PhD Thesis Defence: Toward cleaner cooking and energy security in rural sub-Saharan Africa

Participants at a workshop in Rusagara village, Rwanda, in July 2024, where results from one of the studies included in García-López’s doctoral thesis were presented to local households (top, photo: Natxo García-López). A portrait of García-López is shown in the upper right corner (photo: Umeå University). The instrumental setup developed at Umeå University for experimental work in rural Rwanda is displayed on the left (photo: Natxo García-López). In the middle, García-López is preparing portable instrumentation (micro-aethalometer) for field measurements (photo: Sabine Ingabire). On the right, an improved rocket stove, fueled with sticks, is shown in operation during field measurements (photo: Natxo García-López).

PhD Thesis Defence: Toward cleaner cooking and energy security in rural sub-Saharan Africa

WHEN:

Friday 19 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 - 12:00

WHERE:

Aula Biologica, Biologihuset, Linnaeus väg 7, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Thesis title: Toward cleaner cooking and energy security in rural sub-Saharan Africa: assessing sustainable bioenergy systems, biomass cookstove emissions, and particle properties

Supervisors:
Prof. Markus Broström, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University
Assoc. Prof. Christoffer Boman, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University
Assoc. Prof. Cecilia Sundberg, Department of Energy and Technology, SLU, Uppsala
Assoc. Prof. Gert Nyberg, Department of Forest Ecology and Management, SLU, Umeå

Opponent: Assoc. Prof. Aneta Wierzbicka, Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology, Lund University

DiVa link: Natxo García-López-Thesis

For more information, see the press release published on the Bio4Energy websites.