Water and Environmental Studies (WES)

WES is a nationally and internationally established centre for multi- and interdisciplinary research and education, where natural and cultural scientists collaborate in search for knowledge across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. The research covers a spectrum of environmental issues continuously examining its future role in facing new challenges.

WES will
- be an international research centre within the area of water and environmental research
- carry out interdisciplinary research and education relevant for sustainable development
- produce qualified graduates
- cooperate within academic networks, external partners and stakeholders.

News and updates

Nord-Star annual meeting

Anna Jonsson, Anna Bohman, Tina Neset and Björn-Ola Linnér will participate in the annual meeting of the Nordic Centre of Excellence NORD-STAR, May 23-25 at Aalto University, Helsinki. For more information please visit www.nord-star.info.

New co-worker at Water and Environmental Studies

We are happy to welcome Dr. M. S. Kalpana, she is a visiting researcher from National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) Hyderabad, India. The topic of her research here will be analyzing lipid biomarker records preserved in stalagmites from northeast India to investigate the past climatic changes and identify the fluctuations in the vegetation regimes in comparison with the isotope derived climatic records. She will stay here for 6 months and is associated with Dr. Joyanto Routh and his group.

Honorary Doctor Roger A. Pielke Jr lecture.

On May 24 Professor Roger Pielke will held his honorary lecture in TEMCAS at 10 am with the title: The Triumph of Expertise

New co-worker at Water and Environmental Studies

We are happy to welcome Anna Bohman, post doc, to our department. Her research interests are: Urban water supply and sanitation services developemt in low-income settlements. Policies and Institutions for Climate Adaptation

New co-worker at CSPR

The Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research is pleased to host intern William Acworth for five weeks this summer. William will assist in research on the Non-State Actor project. He currently undertakes a Masters of Public Policy at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin.

The Brazilian ambassador visits Tema

Today, April 2, the Brazilian ambassador pays a visit to the Department of Thematic Studies. She will meet David Bastviken and his brazilian collegues, they will present their research cooperation.

Planet under pressure

Several researchers from Water and Environmental department will participate in the conference, Planet under pressure, which is a major  international conference focusing on solutions to the global sustainability challenge. The conference takes place in London March 25-29.

Baltic University Programme

Tema water researcher Teresia Svensson will participate in the first national Swedish BUP meeting on March 8 2012. During the meeting questions on cooperation and support within the network will be discussed. Expectations and suggestions for improvements of the network and more will also be treated.

Guest research at Oxford University

Björn-Ola Linnér is professor in Water and Environmental Studies. Currently he is a visiting fellow at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) at Oxford University.

Mastersstudent from South Africa on a temporary visit

AndreaBaker, Andrea received her Bachelor of Science degree (Cum laude) in Geology from the Stellenbosch University, South Africa in 2009, and obtained an Honours degree in Environmental Geochemistry in 2010 from the same university. She is currently undertaking a MSc. Degree in Biogeochemistry, which commenced in early 2011 at Stellenbosch University, where her research interest is geared towards Palaeo-climatic & environmental variations in Southern Africa during the late Pleistocene / Holocene. Field studies included the Congo River plume in the equatorial Atlantic off West Africa, where an ODI core was studied for its geochemical properties and down core variations as part of her honours thesis and currently the a Mfabeni Peatland core at St Lucia, Northern KwaZulu Natal for application of biomarkers (n-alkane, n-fatty acids, sterol & lignins of soil organic matter) and stable isotope analysis (C & N) to explore the palaeo-climatic variations and their ensuing (delayed) effects on the palaeo-environment during the late Pleistocene and Holocene periods. Andrea will stay here for 2 months and her supervisor at Water and Environmental Studies is Joyanto Routh.

Centre Koyré d'Hist. des Sciences et des Techniques in Paris

Björn-Ola Linnér, professor in Water and environmental studies, is invited speaker at the Centre Koyré d'Hist. des Sciences et des Techniques in Paris, where he will deliver a talk on  on Tuesday February 7 "The global governance of the environment 1945 to 2012: Approaches to analyze historical trends" http://koyre.in2p3.fr/spip.php?article626

Seminar

We are happy to be visited by Dr Norbert Hertkorn, University of Munich, recognized worldwide for his work with various analytical techniques such as NMR and ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry. He will give a presentation about analyzing very complex mixtures of organic matter, such as those found in nature, using these techniques. The time will be 13:15 on Feb 2, in the room TEM21, in the Tema buidling.

New PhD-student

We are happy to welcome our new PhD-student Sivakiruthika Natchimuthu

She has a Masters in Science for Sustainable Development: Climate, Energy and Recycling, Linköping University, 2009-2011, from the Unit of Water and Environmental Studies.

Greenhouse gas emissions from aquatic systems is her area of interest and she is also involved in the project ‘Landscape Greenhouse Gas Exchange (LAGGE) - Integration of Terrestrial and Freshwater sources and sinks’. Her PhD research is concerned with the exchange of greenhouse gases like CH4, CO2 and N2O between water and atmosphere and how they counteract the land sink at a landscape level.
 

Seminar

Professor Henrik Kylin, Unit of Water and Environmental Studies, will participate as a keynote speaker at the Seminar on Organic Pollutants in Food, Agricultural Products and Environment. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 17-18.

 News 2011