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Friday Talk at Faculty of Engineering
Friday Talks: Science, Innovation and Education at the Faculty of Engineering
Learn about important and relevant topics in research, innovation, and education, presented by colleagues at the faculty.
This spring the Talks will be categorized in Research, Innovation and Education.
See the program for the spring 2024 below. This will be updated continuously.
Audience:
For employees and students at the Faculty of Engineering, and for others who find the topic interesting.
About:
The purpose of this webinar series is to stimulate academic and free discussions on important topics in research, innovation and education, and also to provide a team- and culture-building arena at the IV Faculty.
When: Fridays 08.30-09.00 (except holidays, summer vacation, cramped days).
Where: Teams
We encourage all the departments at the faculty to report contributions (topic, speaker and time) through their representative in the IV Research Committee.
The format
- 20 minutes talk, 10 minutes for questions/discussions
- Presentations in English, no recording, no distribution of presentations
The contributions
- Low threshold and the possibility to reuse presentations
- Relevant and interesting research, education, projects and innovations
- Talks on challenges and future research (e.g. sustainability, digitalization, innovation and interdisciplinarity)
Friday Talk Committee
- Prof. Sveinung Løset (Vice Dean Research)
- Prof. Alenka Temeljotov Salaj (Vice Dean Innovation)
- Prof. Fransesca Verones
- Prof. Roger Skjetne
- Prof. Bjørn Helge Skallerud
- Associate Professor, Mirco Peron
- PhD candidate Mara Diaconu
- Astrid Vigtil (IV Faculty Administration)
- Eva Hilde Murvold (communications IV Faculty)
Announcement/Execution plan
Dates and topics spring 2024
Mark - this table will be continuously updated.
Date | Type | Title | Speaker | Moderator |
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9th February | Education | Project-Based Learning and the Implications of AI Tools | Christer Westum Elverum | Leif Rune Hellevik |
16th February | Innovation | Faculty of Engineering's Innovation Strategy 2024 to 2025: Insights from 2023 and Future Trajectories! | Alenka Temeljotov Salaj | Mara Diaconu |
Vinterferie | ||||
1st March | Research | The X-Rotor - an alternative offshore wind turbine concept? | Michael Muskulus | Sveinung Løset |
8th March | Education | Innovative teaching methods for laboratories to enable effective and deep student learning | Natasa Nord | Leif Rune Hellevik |
15th March | Innovation | Universities embracing innovation: playing theater or having impact | Søren Salomo, Professor for Technology and Innovation Management at TU Berlin | Alenka Temeljotov Salaj |
Påskeferie | ||||
5th April | Research | Icevoltaics – from the Workman-Reynolds freezing potential to electrical energy. The presentation gives the background for the speakers ERC-Con grant. | Senbo Xiao | Sveinung Løset |
12th April | Innovation | |||
19th April | Education | |||
26st April | Research | Nuclear Propulsion for Merchant Shipping – How SMRs will Change the Maritime World | Jan Emblemsvåg | |
10th May | Innovation | |||
Inneklemt fredag | ||||
24th May | Education | |||
31st May | Research | |||
7th June | Innovation | |||
14th June | Education |
Dates and topics spring 2023
Week | Date | Topic | Speaker | Chair of introduction |
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3 | 20.1. | Science for a safer society | Vegard Aune, Associate Professor | Prof. Sveinung Løset |
4 | 27.1 | Patient specific finite element analysis of Upper airway collapse: towards a diagnostic tool for OSA surgery | Venkat Siva Radha Krishna Ayyalasomayajula, Postdoctoral Fellow | Prof. Bjørn Skallerud |
5 | 3.2. | Sustainable Hydropower | Tor Haakon Bakken, professor | Prof. Francesca Verones |
6 | 10.2. | Performance of a vertical axis wind turbine on model buildings | Tania Bracchi, Associate Professor | Prof. Francesca Verones |
