Recent dissertations
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
Graduates by June 2013. There remain at least 5 upcoming BRC-OULU doctoral defences for the autumn 2013.
2013
Department of Biology
Pavlo Ardanov, Priming capacities of endophytic Methylobacterium sp. on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Department of Chemistry
Audrey Hernoux-Villière, Catalytic depolymerisation of starch-based industrial waste: use of non-conventional activation methods and novel reaction media
Juho Hokkanen, Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry of bioactive secondary metabolites – in vivo and in vitro studies
Matti Kuokkanen, Development of an eco- and material-efficient pellet production chain—a chemical study
Department of Process and Environmental Engineering
Maiju Hietala, Extrusion Processing of Wood-Based Biocomposites
Liisa Mäkinen, Improvement of resource efficiency in deinked pulp mill
2012
Department of Chemistry
Timo Rousu, Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry in drug metabolism studies
Department of Process and Environmental Engineering
Laura Kupiainen, Dilute acid catalysed hydrolysis of cellulose – extension to formic acid
Mika Körkkö, On the analysis of ink content in recycled pulps
Jaakko Soini, Effects of environmental variations in Escherichia coli fermentations
2011
Department of Biology
Soile Jokipii-Lukkari, Endogenous haemoglobins and heterologous Vitreoscilla haemoglobin in hybrid aspen
Jaana Vuosku, A matter of life and death - polyamine metabolism during zygotic embryogenesis of pine
Department of Chemistry
Jarkko Heikkinen, Sol-gel chemistry in protein immobilization onto solid substrates
Mikko Junttila, On the hydrolysis step and stoichiometric oxidants in Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylations
Juho Sirviö, Dialdehyde cellulose (DAC): Advanced periodate oxidation of birch cellulose and further derivatization to be used in flocculation applications
Department of Process and Environmental Engineering
Narendar Kumar Khatri, Optimisation of recombinant protein production in Pichia pastoris: Single-chain antibody fragment model protein
Ossi Laitinen, Utilisation of tube flow fractionation in fibre and particle analysis
Ilkka Malinen, Improving the robustness with modified bounded homotopies and problem-tailored solving procedures
2010
Department of Biology
Katja Karppinen, Biosynthesis of hypericins and hyperforins in Hypericum perforatum L. (St. John’s wort) – precursors and genes involved
Department of Chemistry
Juha Heiskanen, Synthesis of 4-substituted tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum derivatives and their photophysical properties
Omar Walaa, Synthesis of 4-substituted-8-hydroxyquinolines with biological activities and the photoluminescence and electroluminescence properties of their aluminium complexes
Department of Process and Environmental Engineering
Antti Haapala, Paper machine white water treatment in channel flow: integration of passive deaeration and selective flotation
Sanna Taskila, Improved enrichment cultivation of selected food-contaminating bacteria
