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Regina Lindborg is a Professor of Geography at Stockholm University's Department of Physical Geography. Her research bridges landscape ecology, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable land management through interdisciplinary collaborations with economists and human geographers. Focus areas: Semi-natural grasslands, climate change impacts, wetland ecosystems Key projects: Cross-continental studies in Tanzania, Fennoscandian grazing systems analysis Her work demonstrates critical trade-offs between agricultural intensification and biodiversity preservation, with specific emphasis on nutrient transfer dynamics through grazing animals. Systematic reviews of global literature reveal knowledge gaps in long-term ecological impacts of management interventions. Recent publications analyze: Soil carbon sequestration in converted croplands Temperature response gradients in wetland flora Multi-taxa functional diversity in woody pastures Social-ecological feedbacks in smallholder farming systems Her research methodology integrates field experiments (e.g., temperature manipulation chambers), large-scale chronosequence analysis, and stakeholder interviews to inform evidence-based policy.

• Biodiversity Conservation
• Landscape Ecology
• Ecosystem Services
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Martin Dahl is an Associate Professor and Associate Senior Lecturer at Södertörn University's Department of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies (MD439). His work focuses on coastal Blue Carbon dynamics, seagrass meadows, and the impact of human activities on coastal ecosystems. He conducts research in both the Baltic Sea/Skagerrak and the Western Indian Ocean, emphasizing nutrient retention, paleo-ecology, and landscape configuration effects on carbon storage. Key projects include a Baltic Sea Foundation-funded study (2022) investigating land-use and climate impacts on nitrogen retention over 300 years, and the ClimScape initiative assessing Baltic coastal seascape carbon hotspots. His research integrates paleo-proxy analyses with modern environmental data to inform climate mitigation strategies. Publications emphasize seagrass sediment carbon dynamics, methane emissions, and the role of human-driven changes on coastal carbon sinks. While no awards are explicitly listed, his work contributes to global Blue Carbon science frameworks. Advising focuses on environmental and marine science topics, with collaboration through Södertörn University's DiVA publication platform and interdisciplinary coastal projects.

• Coastal Blue Carbon
• Marine Ecology
• Nutrient Retention
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Sara Hallin is a Professor at the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala. She leads the Soil Microbiology Group, focusing on microbial communities in terrestrial environments, particularly nitrogen cycling and its implications for agriculture and environmental sustainability. Her work bridges fundamental research and applied challenges like greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient management. Teaching responsibilities include courses such as Soil Biology and Biogeochemistry (MSc) and Molecular and Microbial Ecology (BSc), emphasizing sustainable plant production and soil health. Current research projects include the KAW Scholar-funded study on nitrogen-transforming networks and the MaLaGa initiative optimizing N2O-reducing biocatalysts. Research interests span microbial ecology, biogeochemical cycles, and agroecosystems, with contributions to understanding nitrogen retention, denitrification, and soil multifunctionality. Recent publications highlight advancements in nitrate-ammonifying bacteria, fungal denitrifiers, and soil acidification impacts on N2O emissions. Scientific Awards: Not explicitly listed in the provided text. Advising: Supervises PhD students including Laura Müller, Eva Kubove, and others in the Soil Microbiology Group. Labs/Teams: Active in the Soil Microbiology Group and collaborates with institutions like Umeå University and Aarhus University on Arctic ecosystems and environmental engineering projects.

• Microbial Ecology
• Nitrogen Cycling
• Soil Biology
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Anna Sobek is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Science , Stockholm University . Her career spans academia, industry, and policy, with significant contributions to environmental chemistry and contaminant dynamics. PhD research on PCB uptake in aquatic systems (2000) Marie Curie postdoc on herbicide-black carbon sorption (2006-2009) Environmental manager role (2009-2011) 4-year researcher position (2011) leading to permanent role (2018) Research focuses on organic contaminant behavior in aquatic environments, particularly: Contaminant distribution and risk assessment Organic carbon cycle interactions Passive sampling techniques Climate change impacts on pollutant fate Hadal trench contamination Mixture toxicity mechanisms Recent publications (2023-2019) analyze: PCB/PAH dynamics in extreme marine environments Climate-legislation interactions Microbial degradation variability Pharmaceutical pollution patterns Bioaccumulation potential across chlorinated paraffins Ecotoxicological assessment frameworks Key methodological approaches: Passive dosing systems Chemical activity concepts Flume experiments RNA metabarcoding Biogeochemical modelling Policy-impact analysis

