Foto: From the left - Dean Mogens Rysholt Poulsen, Sir Gregory Winter and Michael Toft Overgaard
- Energy-efficient initiatives
- Welcome to Stefan Junne and Xinxin Xiao
- New portrait photos
- Save the date - Christmas party
- Graphic design at BIO
- Charging electric scooters and bicycles on campus
- Edible Insects for a sustainable future
- Inaugural lecture by Sir Gregory Winter
- ERC project launch: New horizons in glass structure and mechanical properties
- Inaugural lecture by distinguished professor mark van loosdrecht and launch of the rethink-project
- Join the Sustainable Energy Workshop
- 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 management
Energy-efficient initiatives
We are in the midst of the worst energy crisis since the 1970s, and to avoid a lack of energy in the cold months, the government is now introducing a number of initiatives. Locally it means, that it will be colder to attend AAU this winter. With the government's new energy saving plan, the temperature in AAU's buildings must be lowered to 19 degrees. In addition, all external lighting must be switched off and other possible savings on power consumption are on the way. In addition to turning down the heat, AAU and the other universities have been ordered to switch off all unnecessary lighting in all buildings and outdoor lighting of facades, park areas etc.
In the coming time, there will be more ideas and initiatives to save energy at AAU in general. This can, for example, be switching off lights, screens or other equipment when not in use, and sharing energy-consuming facilities such as fridges, freezers and the like, where possible. In our department we want to support these initiatives, and I therefore encourage alle employees to contact me or others in the management with ideas, suggestions or new initiatives. As an example, we will turn up the temperature up for our minus 80 degree freezers to minus 70 degrees.
Finally, I would like to thank you all for your existing efforts and hard work across the Department. Let us continue to behave responsibly and minimize the use of unnecessary energy consumption. Why not take the stairs instead of the elevator? Please spread the word if you have good ideas on how to save energy and keep warm in the coming months!
/Michael
Welcome to Stefan Junne and Xinxin Xiao
A warm welcome to our new tenure track assistant professor Xinxin Xiao, who joins Section of Chemical Science and Engineering starting from 1 October with workplace in Aalborg. Xinxin’s research interests are mainly in bio-electrochemistry-oriented topics such as electrocatalysis, biocatalysts, healthy nanotechnology, energy harvesting and storage. Xinxin comes from a position as Researcher at DTU Chemistry.
Another warm welcome to our new associate professor Stefan Junne, who joins Section of Bioscience and Engineering also starting 1. October with workplace in Esbjerg. Stefan’s main research activities include Scale up and scale-down of microbial processes, single-use bioreactor technology for microbial and plant cell cultivation, and application of process analytical technologies with a special focus on the application of single-cell monitoring for the real-time monitoring of individual responses and more. Stefan comes from a position as group leader at Department of Biotechnology, TU Berlin.
New Portrait photos
As part of the digital transition with our new website bio.aau.dk / en.bio.aau.dk and an increasing focus on digital presence and appearance, it has been decided that all permanent staff should have new professional portrait photos taken. Accordingly, you have received an invitation per e-mail with more accurate information. The photographer will come to Aalborg 24 October, 3 November, and a few hours on 9 November. The photographer will come to Esbjerg on 31 OCtober 2022.
Save the date - Christmas party
Section of Chemical Science and Engineering is working hard to organize this year's Department Christmas party. It will be on Friday 2 December 2022. More information will follow.
Graphic design at bio
At the administration we have a student assistant, Frida Elmstrøm Therkelsen, employed primarily to assist researchers with graphic design and visual communication. Frida's primary task is in collaboration with researchers at the department, to support publications, research applications and presentations with graphic illustrations and visual communication. Please reach out to Frida at fridaelth@bio.aau.dk and cc Line (lch@bio.aau.dk) or Niels (nks@bio.aau.dk), if you need graphic assistance.
