Junior Week 2025
Chalmers University of Technology
Details
Date: 3 November 2025
Time: 2 PM – 5 PM
Location: Online or on-site (PJ-Salen at Chalmers University of Technology: https://maps.chalmers.se/#24d8b7be-1f59-4388-be28-a07861b429b2)
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Organizers
Giovanni Tizzanini – EPNOE Junior Representative
Schedule
Giovanni Tizzanini is a member of the EPNOE Junior Group and the Junior Representative at Chalmers University of Technology, where he is pursuing a PhD in Anna Ström’s group. His research focuses on food polysaccharides and proteins, such as pectin and gelatin, their hydrogels, and how their chemistry influences structure and digestibility.
Speakers
Prof. Malgorzata Zboinska
Associate Professor, Architectural Theory and Method, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers university of Technology
”From molecules to architectural systems: Macro-scale applications of robotically 3D printed polysaccharide-based materials for a more sustainable built environment”
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM
Malgorzata Zboinska is an architect and associate professor in architectural design and digital technologies at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at Chalmers. Her latest research explores how bio-based materials, including polysaccharides, can reshape sustainable design when paired with advanced digital tools such as 3D scanning, machine learning, computer vision, and robotic 3D printing. By bridging innovation in materials science with architectural scale, Malgorzata’s work opens new possibilities for environmentally conscious architectural design, construction and renovation. Her pioneering research on 3D-printed bio-materials has garnered widespread attention in the academic community, international media and the construction industry press.
Arvindh Seshadri Suresh
PhD student, Applied Chemistry, department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
”Investigating the interactions between water, cellulose derivatives and their solid dispersions”
2:35 PM – 3 PM
Arvindh Seshadri is a 2nd year PhD student in the group of Professor Anette Larsson at Chalmers University of Technology. His work deals with studying how cellulose derivatives interact with water and how that affects the properties of the cellulose derivatives as well as the behavior of the corresponding amorphous solid dispersions.
dr. Gabriele Beltrame
Postdoctoral researcher, Food and Nutrition Sciences, department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology
”Cultivated and forest fungi as polysaccharide resources”
3 PM – 3:25 PM
Gabriele Beltrame holds a PhD in Food Chemistry from the University of Turku (Finland). His previous research focused on extraction and characterization of polysaccharides from fungi, with emphasis on the basidiomycete Inonotus obliquus.
Currently, he investigates the production of polysaccharide- and protein-rich fractions from seaweed with biorefinery approaches.
Chloe Rantzos
PhD student, Industrial Biotechnology, department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology
”Biodegradation of cereal biomass by white rot fungi”
3:35 PM – 4 PM
Chloe is a PhD student in the division of Industrial biotechnology and part of the Wallenberg Wood Science Center academy. Her research focuses on fungal degradation of lignocellulosic biomass, exploring how biomass composition regulates enzyme production and shapes final composite material properties.
dr. Mathias Johansson
Postdoctoral researcher, Applied Chemistry, department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
”Modification and functionalization of pea fibers for food applications”
4 PM – 4:25 PM
Mathias Johansson holds a PhD in Food Science, specializing in the gel formation of plant-based proteins and the role of starch and fiber in shaping gel microstructure and texture. His current research focuses on developing modification strategies to functionalize fiber-rich side streams from pea protein extraction, with the aim of improving their value and applications in sustainable food systems.
Giovanni Tizzanini
PhD student, Applied Chemistry, department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
”Assessing the molar mass of polysaccharides: a case study on pectin”
4:25 PM – 4:50 PM
Giovanni Tizzanini is a member of the EPNOE Junior Group and the Junior Representative at Chalmers University of Technology, where he is pursuing a PhD in Anna Ström’s group. His research focuses on food polysaccharides and proteins, such as pectin and gelatin, their hydrogels, and how their chemistry influences structure and digestibility.