• Environmental Chemistry
• Aquatic Toxicology
• Biogeochemistry
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Dr. Vladimir Cvetkovic is a Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology’s Resources, Energy and Infrastructure department, affiliated with the Digital Futures research center. He serves as Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) for the Humanizing the Sustainable Smart City eXtended (HiSSx) project and previously led the HiSS initiative. His research bridges geotechnical engineering, environmental systems, and urban sustainability, focusing on rock fracture mechanics, contaminant transport, and socio-environmental resilience. Key areas of expertise include: Fracture network analysis and grouting technologies Sustainable smart city development Socio-behavioral modeling for energy consumption Hydrogeology and subsurface processes Recent work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to urban challenges, combining digital technologies with environmental science. His projects address radioactive waste disposal, smart city infrastructure, and socio-environmental system dynamics. Research outputs span over 100 peer-reviewed articles, with a focus on fluid dynamics in fractures, contaminant transport modeling, and urban policy design. He collaborates internationally on initiatives such as Baltic Sea nutrient management and climate-resilient urban planning in cities like Nanjing and Chicago. Contact: vdc@kth.se | Address: Osquars Backe 5, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden

• Sustainable Urban Development
• Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
• Environmental Contaminant Transport
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Jeanette Purhagen is a Senior Lecturer at the Division of Food and Pharma within the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) at Lund University. She serves as Assistant Director of the FORCE Center for Food Resilience and Competitiveness and is a member of the LTH Profile Area: Food and Bio. Her work bridges academia, industry, and society to enhance food sector competitiveness through applied research. Research Interests: Dr. Purhagen specializes in food texture, starch science, and plant-based food innovation. Her work focuses on sustainable food systems, functional food ingredients, and optimizing food processing techniques like extrusion and high-pressure pasteurization. Current projects include: Development of plant-based meat analogs Utilization of food industry by-products (e.g., okara) Starch modification for novel food applications Grants & Projects: LUPPP: Lund University Pre Pilot Plant (2025–2028) FORCE Center (2024–2028) REPLACE: Chickpea Protein Egg Substitute (2024–2026) Ethiopian Rapeseed Protein Project (2023–2026) Collaboration & Leadership: She leads the FoodTech Innovation Network 2.0 and organizes events like the FoodTech Forum. Her research emphasizes upcycling agricultural side-streams and advancing gluten-free food technologies.

• Food Science
• Food Processing
• Plant-based Foods
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Matti Leino is a Researcher at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Culture , Stockholm University . His work bridges archaeobotany, plant genetics, and historical agriculture to study the development of cultivated plants across millennia. He has held this position since 2018 after previous roles at the Nordic Museum (2006-2018), where he focused on Swedish landraces. Education: PhD in Plant Breeding (2005, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) Methodologies: Specializes in DNA analysis of historical plant material, archaeobotany, and ethnobotany Key Projects: 2024-2026: Farmers' attitudes and use of seed exchange systems (Formas-funded) 2018-2020: Crop biodiversity during the 17th century agrarian crisis (Swedish Research Council) 2018-2020: Arctic peas project (NordGen collaboration) Research Themes: Genetic continuity in Fennoscandian crops Human-climate-plant interactions Historical seed trade networks Ancient DNA preservation in archaeological contexts Publications: Focus on barley evolution, potato onion genetics, and gooseberry diversity across multiple continents and time periods Teaching: Instructs archaeobotany components in undergraduate and master's laboratory archaeology courses

