Riku Neuvonen, Master of Science in Technology, will defend his doctoral dissertation in the field of Mechanical Engineering at LUT on 1st of December 2023 at noon, Auditorium 1318 and in an online event. His dissertation is titled Numerical ductile fracture assessment of weldments in direct-quenched, ultra-high-strength steel. Professor Zhiliang Zhang, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, will act as opponent. Professor Timo Björk of LUT University will act as custos. 

Library information: The dissertation has been published in the Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis research series number 1102 of the university. ISBN 978-952-335-997-0, ISBN 978-952-335-998-7 (PDF), ISSN 1456-4491 (Print), ISSN 2814-5518 (Online).