bianco Prevot, A., & Roslev, P. (2022). Attenuation of toxicity and occurrence of degradation products of the fungicide tebuconazole after combined vacuum UV and UVC treatment of drinking water. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
Kuehne, L. M., Rolls, R. J., Brandis, K. J., Chen, K., Fraley, K. M., Frost, L. K., Ho, S. S., Kunisch, E. H., Langhans, S. D., LeRoy, C. J., McDonald, G., McInerney, P. J., O'Brien, K. R., & Strecker, A. L. (Accepteret/In press). Benefits of permanent adoption of virtual conferences for conservation science. Conservation Biology.
Jähnig, S. C., Carolli, M., Dehnhardt, A., Jardine, T., Podschun, S., Pusch, M., Scholz, M., Tharme, R. E., Wantzen, K. M., & Langhans, S. (2022). Ecosystem Services of River Systems – Irreplaceable, Undervalued, and at Risk. I Encyclopedia of Inland Waters Elsevier.
Knudsen , A. K. S., Jespersen, E. E., Markwardt, M. J., Johansen, A., Ortind , A. P., Terp, M., & Eriksen, N. T. (2022). Effects of fish oil on growth kinetics and lipid accumulation in black soldier fly larvae. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 8, 223-225.
Gao, C., Zhang, Z. J., Qi, S. B., Wang, P. X., Jensen, L. R., Johansen, M., Christensen, C. K., Zhang, Y. F., Ravnsbæk, D. B., & Yue, Y. (2022). Metal-organic framework glass anode with an exceptional cycling-induced capacity enhancement for lithium-ion batteries. Advanced Materials, 34(10), [2110048].
Steward, A. L., Datry, T., & Langhans, S. D. (Accepteret/In press). The terrestrial and semi-aquatic invertebrates of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams. Biological Reviews.
Petriglieri, F., Singleton, C. M., Kondrotaite, Z., Dueholm, M. K. D., McDaniel, E. A., McMahon, K. D., & Nielsen, P. H. (2021). Re-evaluation of the phylogenetic diversity and global distribution of the genus Candidatus Accumulibacter. bioRxiv.
Zhang, Y., Breum, N. M. D., Schubert, S., Hashemi, N., Kyhnau, R., Knauf, M. S., Mathialakan, M., Takeuchi, M., Kishino, S., Ogawa, J., Kristensen, P., Guo, Z., & Eser, B. E. (2021). Semi-rational Engineering of a Promiscuous Fatty Acid Hydratase for Alteration of Regioselectivity. ChemBioChem, e202100606.
Andersen, L. H., Nummi, P., Rafn, J., Frederiksen, C. M. S., Kristjansen, M. P., Lauridsen, T. L., Trøjelsgaard, K., Pertoldi, C., Bruhn, D., & Bahrndorff, S. (2021). Can reed harvest be used as a management strategy for improving invertebrate biomass and diversity? Journal of Environmental Management, 300, [113637].
Jørgensen, L. B., Malte, H., Ørsted, M., Klahn, N. A., & Overgaard, J. (2021). A Unifying Model to Estimate Thermal Tolerance Limits in Ectotherms Across Static, Dynamic and Fluctuating Exposures to Thermal Stress. Scientific Reports, 11(1).
Bortot Coelho, F. E., Deemter, D., Candelario, V. M., Boffa, V., Malato, S., & Magnacca, G. (2021). Development of a photocatalytic zirconia-titania ultrafiltration membrane with anti-fouling and self-cleaning properties. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(6), [106671].
Nunez Diaz, D., Oulego Blanco, P., Collado Alonso, S., Nikbakht Fini, M., Muff, J., & Diaz Fernandez, J. M. (2021). Membrane fractioning of hydrothermally solubilized waste activated sludge for the recovery of valuable biocompounds: assessment of membrane material and size. Poster præsenteret ved Euromembrane 2021, Copenhagen, Danmark.
Nunez Diaz, D., Oulego Blanco, P., Collado Alonso, S., Nikbakht Fini, M., Muff, J., & Diaz Fernandez, J. M. (2021). Metal removal from hydrothermally treated secondary sewage sludge by ultrafiltration with polymeric membranes. Poster præsenteret ved Euromembrane 2021, Copenhagen, Danmark.
Nikbakht Fini, M., Montesantos, N., Maschietti, M., & Muff, J. (2021). NF and RO treatment of H2S scavenging wastewater from offshore oil and gas production. Abstract fra Euromembrane 2021, Copenhagen, Danmark.
Jødal, A. S. S., & Larsen, K. L. (2021). Alveograph characterization of industrial samples of Danish pastry dough. Cereal Chemistry, 98(6), 1271-1281.
Duan, T., Wu, Y., Yang, K., Oh, J., Yang, C., Chen, S., Zhong, C., Yu, D., Zhao, Y., & Lu, S. (2021). Significantly enhanced thermal stability from a new kind of n-type organic semiconductor DFA4: a fully fused F8IC. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 9(39), 13625-13629.
Hove Hansen, S., Gomez, M. P., Wirenfeldt Jensen , N., Jørgensen, M. K., & Nielsen, P. H. (2021). Ozonation for removal of micropollutants creates positive effects on the microbiology and WWTP performance. Abstract fra MEWE2021.
