Category: Events

We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to our research capabilities: the Aeris XRD Instrument by Panalytical. This state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction equipment enhances our ability to analyze and characterize materials with precision.

The Aeris XRD features user-friendly software and advanced technology, making it ideal for a wide range of applications in materials science. With its rapid analysis speed and high-quality results, we can now accelerate our research projects and drive innovation forward.

We are thrilled to invite you to the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA), which will take place at the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This exciting event will gather researchers, scientists, and industry experts from around the globe to discuss cutting-edge advancements in clean energy and health applications. AMCEHA will provide a forum for exchange of technical and scientific information between international researchers in the field of materials for clean energy and health applications.

Attendees will get the opportunity to, 

• • Engage with leading professionals and scholars
  • Participate in workshops and panel discussions
  • Network with peers and industry leaders
  • Gain access to the latest research findings and technological advancements

Date: March 27-28, 2025
Location: University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

More information at : AMCEHA 2025

Last week, science students from Kongshavn High School in Oslo got a taste of student life at the University College of Western Norway and the ANCEHA research laboratory.

To stem the declining number of science applicants, Kongsvik High School in Oslo has created its own science class. Last week, they were in Bergen, and on Wednesday they stopped by the University College of Western Norway.

Professor Dhayalan Velauthapillai and Associate Professor Jonathan Økland Torstensen presented research on nanotechnology and hydrogen, respectively, and the engaged students got to see the state-of-the-art facilities at HVL.

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.

Our PhD candidate at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), Nanthini Nagarajah will be defending her PhD Thesis on Monday, 20th of November, 2023 at 11.30 am. Title of Nanthini’s PhD thesis is ‘Sustainable Transition in a Developing Country Context: Drivers and Barriers for Renewable Energy Technologies in Sri Lanka’. She will also deliver a talk on “The collaborative role of the universities to facilitate just energy transitions in the global South” prior to the PhD defence from 10 am, the same day.

This PhD project was supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy under our collaboartive project with University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Special thanks to the Royal Norwegian Embassy  and the NORPART program funded by Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-Dir).