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Lisbeth Olsson | |
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 Lisbeth Olsson, Chalmers University of Technology, 2018 | |
| Born | November 22, 1963 Höör |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Chalmers University of Technology |
| Thesis | (1994) |
| Website | www |
Lisbeth Olsson is a swedish microbiologist and a Professor in industrial biotechnology at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.[1]
Education and career[edit]
Lisbeth Olsson obtained her Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Lund University in 1987. Following her graduation, she worked as an analytical chemist for a pharmaceutical company, Draco for a year before coming back to acquired her PhD degree in Applied Microbiology in 1994 from Lund University. In the same year, she began to work as a postdoctoral researcher at Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Copenhagen, where she advanced her academic career and appointed as a full professor in 2006.
In 2008, Olsson was recruited to Chalmers University of Technology, where she started her own research group in industrial biotechnology. Her research focuses on design and use of microorganisms and enzymes in processes in which plant cell wall materials are converted to valuable fuels, chemicals, and materials. She also works in Wallenberg Wood Science Center, which aims to develop materials from wood. She leads the Nordic collaborative project HGBiofuels aiming to develop sustainable production of biofuels.[2] Additionally, she is a technical advisor for Taurus Energy AB.[3]
Awards[edit]
- Chalmers Foundation Award (2018)[4]
- Charles D Scott Award (2018)[5]
- Elected as a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (2017)[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Professors". www.chalmers.se. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "Lisbeth Olsson | Chalmers". 2017-09-20. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "CURRICULUM VITAE Lisbeth Cecilia Olsson" (PDF). 2018-12-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "The Foundation Award presented to Lisbeth Olsson". www.chalmers.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "About the Charles D. Scott Award". Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 2018-03-06 suggested (help) - ^ "Ronnie Leten, Håkan Samuelsson och Mikael Dolsten bland de nya ledamöterna i IVA". www.iva.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-08-29.