Charging electric scooters and bicycles on campus
Campus Service has announced that it is not permitted for students or employees to charge electric scooters and bicycles on campus. Nor is it permitted to store the above mentioned indoors. Indoor storage may result in them being removed from the building. Read more here
News from research
Edible Insects for a sustainable future
The creeps were crawling at the Department of Chemistry and Bioscience Tuesday 20 September, when we had a room full of research and business guests visiting for 'Edible Insects for a Sustainable Future'.
Around 70 guests were invited to a thematic day focused on research and the use of insects for food and feed. Despite the great media attention and the public interest that insects as feed and food is receiving, it is important that we continue to develop this relative new research area and industry. The aim of the thematic day was to bring together stakeholders across traditional disciplines and interests for a constructive dialogue on status and future efforts in the field, with a special focus on research and industry developments. The program consisted of both internal and external presenters including international researchers as Arnold van Huis and Jeffery Tomberlin.
Inaugural lecture by Sir Gregory Winter
Tuesday 27 September the auditorium was packed for the inaugural lecture from our new Honorary Doctor – The Nobel Prize Winning Sir Gregory Winter from Cambridge University. In 2018 Winter was awarded The Nobel Prize in Chemistry. As a young researcher he specialized in protein and nucleic acid sequencing. He pioneered the science of protein engineering, focusing first on enzymes and then antibodies. He invented techniques to humanize rodent antibodies for use as therapeutics, and later to make fully human antibodies using combinatorial gene repertoires. Sir Gregory Winter is a Fellow of The Royal Society and was knighted in 2004 for his services to science. A truly remarkable lecture was given to around 170 researchers, students, staff, and other guests at campus! Have a peak of the day in this short video
ERC PROJECT LAUNCH: NEW HORIZONS IN GLASS STRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Stronger glass and production processes with improved sustainability were on the agenda this Monday 10 October. Every year, the EU awards the 'ERC Consolidator Grant' to a number of excellent researchers who are in the middle of their academic career - and this year Morten Mattrup Smedskjaer received an ERC Grant of 2 Mio Euro. Monday 10 October, we celebrated the project launch and had topics as 'New Horizons in Glass Structure and Mechanical Properties', 'Accelerating Glass Discovery by Machine Learning' and 'Looking at glass through a new mathematical lens' discussed by Morten Mattrup Smedskjaer, Lisbeth Fajstrup and Mathieu Bauchy. We look forward to following Morten and the team's future results.
Inaugural Lecture by Distinguished Professor Mark van Loosdrecht and launch of the REThiNk-project
31 October the Center of Microbial Communities invites everyone to this inaugural lecture plus a celebration of the start of our new project REThiNk - Recovery of extracellular polymers from wastewater treatment residuals as a new circular biopolymer.
Professor Mark van Loosdrecht is a world leader in environmental biotechnology and his research has significantly contributed to the understanding of how microorganisms can be used for recovery of resources and transformation of waste into valuable compounds for the benefit of humans and the environment.
Join the Sustainable Energy Workshop
The Faculty of Engineering and Science invites researchers across areas to collaborate and foster new ideas at a workshop on sustainable energy. Researchers from every department with an interest in energy production and distribution, renewable energy technologies and materials, efficient storage, cross sector integration and management, flexible and efficient energy use and data-driven forecast and control systems are invited. The goal is to get new inspiration, discuss and develop ideas for new projects with fellow researchers from other parts of Engineering and receive early-stage support to your projects or ideas. The workshop takes place on December 2nd at 10 to 14 in Aalborg. Get answers and details from Simona Padurariu, Funding Process Consultant.
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.
Minutes from Research Committee Meeting 24 August 2022
Minutes from Consultation Committee Meetings 2022
Minutes from Department Committee Meetings 2022
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Useful links
courses
VBN/Pure Courses
Course dates for autumn. Book through the links below.
- Open Access and publication strategy (NEW COURSE)
How to publish Open Access – also without paying for it.
