Author: Buddhika Karunarathne

Doctoral candidate Fatemeh Heidari Gourji from the Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen gave her trial lecture on November 20, 2024, on the topic: “The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 (Attosecond physics)”. Fatemeh is a member of the ANCEHA research group and her research focuses on developing nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage applications. 

Photo credits: Nanthini Nagarajah

The Research Days is a national annual festival in Norway where research and knowledge-based institutions throughout the country showcase their activities to the public. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences is a member of the joint event “Forskningsdagene i Bergen”, which collaborates with other research institutions.  At HVL’s hydrogen station at Forskningstorget in Bergen, young and old learned about hydrogen and experienced how it can function as an energy source. Professor Dhayalan Velauthapillai spoke about the next generation of solar cells during the Young Research Days in Bergen.

At HVL’s hydrogen station at Forskningstorget in Bergen. Photo: Ingrid Hope Leirvåg and Yulia Arinicheva Skåtun

Professor Dhayalan Velauthapillai giving a speech about the next generation of solar cells.

Vithursha Lingaretnam and Lavanya Nagulanantham the 1st batch of students of the full degree master program funded by NORPART Project completed their degrees in July 2024 at HVL/UIB.