• Archaeobotany
• Plant Genetics
• Historical Agriculture
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Maria Glantz is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Division of Food and Pharma within Lund Institute of Technology (LTH) at Lund University. She serves as Programme Director for Food Technology and Livsmedelsteknik (BSc). Her research focuses on dairy technology, milk genomics, and processing technologies, with grants from organizations like the Swedish farmers’ foundation and Energy Agency. She leads projects on sustainable milk quality and energy-efficient membrane processes in dairy industries. Glantz collaborates internationally through networks like the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and supervises PhD projects such as those on non-coagulating milk properties. Her educational contributions include courses in Dairy Technology and Processing for industry professionals and students. Research interests span milk quality genomics, nutritional components, and dairy product microstructure. She has published extensively, with recent work analyzing thermal processing effects on milk and cream properties.

• Dairy Technology
• Milk Genomics
• Food Processing
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Marie Paulsson is a Professor at Lund University's Division of Food and Pharma (LTH Faculty of Engineering). She leads the Dairy Group focusing on dairy technology, milk genomics, and processing optimization. Her work bridges academia-industry collaboration through partnerships with Arla Foods, Tetra Pak, and research institutes. Her research emphasizes milk quality, nutritional properties, and technological applications in dairy systems. Key areas include protein functionality, thermal processing impacts, and genetic markers for milk quality. She contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to food systems and innovation. Dr. Paulsson teaches dairy technology courses targeting industry professionals and university students. She has supervised 10 academic works, including a dissertation on non-coagulating milk properties from Swedish Red cattle. Her group collaborates internationally via networks like the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and Mejeritekniskt Forum. Ongoing projects address dairy structures, ingredient functionality, and sustainable processing technologies.

• Dairy Technology
• Milk Genomics
• Dairy Processing
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Åsa Gren is a Lecturer at the University of Gävle, specializing in environmental science and social-ecological urbanism. Her research focuses on creating equitable, sustainable, and resilient cities by examining the interplay between ecosystem services, urban planning, and human well-being. University: University of Gävle Email: asa.gren@hig.se Åsa’s work operationalizes the Social-Ecological Urbanism (SEU) framework to analyze how urban densification, property rights, and land-use policies affect access to health-related cultural ecosystem services (CES). She emphasizes multi-scale interactions, nature-based solutions, and equitable urban development. Her 15 most recent publications (2017–2025) span urban resilience, climate adaptation, green space accessibility, and Arctic marine governance. Key themes include flood protection, pollinator diversity, X-minute city vision, and the integration of ecological principles into urban design. Åsa actively investigates the socioeconomic dimensions of ecosystem service access, aiming to address disparities in urban environmental quality. Her research bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications in cities across Sweden, Australia, and Southeast Asia.

• Environmental Science
• Social-Ecological Urbanism
• Ecosystem Services
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Mats Åström is a Professor of Environmental Geochemistry at the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University . His research focuses on geochemical processes in the Boreal Zone , particularly acid sulfate soils and estuarine/marine sediment chemistry, alongside secondary minerals and groundwater in bedrock fractures. He leads the Environmental Geochemistry Research Group and collaborates with the Linnaeus University Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS) . Funded by Formas , The Swedish Research Council , Swedish Environmental Protection Agency , Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co , and the EU Botnia-Atlantica program Expert in KLIVA and STASIS projects under EU Interreg Botnia-Atlantica Research spans metal contamination (iron, aluminum, uranium, rare earth elements) in water resources, acid sulfate soil characterization , and biogeochemical cycling in deep terrestrial biosphere fracture systems. Key projects include Massiw (metal accumulation in the Baltic Sea), MinImpact (sulfidic soil stabilization), and studies on technology-critical elements (TCE) in soil-crop systems. His work integrates field studies, laboratory experiments, and geochemical modeling to address environmental risks from soil acidification and metal leaching. Recent publications (2023-2025) examine uranium redox cycling, manganese transport in estuaries, microbial community responses to temperature, and remediation strategies for acid sulfate soils. Collaborative studies with the Aspo Hard Rock Laboratory investigate rare earth element fractionation in deep fractures.