October 27th 2022, 9.00-10.00 in Aalborg - VBN Onboarding
Short introduction to registration and profile editing in VBN/Pure.
November 23rd 2022, 9.00-10.00 in Aalborg - Boost your Researcher Profile
Introduction to systems like Google Scholar, Scopus, ORCID, and to how you can control and boost your own profile.
November 9th 2022, 9.30-12.00 in Copenhagen
November 10th 2022, 9.30-12.00 in Aalborg - SciVal - an administrative tool for research analysis and reporting
Course for adminstrative employees and leaders, who work strategically with publication profiles.
November 9th 2022, 13.00-15.00 in Copenhagen
November 10th 2022, 13.00-15.00 in Aalborg - SciVal – Mind the Gap before your next Research Career step! How can Research Analytics Help?
Learn to use Scival for visualizations of publication, citation, and collaboration data.
October 27th 2022, 10.00-11.30 (ONLINE) - “SCOSP - Scholarly Communication for PhD Students in an Open Science Perspective” (registration in Moodle)
All-day Ph.D. course (1 ECTS) about metrics, online profiles, dissemination, and Open Science.
October 26th 2022, 9.00-14.30 in Aalborg
November 23rd 2022, 9.00-14.30 in Aalborg
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) or Niels Krogh Søndergaard (nks@bio.aau.dk) who will provide the relevant information on the web.
DEPARTMENT RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE MEDIA
- Sophie Lund Rasmussen & Cino Pertoldi, Nordjyske - "Aalborg-forskning afslører: Pindsvin udvikler ikke ny coronavariant"
- Mads Albertsen, AAU.dk - "Nyt projekt vil åbne døren til bakteriernes hemmelige verden"
- Sophie Lund Rasmussen & Cino Pertoldi, Carlsbergfondet.dk/Nature Communications - "Ingen grund til at frygte Covid-19-smitte fra pindsvin"
- Mikkel L. Bødker, Tao Du & Morten Mattrup Smedskjær, Nature - "Predicting glass structure by physics-informed machine learning"
- Junjun Tan, Forskerforum - "10 supernørder får forskningsbevillinger af Novo Nordisk Fonden"
- Daniel Davis Andersen (Studerende), csr.dk - "Nu kan du investere i nyt dansk drikkevandssystem, testet og godkendt i Afrika"
- Casper Steinmann, veluxfoundations.dk - "Villum Experiment: 51 forskere får 100 mio. kr. til deres forskningseksperimenter"
- Trine Rolighed Thomsen, Danishlifesciencecluster.dk - "Brug af borgerdata: Ny diabetes-app giver værdifulde erfaringer til fremtidens løsninger med borgerdata"
- Casper Steinman, AAU update - "Ekstra Computerkræfter til AAU-Forskning"
- Sussie Pagh, Zetland.dk - "Jeg fandt en skadet krage. Og opdagede, hvor svært det er at tage kontrol over døden"
HR news october 2022
New employments
- Associate Professor Stefan Junne, Plant and Fungal Biotechnology (Esbjerg)
- Tenure track adjunct Xinxin Xiao, Applied Supramolecular Chemistry
- Postdoc Chenjing Jiang, Environmental Microbiology
- PhD Fellow Ruiqi Jing, Applied Supramolecular Chemistry
resignations
- Katarzyna Joanna Janowska, 31-07-2022
- Rasmus Skov Klitgaard Madsen,12-09-2022
- Qi Zhang, 30-09-2022
- Xianzheng Ma, 30-09-2022
- Alex Jørgensen, 31-10-2022
Peer-reviewed articles
SGD’s
Please remember to register SDGs to your publications and projects in Pure. Your work can contribute both directly or indirectly to the goals.
Registration of studentS
Please write Steffen at 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
New peer reviewed articles, registered in Pure from 30.08.2022 to 30.09.2022.