7 | 17.2. | The role of High Temperature Heat Pumps towards 2030 | Shuai Ren, Postdoc fellow | Prof. Francesca Verones |
8 | - | (Vinterferie) | - | - |
9 | 3.3. | Plastic isn’t the problem! It’s what we do with it once we’re through with it | Karl Klingsheim, Professor II | Prof. Francesca Verones |
10 | 10.3. | Introduction to ocean-based negative emission technologies | Helene Muri, Senior Researcher | Prof. Francesca Verones |
11 | 17.3. | Marine nuclear propulsion | Jan Emblemsvåg, Professor | Prof. Sveinung Løset |
12 | 24.3. | Robots that scale – an alternative approach for marine habitat mapping | Oscar Pizarro, Senior Researcher | Prof. Roger Skjetne |
13 | 31.3. | CIRMAN - research and education on Circular Manufacturing | Carla Susana Assuad, Associate Professor | Prof. Michael Cheffena |
14 | - | (Easter) | - | - |
15 | 14.4. | Extreme loading on extreme concrete | Øystein Eirik Kvist Jacobsen, PhD Candidate | Martin Kristoffersen |
16 | 21.4. | Decarbonising shipping - Ammonia fuelling Marine Engines | David Emberson, Associate Professor | Prof. Roger Skjetne |
17 | 28.4. | Material Challenges and Structural Integrity for Green Hydrogen | Zhiliang Zhang, Professor | Prof. Bjørn Helge Skallerud |
18 | 5.5. | Cooperative modelling of ship dynamics: Perspectives from knowledge and data | Motoyasu Kanazawa, PhD Candidate | Prof. Sveinung Løset |
19 | 12.5. | Experience and practice with Nature Masterclasses Online in research work | Nariê Rinke Dias de Souza, Postdoctoral Fellow | Prof . Francesca Verones |
20 | - | (Inneklemt fredag/cramped Friday) | ||
21 | 26.5. | Industrial furnace technology - the potential for defossilization of industry | Christian Schwotzer, Group Manager - RWTH Aachen University | Prof. Daniel Beat Müller |
22 | 2.6. | Agility in industrial systems; qualitative and quantitative aspects for offshore wind turbine manufacturing system | Mehrnoosh Nickpasand, Industrial PhD | Prof. Vilmar Æsøy |
23 | 9.6. | The case of wild reindeer and hydropower | Martin Dorber, researcher | Prof. Francesca Verones |
24 | 16.6. | How does the atmosphere affect floating wind turbines? | Irene Rivera Arreba, PhD Candidate | Prof. Erin Bachynski-Polić |
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Previous presentations
Dates and topics autumn 2022
Week | Date | Topic | Speaker | Chair of introduction |
---|---|---|---|---|
38 | 23/9 | Fatigue Life of Dynamic Power Cables Hanging from Floating Offshore Structures | Prof. Svein Sævik | Prof. Zhen Gao |
39 | 30/9 | Data-driven methods for decision support in smart ship operations | Dr. Peihua Han | Prof. Houxiang Zhang |
40 | 7/10 | Bridging knowledge and data towards safe marine operations | Motoyasu Kanazawa | Prof. Houxiang Zhang |
41 | 14/10 | (Høstferie) | - | - |
42 | 21/10 | Student-centered teaching practices: examples and experience from online teaching of 1 000 bachelor students at NTNU | Assoc. Prof. Johan B. Pettersen | Prof. Francesca Verones |
43 | 28/10 | The Hydrodynamic Framework REEF3D and Particle Resolving Sediment Transport Modeling | Prof. Hans Bihs | Prof. Francesca Verones |
44 | 4/11 | How extreme is extreme? Flash flood in Norway… what can we expect? | Prof. Oddbjørn Bruland | Prof. Sveinung Løset |
45 | 11/11 | How machine learning can help to estimate the extinction threat of little-known species | Dr. Jan Borgelt | Prof. Francesca Verones |
46 | 18/11 | Small flows with Big Consequences: Wave, Turbulence and Shear-driven mixing in the upper ocean | Prof. Simen Ellingsen | Prof. Francesca Verones |
47 | 25/11 | Deep Sea Mining – a Utopia or a future reality? | Prof. Steinar Løve Ellefmo | Førsteamanuensis Kurt Aasly |
48 | 2/12 | Why pack particles tightly together in fresh concrete? | Professor Stefan Jacobsen | Professor Bjørn Helge Skallerud |
49 | 9/12 | Turbulence is all around us | Prof. R.Jason Hearst | Prof. Francesca Verones |
