Formas Seminar: Possibilities for researchers at IIASA

On Monday, 12 November, the Swedish Research Council Formas, the Swedish National Member Organization of IIASA, is hosting a seminar about IIASA in Umeå to increase the awareness of the Institute.

At the seminar, two IIASA researchers, Silvain Leduc and Oskar Franklin, will discuss their work. There will also be an introduction to IIASA and a presentation of opportunities for Swedish scientists and PhD-students to work at the institute. After the seminar, there will be a poster session with selected IIASA research.

For more information, please see the Event Web page on the Umea University Web site: http://www.org.umu.se/icelab/english/events/iiasa-seminar/.

To attend, please email Åke Brännström (ake.brannstrom@math.umu.se) before Friday, November 9.

Date: Monday, November 12, 2012
Place: Aspen, SLU, Umeå

13.00 – 13.05 Welcome! (Katarina Eckerberg & Carl Kempe) 
13.10 – 13.40 Presentation of IIASA (Åke Brännström)
13.45 – 14.15 Optimal placement of bioenergy plants (Sylvain Leduc)
Coffee break
14.45 – 15.15 Economics for plants and fungi (Oskar Franklin)
15.20 – 15.40 Information about the Kempe Foundation’s postdoctoral program (Robert Lundmark)
Poster session & socializing

Last edited: 05 November 2012