Public PhD-defence: Trouble in Storage? Understanding the dynamics of airborne organic acids in storage buildings

Signe Hjerrild Smedemark defends the dissertation Trouble in Storage? Understanding the dynamics of airborne organic acids in storage buildings and its consequences for the air quality, energy use, and preservation of heritage collections.

NB: Audience members should only speak, when they are given the word. Please keep your microphones muted at any time during the defence. Anyone not complying with this will be removed from the defence immediately, due to safety reasons.

Agenda

13:00     
Welcome and presentation of chairperson, assessment committee, supervisors and author

13:05      
Signe Hjerrild Smedemark presents her dissertation Trouble in Storage?
Understanding the dynamics of airborne organic acids in storage buildings and its consequences for the air quality, energy use, and preservation of heritage collections

13:50  Short break
According to the ’Ministerial Order on the PhD Course of Study and the PhD Degree’ the chairperson may invite the audience to contribute with short statements. Such intentions should be addressed to the chairperson during the break. Please use the chat in the Zoom tool-bar and address your question directly to Morten Ryhl-Svendsen. 

14:00     
David Thickett, Senior Conservation Scientist, English Heritage, London, United Kingdom

14:30     
Terje Grøntoft, Senior Scientist, NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway

15:00     
Cecil Krarup Andersen, Associate Professor, Institute of Conservation, KADK, Copenhagen, Denmark (Chair of the Assessment Committee)

15:30     
Comments from the audience

The assessment committee evaluates and makes the concluding remarks

Closure of session 

Assessment Committee
David Thickett, Senior Conservation Scientist, English Heritage, London, United Kingdom

Terje Grøntoft, Senior Scientist, NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway

Cecil Krarup Andersen, Associate Professor, Institute of Conservation, KADK,
Copenhagen, Denmark (Chair of the assessment committee)

Principal Supervisor
Morten Ryhl-Svendsen, Associate Professor, Institute of Conservation, KADK, Copenhagen, Denmark (Chairperson of the defence)

Co-Supervisor
Jørn Toftum, Professor, Technical University of Denmark, Department of Civil Engineering                                                           

This PhD thesis assembles the results from a three-year interdisciplinary PhD project between the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK), School of Conservation and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Department of Civil Engineering. The project was funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF-6121-00003).