Zhang, A., Yu, H., Gençer, E., Nielsen, A. A. R., Sin, G., & Shi, S. (2022). The advancement of zero-emission natural gas power plants and their role in future energy supply. I Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (s. 1597-1602). Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering Bind 51 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95879-0.50267-8
Sørensen, N. N., Yu, H., & Sin, G. (2022). Energy integration through retrofitting of heat exchanger network at Equinor Kalundborg Oil Refinery. I Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (s. 301-306). Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering Bind 49 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85159-6.50050-6
Borland, H., Rasmussen, I., Bjerregaard-Andersen, K., Rasmussen, M., Olsen, A., & Vilhardt, F. (2022). α-synuclein build-up is alleviated via ESCRT-dependent endosomal degradation brought about by p38MAPK inhibition in cells expressing p25α. Journal of Biological Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102531
Echers, S. G., Abdul-Khalek, N., Mikkelsen, R. K., Holdt, S. L., Jacobsen, C., Hansen, E. B., Olsen, T. H., Sejberg, J. J. P., & Overgaard, M. T. (2022). Is Gigartina a potential source of food protein and functional peptide-based ingredients? Evaluating an industrial, pilot-scale extract by proteomics and bioinformatics. Future Foods, [100189]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2022.100189
Yue, Y. (2022). Glass Foam: A plenary talk. Abstract fra 10th International Symposium on Advanced Glass, Shanghai, Kina.
Yue, Y. (2022). Glass-Based Electrodes for Lithium/Sodium-Ion Batteries: An invited talk. Abstract fra 2022 Fall Meeting of the European Materials Research Society, Warsaw, Polen.
Feng, X., Yue, Y., Qiu, J. R., Jain, H., & Zhou, S. F. (2022). Entropy engineering in inorganic non-metallic glass. Fundamental Research , 2, 783–793.
Gonḉalves, N., Del Puerto Bengoetxea, O., Calza, P., Bianco Prevot, A., & Roslev, P. (2022). Vacuum-UV irradiation for the degradation of the antifungal pharmaceutical clotrimazole: kinetics, transformation products and attenuation of toxicity. Abstract fra European Conference on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Environmental Applications (SPEA11), Torino, Italien.
Flanjak, L., Del Puerto Bengoetxea, O., & Roslev, P. (2022). The Potential of Vacuum UV and UVC Treatment for Removal of Pesticides and Biocides from Drinking Water. Abstract fra IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition Water for Smart Liveable Cities, Copenhagen, Danmark.
Yan, J., Gao, C., Zhang, Y., & Yue, Y. (2022). Nano-Si@MOF glass composite for lithium-ion batteries. Abstract fra 2022 Fall Meeting of the European Materials Research Society, Warsaw, Polen.
Rasmussen, S. L., Pertoldi, C., & Macdonald, D. W. (2022). Machine-learning prediction of hosts of novel coronaviruses requires caution as it may affect wildlife conservation. Nature Communications, 13(1), 5101. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32746-7
Christensen, M. L. (2022). Cost effective phosphorus recovery from biological wastewater treatment. Poster præsenteret ved IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition Water for Smart Liveable Cities, Copenhagen, Danmark.
Yan, J., Gao, C., Qi, S., jiang, Z., Jensen, L. R., Zhan, H., Zhang, Y., & Yue, Y. (2022). Encapsulation of nano-Si into MOF glass to enhance lithium-ion battery anode performances. Nano Energy, 103, [107779].
Bødker, M. S., Bauchy, M., Du, T., Mauro, J. C., & Smedskjær, M. M. (2022). Predicting glass structure by physics-informed machine learning. npj Computational Materials, 8, [192]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-022-00882-9
Mikkelsen, R. K., Yesiltas, B., Gregersen Echers, S., Overgaard, M. T., Marcatili, P., Hansen, E. B., & Jacobsen, C. (2022). Production of emulsifying peptides from seaweed protein by enzymatic hydrolysis. Abstract fra 2nd NIZO Plant Protein Functionality Conference, Holland.
