Parul Jakhwal, Master of Technology, will defend her doctoral dissertation in the field of Green Chemical Technology at LUT 26 October at noon, in Mikkeli University Consortium (MUC) Auditorium and online. Her dissertation is titled Photosynthetic Microorganisms for Nutrient Removal and Biomass Valorisation in a Circular Economy Context. Associate Professor Luísa Barreira University of Algarve, Portugal, will act as opponent. Professor Amit Bhatnagar of LUT University will act as custos.

The dissertation has been published in the Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis research series number 1310 of the university. ISBN 978-952-412-510-9, ISBN 978-952-412-511-6 (PDF), ISSN 1456-4491 (Print), ISSN 2814-5518 (Online).