Common PhD students

The following PhD students will take part in the workshops and research visits.


Sari Hyvärinen (ÅA-Umeå-Tallinn)
Ionic liquid mediated biomass deconstruction: from analysis challenges to fermentable sugars

Eero Salminen  (ÅA-Tukholma-Umeå-Tallinn)
Catalytic upgrading of biomass extractives to fine chemicals over supported ionic liquid catalysts (SILCAs)

Mikhael Golets (Umeå-ÅA) 

Maximized value-added upgrading of extratives. Heterogenoues catalysis of monoterpenes to chemicals

Johan Ahlkvist (Umeå-ÅA)
 Formic and Levulinic Acid from Cellulose via Heterogeneous Catalysis

Jussi Rissanen (ÅA-Stockholm-Tallinn)
Utilizing Spruce Hemicelluloses – the First Step: Controlled Extraction with Hot Water

Toni Riittonen (ÅA-Umeå)

Bio-Ethanol Valorization Towards C4s Including 1-Butanol over Metal Modified Alumina and Zeolite Catalysts

Johanna Niemistö (Oulu-Umeå)

Towards sustainable and efficient biofuels production. Use of pervaporation in product recovery and purification

Niina Koivikko (Oulu-ÅA)

Venkata Soudham (Umeå-Oulu) 

Biochemical conversion of biomass to biofuels: Pretreatment–Detoxification–Hydrolysis–Fermentation 

Cesar de Araujo Filho (ÅA-Tallinn-Oulu) 

A reaction engineering approach to homogeneously catalysed glycerol hydrochlorination  

Lina Nordberg Samuelsson (Stockholm-ÅA)

Isoconversional analysis for the prediction of mass-loss rates during pyrolysis of biomass

Moa Ziethén Granlund (Stockholm-ÅA-Oulu)

Fuel Reforming for Hydrogen Production in Heavy-Duty Vehicle Applications

Angelica Gonzales (Stockholm-ÅA)

RhPt and Ni Based Catalysts for Fuel Reforming in Energy Conversion

Pouya Haqhighi (Stockholm-Oulu)

Sabrina Schmidt (ÅA-Stockholm-Umeå)
 Methyl and ethyl chloride synthesis in microreactors

Sanna Antikainen (Oulu-ÅA-KTH)

Anna Valtanen (Oulu-KTH-Umeå)

Hasna Bourajoini (Umeå-Oulu) 

Kristiina Kreek (Tallinna-ÅA-Umeå)

Metal-Doped Aerogels Based on Resorcinol Derivatives

Jana Kazarjan (Tallinna-ÅA-Umeå.-Stockholm)

Investigation of endogenous antioxidants and their synthetic analogues by capillary electrophoresis

Tung Pham Ngoc (Umeå-Oulu)

Catalytic Hydrogenation of d-Xylose Over Ru Decorated Carbon Foam Catalyst in a SpinChem® Rotating Bed Reactor

Jonas Granestrand (KTH)

Tuomas Nevanperä (Oulu)

Andrea Nebreda (ÅA-Tallinn)

Ricardo Pezoa (ÅA-Umeå)

Tiina Aid (Tallinn-ÅA)

Rodrigo Suárez París  Catalytic conversion of syngas to ethanol and higher alcohols over Rh and  Cu based catalysts

Supervisors of doctoral thesis: Prof. Riitta Keiski (OY), Dr.Sc. Satu Ojala (OY), Dr.Sc. Mika Huuhtanen (OY), Dr.Sc. Esa Muurinen (OY), doc. Krisztian Kordas (OY), Prof. J.-P. Mikkola (Umeå), Academy Prof. Tapio Salmi (ÅA), Prof. Dmitry Murzin (ÅA), Prof. Johan Wärnå (ÅA), doc. Päivi Mäki-Arvela (ÅA), doc. Kari Eränen (ÅA), Prof. Lars Pettersson (KTH), Prof. Klas Engvall (KTH), Dr Mihkel Koel (TTÜ)
Post-doc-staff: Dr.Sc. Henrik Grénman (ÅA), Dr.Sc. Tanja Kolli, Dr.Sc. Wilhelm Larsson (Umeå), Dr.Sc. Pasi Virtanen (ÅA), Dr.Sc. Atte Aho (ÅA), Dr.Sc. Ajaikumar Samikannu (Umeå), doc. Narendra Kumar (ÅA), Lector Henrik Kusar (KTH), Lector Roberto Lanza (KTH), Dr.Sc. Yohannes Kiros (KTH)
The post-doc-staff will participate in the supervision of the doctoral thesis. They are experienced experts in their area of specialty. The coordinator of the workshop is: Dr.Sc. Henrik Grénman (ÅA)