Thomsen, T. R., Xu, Y., Jessen, C., Nørgaard, K. T. H., Lorenzen, J., Thaarup, I. C., Bjarnsholt, T., & Kirketerp-Møller, K. (2022). It is not the hole in the patient- but the whole patient. Biofilm is a key factor in wounds. Abstract fra Eurobiofilms, Palma, Spanien.
Thomsen, T. R., Flohr, S., Jensen, T., Mahapatra, H., Dewundara, I., Mølgaard Thaysen, F., Christensen, M., & Kirketerp-Møller, K. (2022). THE WOUND APP (SÅRAPP) – A CITIZEN TOOL.
Thomsen, T. R., Nørgaard, K. T. H., Xu, Y., Lorenzen, J., Kirketerp-Møller, K., Thaarup, I. C., Lichtenberg, M., & Bjarnsholt, T. (2022). A Comparative Study of the Microenvironment of an In Vitro Chronic Wound Model and an Ex Vivo Porcine Model - An Evaluation Employing Human Chronic Wound Data. Abstract fra The European Wound Management Association Conference, Paris, Frankrig.
Thomsen, T. R., Bak Kirk, U., Mølgaard Thaysen, F., & Obel, C. (2022). From smartphone supported Citizen Health Science to Cooperative Citizen Test Lab. I Engaging Citizen Science Conference 2022 Booklet
Valk, L. C., Peces, M., Singleton, C. M., Laursen, M. D., Andersen, M. H., Mielczarek, A. T., & Nielsen, P. H. (2022). Exploring the microbial influence on seasonal nitrous oxide concentration in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant using metagenome assembled genomes. Water Research, 219, [118563]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118563
Kondrotaite, Z., Valk, L. C., Petriglieri, F., Singleton, C., Nierychlo, M., Dueholm, M. K. D., & Nielsen, P. H. (2022). Diversity and Ecophysiology of the Genus OLB8 and Other Abundant Uncultured Saprospiraceae Genera in Global Wastewater Treatment Systems. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, [917553]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.917553
Kasimuthumaniyan, S., Sahoo, S., Smedskjaer, M. M., Krishnan, N. M. A., & Gosvami, N. N. (2022). Quantifying the densification and shear flow under indentation deformation in borosilicate glasses. International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 13(4), 526-538. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.16598
Ørsted, M., Yashiro, E., Hoffmann, A. A., & Kristensen, T. N. (2022). Inbreeding constrains host adaptive capacity and microbiome diversity. Abstract fra Evolution and Population genetics in Denmark, Copenhagen, Danmark. http://popgen.dk/epic/#session7
Gregersen Echers, S., Mattsson, T., Jørgensen, M. K., Gundersen, E., Heiske, S. U., Holt, C., Olsen, M., Stephensen Lübeck, P., & Lübeck, M. (2022). Advancing green biorefining from the bottom-up: From grass to food protein and ingredients aided by proteomics and bioinformatics. Abstract fra 8th International Conference on Food Chemistry & Technology, Rome, Italien.
Gregersen, S., García Moreno, P. J., Yesiltas, B., Jafarpour, A., Bjørlie, M., Hansen, E. B., Marcatili, P., Jacobsen, C., Jones, N. C., Hoffmann, S. V., Wimmer, R., & Overgaard, M. T. (2022). Peptide emulsifiers from potato: Structure/function and targeted release. Abstract fra 2nd NIZO Plant Protein Functionality Conference, Holland.
Razmi, A. R., Alirahmi, S. M., Nabat, M. H., Assareh, E., & Shahbakhti, M. (2022). A green hydrogen energy storage concept based on parabolic trough collector and proton exchange membrane electrolyzer/fuel cell: Thermodynamic and exergoeconomic analyses with multi-objective optimization. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(62), 26468-26489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.03.021
