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  • KTH project secures major funding to make climate-neutral cities a reality

    Amir Rezvani, Zahra Kalantari and Jessica Page
    Amir Rezvani, Zahra Kalantari and Jessica Page
    Published Jun 16, 2025

    Urban areas contribute to more than 60 percent of global greenhouse emissions. With cities around the world tackling climate change and extreme weather events, a research initiative at KTH Royal Insti...

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  • Miguel Brandão named a 2024 Top Scholar

    Miguel Brandão
    Published Jun 09, 2025

    ScholarGPS top ranks Miguel Brandão.

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  • Successful defense of doctoral thesis in Industrial Ecology

    From left: Faculty opponent Professor Paulo Ferrão (University of Lisbon, Portugal), co-supervisor Dr Rajib Sinha (SEED), examining committee member Professor Ola Eriksson (University of Gävle), examining committee member Assoc. Prof. Leonardo Rosado (Chalmers), respondent Asterios Papageorgiou, examining committee member Assoc. Prof. Annika Carlsson (Linköping University), and principal supervisor Professor Anna Björklund (SEED). Photo: Maria Malmström:
    Published Jun 09, 2025

    On 26 May 2025, Asterios Papageorgiou successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Industrial Ecology.

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  • "Hur farlig kan väl en bärkasse vara?"

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    Published Jun 09, 2025

    Article by Nils Johanssson in Svenska Dagbladet

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  • Where are we heading, and where do we want to go?

    Hampus Berg Mårtensson
    Hampus Berg Mårtensson
    Published May 22, 2025

    Hampus Berg Mårtensson at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, will publically defend his doctoral thesis on 5 June 2025.

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  • Zahra Kalantari is promoted to professor

    Back row: Mikey Abela, Marlon Vieira Passos, Ali Gholami, Massoud Behboudian. Front row: Amir Rezvani, Solmaz Khazaei, Sara Anamaghi, Elisie Kåresdotter, Zahra Kalantari, Arya Preetha Vijayan, Jung-Ching Kan. Photo: Maria Malmström
    Published May 05, 2025

    ​SEED congratulates Zahra Kalantarion her promotion to Professor of Engineering Geosciences at SEED, ABE, KTH. ​

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  • DI article on vertical farming

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    Published May 05, 2025

    Michael Martin, Loris Mazzaferro och Cameron Kennett are interviewed about future farming in Dagens Industri.

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  • Opinion piece i DN

    Published Apr 23, 2025
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  • KTH researcher Zahra Kalantari Frontiers Planet Prize 2025 national champion

    A photo of Zahra Kalantari in front of a photo of a clouded forest
    Photo: Frontier Planet Prize, David Callahan/KTH
    Published Apr 22, 2025

    Zahra Kalantari, professor in environmental science and engineering for sustainability in the Anthropocene at KTH, has today on Earth Day 2025 been named Frontiers Planet Prize 2025 national champion....

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  • WaterCentre as a bridge-builder – strengthening collaboration between KTH and the City of Stockholm

    Zahra Kalantari and Jonas Althage
    WaterCentre's Director, Professor Zahra Kalantari, andJonas Althage from the City of Stockholm
    Published Apr 09, 2025

    On a Friday in early April, researchers from KTH and officials from the City of Stockholm met for a collaboration meeting at the City of Stockholm's premises on Fleminggatan. The purpose of the meetin...

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  • Global Water Challenges: Erasmus+ students visit WaterCentre@KTH

    Students from Täby Enskilda gymnasium
    Students from the Erasmus+ project water and Life listen to Arya Preetha Vijayan
    Published Apr 01, 2025

    On 25 March, students from Täby Enskilda Gymnasium attended WaterCentre@KTH’s lunchtime lecture on water. They were joined by students from schools in Germany, Ireland and Spain.

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  • Thank you Vladimir Cvetkovic!

    Prof. Em. Vladimir Cvetkovic and Deputy Head of SEED Magnus Svensson (Photo: Gia Destouni)
    Published Mar 04, 2025

    On 23 October 2024, SEED expressed its gratitude for Vladimir Cvetkovic's important contributions to both the academic environment and the field of Water Resources Engineering, and his lasting impact ...

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  • Successful Thesis Defense by Lena Jonsson

    Published Jan 22, 2025

    On December 18th, 2024, Lena Jonsson successfully defended her PhD thesis.

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  • SEED Mini Conference with doctoral students in focus

    Photo: Maria Malmström
    Published Dec 20, 2024

    The work of the doctoral students at the department was the theme of this year's SEED Mini Conference.

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  • They are the winners of the Best Poster award at SEED Mini Conference

    Photo: Chi An Gramfors Englund
    Published Dec 20, 2024

    The SEED Mini Conference on Nov 5th 2024 concluded with an award ceremony for the "Best Poster" competition.

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  • Words of praise at Ela Plaza's pension withdrawal

    Head of Department Maria Malmström thanks Professor Elzbieta Plaza (Ela) with flowers and the department's gift. Foto: Chi An Gramfors Englund.
    Published Dec 10, 2024

    Professor Elzbieta Plaza was congratulated on her retirement at the SEED Mini Conference on November 5, with words of praise for her significant contributions over the years.

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  • SEED expert says to avoid playing with jelly fish

    Published Nov 14, 2024

    There have been a lot of jellyfish this year, and it is common for children to play with them. However, it should be avoided, according to PhD. Fredrik Gröndahl, docent and associate professor at SEED...

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  • Fredrik Gröndahl is interviewed in VA-guiden

    Published Nov 14, 2024

    New way to fight algae bloom.

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  • Blue Food receives funding until 2028

    Published Nov 14, 2024

    Blue Food - Centre for future seafood is granted funding to for another four years by the Swedish Research Council Formas.

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  • Three SEED researchers have received the Formas Career Grant for Early-career Researchers

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    Published Nov 14, 2024

    Three young researchers from Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED) have received the Formas Career Grant for Early-career Researchers. The funded research...

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