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learning processes regarding the adoption of organic residues as a soil conditioner. She is also the coordinator for science outreach platform Science
& Cocktails Amsterdam.
Eric James Iversen (PhD) is a Research Professor at the Nordic Institute for
Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU). He has worked in
the field of innovation and the economics of technological change since
1994, authoring more than 20 largely empirically oriented publications and
leading or otherwise contributing to a wide range of policy- oriented projects for domestic as well as international agencies. He also holds administrative responsibility for innovation datasets at NIFU. His current work
includes developing empirical approaches to study the socio- economic
importance of emerging green technologies.
Antje Klitkou has a PhD from Humboldt University, Berlin (1993). She has
worked at the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and
Education (NIFU) (Oslo, Norway) since 2002, as Senior Researcher until
2014 and as Research Professor since 2014. She has research interests in
research and innovation policy and the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy, energy and transport. She has been Project Coordinator for several
international research projects, such as “SusValueWaste: Sustainable path
creation for innovative value chains for organic waste products” (2015–19)
on the transition to the bioeconomy, funded by the Research Council of
Norway; “Technology opportunities in Nordic energy system transitions –
TOP- NEST” (2011–15), funded by Nordic Energy Research; and “InnoDemo: Role of demonstration projects in innovation: Transition to
sustainable energy and transport” (2013–15), funded by the Research
Council of Norway. She has published several journal articles on bioeconomy topics.
Kari- Anne Lyng works as a Research Scientist at the Norwegian research
institute Ostfold Research and is a specialist in life cycle assessment methodology. She holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering and finalised her
PhD at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in 2018 with the title
“Reduction of environmental impacts through optimisation of biogas
value chains: Drivers, barriers and policy development”.
Michael Spjelkavik Mark is Head of Research at the Nordic Institute for
Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU). His main areas of
work include impact assessment of R&D and innovation programmes,
empirical analysis of R&D and innovation and university–industry collaboration. Previously he was Principal Economist at DAMVAD and Associated Partner as well as Principal Economist at Economics Norway.
Johanna Olofsson is a PhD student at the division of Environmental and
Energy Systems Studies at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund University.
Her PhD research explores the role of environmental assessments in identifying sustainable circular resource systems for organic residues.
learning processes regarding the adoption of organic residues as a soil conditioner. She is also the coordinator for science outreach platform Science
& Cocktails Amsterdam.
Eric James Iversen (PhD) is a Research Professor at the Nordic Institute for
Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU). He has worked in
the field of innovation and the economics of technological change since
1994, authoring more than 20 largely empirically oriented publications and
leading or otherwise contributing to a wide range of policy- oriented projects for domestic as well as international agencies. He also holds administrative responsibility for innovation datasets at NIFU. His current work
includes developing empirical approaches to study the socio- economic
importance of emerging green technologies.
Antje Klitkou has a PhD from Humboldt University, Berlin (1993). She has
worked at the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and
Education (NIFU) (Oslo, Norway) since 2002, as Senior Researcher until
2014 and as Research Professor since 2014. She has research interests in
research and innovation policy and the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy, energy and transport. She has been Project Coordinator for several
international research projects, such as “SusValueWaste: Sustainable path
creation for innovative value chains for organic waste products” (2015–19)
on the transition to the bioeconomy, funded by the Research Council of
Norway; “Technology opportunities in Nordic energy system transitions –
TOP- NEST” (2011–15), funded by Nordic Energy Research; and “InnoDemo: Role of demonstration projects in innovation: Transition to
sustainable energy and transport” (2013–15), funded by the Research
Council of Norway. She has published several journal articles on bioeconomy topics.
Kari- Anne Lyng works as a Research Scientist at the Norwegian research
institute Ostfold Research and is a specialist in life cycle assessment methodology. She holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering and finalised her
PhD at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in 2018 with the title
“Reduction of environmental impacts through optimisation of biogas
value chains: Drivers, barriers and policy development”.
Michael Spjelkavik Mark is Head of Research at the Nordic Institute for
Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU). His main areas of
work include impact assessment of R&D and innovation programmes,
empirical analysis of R&D and innovation and university–industry collaboration. Previously he was Principal Economist at DAMVAD and Associated Partner as well as Principal Economist at Economics Norway.
Johanna Olofsson is a PhD student at the division of Environmental and
Energy Systems Studies at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund University.
Her PhD research explores the role of environmental assessments in identifying sustainable circular resource systems for organic residues.