• Environmental Geochemistry
• Acid Sulfate Soils
• Boreal Zone Biogeochemistry
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Stefan Weisner is a Senior Professor at the Academy of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability, Halmstad University. His research focuses on wetland ecosystems' roles in environmental management, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus removal, climate resilience, and sustainable agriculture practices. He has extensively studied constructed wetlands' effectiveness in mitigating agricultural runoff, greenhouse gas emissions, and pharmaceutical contamination. His work bridges ecological engineering, policy analysis, and socio-cultural valuation of ecosystems. Key research themes include: Wetland design for flood attenuation and nutrient retention Climate change impacts on ecosystem services Policy-driven wetland creation in agricultural landscapes Pharmaceutical and antibiotic remediation through wetlands Publications emphasize both technical innovations (e.g., woodchip-based floating beds) and socio-ecological assessments of wetlands' cultural values. Collaborations span environmental engineering, agricultural science, and social policy domains. Despite prolific publication output, no formal awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. His research consistently advocates for integrating ecological and human systems in sustainability solutions.

• Environmental Science
• Ecosystem Management
• Sustainable Agriculture
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Sofi Jonsson is an Associate Professor and Unit Manager at the Department of Environmental Science , Stockholm University . Her research focuses on mercury biogeochemical cycling in Arctic, subarctic, and contaminated environments, examining processes like permafrost thaw mercury release , dimethylmercury degradation , and toxic metal mobility from contaminated sites . Coordinated Environmental Field Studies course at Stockholm University Supervises PhD and Master's students in mercury-related projects Research highlights include Arctic mercury budget modeling , dimethylmercury analytical protocols , and refractory methylmercury pools in sediments. Her group investigates climate change impacts on mercury remobilization and bioavailability in aquatic systems . No scientific awards were explicitly mentioned in the provided texts.

• Environmental Chemistry
• Biogeochemical Cycling
• Mercury Pollution
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Frida Lewerentz is an Associate Professor at the Division of Food and Pharma within the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) at Lund University. She is a member of the LTH Profile Area: Food and Bio. Her research focuses on dairy science, thermal processing of milk and cream, and genetic aspects of cattle milk production. Key projects include studying temperature effects on milk quality and optimizing thermal degradation models for vitamins in dairy products. Research interests: Dairy technology, thermal processing, nutritional stability, cattle genetics Active project: Reducing dairy waste to minimize milk's climate impact (2023-2025) Her work combines laboratory and production-scale analysis, with recent studies examining vitamin retention during pasteurization and casein gene sequencing in Swedish Red cattle. Over 17 peer-reviewed articles since 2024 demonstrate her expertise in dairy processing and biotechnological applications. Notable contributions include developing predictive models for thermal degradation and identifying genetic markers influencing milk coagulation properties.

• Dairy Science
• Food Technology
• Animal Biology
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Åsa Danielsson is a Senior Associate Professor at Linköping University's Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA) within the Environmental Change (TEMAM) division. Her research focuses on nutrient dynamics, heavy metals in aquatic systems, and the impacts of eutrophication and climate change on the Baltic Sea. She holds a PhD in Water and Environmental Studies (1998) and a BSc in Statistics (1992), both from Linköping University. Dr. Danielsson has held leadership roles, including Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts (2015–2017) and Head of the Environmental Change Theme (2009–2014). She coordinates interdisciplinary projects and teaches courses in environmental sciences, sustainable development, and geography. Her work emphasizes long-term ecological data analysis and the interplay between climate change and nutrient cycles. Her research investigates oxygen depletion effects on sediment nutrient release, silicon-phosphorus-nitrogen interactions, and drought resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa. She collaborates internationally and serves as an Associate Editor for Applied Geochemistry . Key themes include Baltic Sea recovery challenges, Himalayan river geochemistry, and adaptive water management strategies. Dr. Danielsson’s supervision includes researchers like Magalí Martí Generó. She contributes to initiatives like the Posthumanities Hub and the Linköping Space Studies in Humanities, addressing societal-environmental interfaces through interdisciplinary frameworks.

• Environmental Science
• Aquatic Ecology
• Eutrophication
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