Ohjelma

8. Karelia Symposiumin teemana on Food from Wood, Ruokaa puusta. Symposium järjestetään 25.4.2023 Joensuun Tiedepuistolla, Temple of Challenge -tilassa. Symposiumin kieli on englanti.

(7.00 Free bus transport from Kuopio campus, Snellmania parking place, to Joensuu Science park)

8.30 – 9.00 Registration
9.00 – 9.10 Academic Rector Tapio Määttä, Opening of the Symposium

Session 1, Chair Ossi Turunen

9.10 – 9.45 Marjukka Kolehmainen (University of Eastern Finland): Forest provides health via food
9.45 – 10.20 Kirsi Mikkonen (University of Helsinki): Wood lignin and hemicellulose as food ingredients

Coffee break (20 min)

Session 2, Chair Ossi Turunen

10.40 – 11.15 Emilia Nordlund (VTT): Bioconversion of forest-based side streams to food ingredients
11.15 – 11.50 Hanna Koivula (University of Helsinki): Wood materials in food packaging

Lunch 11:50-13:00

Session 3, Chair Janne Jänis

13.00 – 13.35 Kati Riekkinen (UEF): Development of new tools to prevent food pathogens
13.35 – 14.00 Students on stage: Topical PhD and MSc projects
14.00 – 14.40 Panel discussion, moderation Carlos Gomez Gallego

Funding decisions and symposium closing

14.40 – 15.00 The grant receivers of 2022, Teollisuusneuvos Heikki Väänänen’s Fund, Head of the School of Forest Sciences Dr. Jukka Tikkanen
15.00 Closing remarks
15.00 Coffee & networking
15.45 Symposium ends, bus transport from front of Science park to Kuopio