ERMP Seminar by Prof. Daniel Söderberg

TITTLE

Fibres & Flows-From Nano to Macro

LOCATION: PPC #210, 2385 East Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4

AGENDA

• 3:00PM Introduction by Prof. Mark Martinez
• 3:05PM Presentation by Prof. Daniel Söderberg, Department Head, Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
• 3:50PM Q&A

*Light refreshments will be provided.

ABSTRACT

Multiphase flows are imperative in many industrial and societal processes. Specifically, during the fabrication of wood-pulp-based material concepts, the behaviour of fibre suspension flows becomes central to achieving process efficiency and product performance. At KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the paper and paperboard production processes have been the subject of significant research efforts during the last decades, which has led to increased knowledge and new experimental methods. Recently, this has included considerable efforts related to nanofibre processing and advanced characterisation methods using, e.g. synchrotron light or neutrons to allow the fabrication of new and functional bio-based materials. Several technical achievements will be presented relating to the processing of fibre-based materials, process efficiency, and the combination of simulations and experiments to reveal the details of mechanisms and phenomena controlling material fabrication processes.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Daniel received an MSc in Vehicle Engineering (1994) and a PhD in Fluid Mechanics (1999) at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm. From 1999 to 2013, he was employed at the Swedish Pulp and Paper Research Institute, which later changed its name to Innventia; from 2009, he was Deputy Director of the business area of Material Processes. From 2008-2014, he was also Adjunct Professor at KTH. In early 2014, he became a full-time employee at KTH, where he was Head of the Department of Mechanics at KTH 2016-2018. He has since 2017 been the director of the national research platform Treesearch (www.treesearch.se), which is aiming at research and development of materials from forest resources. In 2020, he became a full professor in the area of Fibre processes at the KTH Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, and is since 2023 serving as the Head of the Department. His research is related to multiphase flows, specifically in connection to processes related to the manufacturing of forest-based materials and activities within the Wallenberg Wood Science Center.