50 | 16/12 | Mitigation of Climate Change – Key findings from WGIII of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | Prof. Anders Hammer Strømman | Prof. Francesca Verones |
Dates and topics spring 2022
Date | Topic | Speaker |
---|---|---|
10/6 | On the search of truly Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) – water-based lubricants | Nuria Espallargas |
3/6 | Predicting and producing zero-defect aluminium components – also based on post-consumer scrap material | Geir Ringen |
27/5 | - no talk, cramped day - | |
20/5 | AI and DLT as enablers of Digital Green Transition | Umit Cali |
13/5 | Drivetrain on floating offshore wind turbines: What we have learned so far? | Prof. Amir R. Nejad |
6/5 | Climate-resilient Infrastructure | Ass. Prof. Ivan Depina |
29/4 | European initiatives for the Construction Sector: ECTP and Built4People Partnership and NTNU positioning | Rolf Andre Bohne |
22/4 | Green 2050 - Data Analytics for Ground Motion Monitoring (DARIO) | Researcher John Dehls |
15/4 | - Easter holiday - | |
8/4 | Durability of cementitious materials | Adj. Prof. Barbara Lothenbach |
1/4 | Flexible structures exposed to extreme transient loads | Ass. Prof. Vegard Aune |
25/3 | Larger buildings in wood | Prof. Kjell Arne Malo |
18/3 | Smarter underwater vehicles for mapping, inspection and intervention – Research from the Applied Underwater Robotics group | Prof. Martin Ludvigsen |
11/3 | Marine electrification and sustainable ship propulsion | Ass. Prof Mehdi Zadeh |
4/3 | Life cycle assessment and biodiversity impacts | Prof. Francesca Verones |
25/2 | - Winter holiday - | |
18/2 | Long-term performance of polymers and composites: a hidden obstacle | Prof. Sotirios Grammatikos |
11/2 | Digital twin for sustainability: the role of building information modelling | Ass. prof. Lizhen Huang |
4/2 | Deep AutoEncoders for Leakage Detection in Water Distribution Networks. | PhD Michel Tornyeviadzi |
28/1 | Autonomous ships, where are we today, and what should we aim for? | Prof. Øivind Kåre Kjerstad |
Dates and topics autumn 2021
Date | Topic | Speaker |
---|---|---|
10 Dec | Incorporating approximate dynamics into data-driven calibrator: a representative model for ship maneuvering prediction | PhD Tongtong Wang |
3 Dec | Topological Optimized Electrochemical Energy Converters | Postdoc. Marco Sauermoser |
26 Nov | Machine learning in robotic production | Ass.Prof. Lars Tingelstad |
19 Nov. | Petroleum Cybernetics: Petroleum and beyond | Prof. Alexey Pavlov |
12 nov | What is the impact of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) for education, research and industry? | Prof. Eilif Hjelseth |
29 Okt. | Why are there Mountains in Norway, and why should we care? | Prof. Per Terje Osmundsen |
22 Okt. | Processing of marine (deep-sea) minerals (polymetallic nodules, crusts and massive sulphides): opportunities and challenges | Prof. Przemyslaw B. Kowalczuk |
15 Okt. | Revisiting the investigation of the Alexander Kielland Accident - Lessons learned that should be kept in mind about the safety of structures | Prof. Emer. Torgeir Moan |
8 Okt. | Floating solar power island | Prof. Trygve Kristiansen |
1 Okt. | Sustaining the Arctic future through AI | Ass.Prof. Ekaterina Kim |
24 Sept. | Dynamic responses of floating wind turbines | Prof. Erin Bachynski-Polić |
17 sept. | Structural safety; how safe is safe enough? | Prof. Jochen Köhler |
10 Sept. | Parametric modelling of digital workflow | Prof. Anders Rønnquist |
3 Sept. | Smart phobocity | Prof. Jianying He |
Dates and topics spring 2021
Date | Topic (preliminary) | Speaker |
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30 April | Numerical simulation of heart valve pathologies – a tool for patient specific surgical planning | Bjørn Helge Skallerud |
7 May | The Digitalisation of the Ocean and its Growing Fields of Applications | Asgeir Sørensen |
21 May | Quick Clays and Quick Clay Slides | Steinar Nordal |
4 June | Extreme mechanics | Tore Børvik |
11 June | Superlubricity: super low friction | Astrid de Wijn |