Title: The Influence of Microstructure on the Crack Initiation and Propagation in Al-Si Casting Alloys
Doctoral student: Toni Bogdanoff
Third-cycle subject area: Materials and Manufacturing
Opponent: Professor Johan Moverare, Linköpings Universitet
Examiner: Docent Roland Stolt, JTH
Principal supervisor: Professor Salem Seifeddine, JTH

Due to the prevailing circumstances as a result of covid-19, the licentiate seminar is going to be conducted remotely on a Zoom webinar. We recommend that you connect to the webinar in good time before the seminar starts. The audience will be able to see and hear but won't be able to send videa and sound (to avoid risk of disruption). After the seminar the audience will be able to ask questions via the Q&A or via the chat function. If you don't have the possibility to participate digitally, it will be possible for some few (max 11) to participate in the room E1405 (Gjuterisalen) at JTH. 
Link to join Webinar: https://ju-se.zoom.us/j/63629558710.

Welcome to attend the seminar!

Brown Bag Seminar in Economics and Finance ­­­­presented by Mohsen Khezri from Bu-Ali Sina University

Title: The Role of R&D in the Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Determinants: A Spatial Econometric Analysis

Date: Monday, April 19
Time: 12:10-12:55

Zoom: https://ju-se.zoom.us/j/65965469113

ABSTRACT 
This study investigates the effects of renewable energy determinants on various renewable energy resources. The empirical results are based on data from 31 Asia-Pacific countries observed from 2000 to 2018. Different diagnostic tests indicate the existence of spatial effects in the renewable energy model. The spatial Durbin model with the time-period and spatial fixed effects was selected for analysis. Scrutinizing empirical studies suggest a lack of theoretical consensus on how renewable energy determinants work. By examining how R&D affects different renewable energy resources, this study attempts to fill the research gap. In addition, the R&D environment is an important factor in determining the effects of GDP and the development of financial markets and institutions. R&D enhancement reduces the impacts of market expansion on hydropower; however, such effects are incremental for solar, wind, bioenergy, and geothermal energy resources. In an environment with a low level of R&D, financial development has positive effects on hydropower generation and negative impacts on other renewable energy types. However, the expansion of R&D expands reverses such effects gradually. The empirical literature shows that different results are obtained for different countries at different levels of R&D. Furthermore, trade openness has been a positive factor in the development of all renewable energy types, while the positive effects of CO2 emissions are observed only on hydropower. The results also revealed the negative (positive) impacts of GDP per capita in neighboring countries with a higher (lower) level of R&D on the development of renewable energy of the origin country. 
Keywords: Renewable Energy; R&D; Asia-Pacific; Spatial Econometric 
JEL Classification: C31; C38; N74; Q20; 

Have a look at the seminar program for S2 here.

Join the JU Sustainability Network at their quarterly breakfast meeting to find out more about the latest projects and to engage in sustainability activities.

JU Sustainability Network Board & JU Sustainability Network Consultative Team welcome all JU employees and students to our digital quarterly breakfast.

Agenda:

- Updates from JU-Ex Ledarforum
- JU Sustainability Festival 2021 & JU Innovation Race 
- Equity and equality work at JU  Special guests: Emma Pavlov and Lena Winald Möller
- SSA’s the Jönköping Local Sustainability Guide

Join Zoom Meeting

https://ju-se.zoom.us/j/69932492887

Meeting ID: 699 3249 2887

MMTC Seminar Presented by Rida Ijaz (PhD Candidate)

Welcome to join the 18th EuFBC seminar titled "Family Agents" presented by Valentino D’Angelo (Mario Daniele Amore and Alessandro Minichilli), from AIDAF-EY Chair in Strategic Management
in Family Business in memory of Alberto Falck, Bocconi University.

ABSTRACT – Several firms around the world are led by multiple CEOs. This observation has spurred a literature on the strategic implications of shared leadership. Our study investigates how co-CEOs affect corporate investment under different conditions of ownership and governance. We argue that, while family firms have more parsimonious investment policies than non-family firms, the presence of multiple CEOs raises overinvestment in family firms due to a potential divergence of personal agendas. Our analysis confirms that co-CEOs are conducive of excessive investment activities in family firms. Yet, we find that the positive effect of co-CEOs on family firms’ overinvestment is lower when the firm is subject to strong board monitoring, and higher when the co-CEOs belong to different family branches. Contrary to the view that family actors represent a homogeneous group with aligned interests and preferences, our study shows that the fragmentation of leadership among multiple actors may be costly for the family business.

Discussant: Institute of Family Business and Mittelstand
–– WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management

Want to make long lasting desirable behavioral changes that will make your life more meaningful and vital? In this course you will acquire workable skills to cope with difficult thoughts and emotions that will enable you to concentrate on your studies and maintain healthy relationships.To learn more about this course or apply, please visit our website  https://ju.se/student/service/studenthalsan.html

Our inspiring Zoom in-conversations continue! Want to get to know other students and learn how they cope in these challenging times? Other participating students experience the talks to be “inspiring”, “a relief” and “getting connected”. The Student Health Care and Chaplaincy are hosting the events. The talks are held in Zoom. For more information, please contact the Student Health Care by sending us an e-mail to studenthalsan@ju.se. Zoom link: https://ju-se.zoom.us/j/4806771134 

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MMTC Research Group Meeting  : Facilitated by Norbert Steigenberger

Welcome to celebrate springtime with Jönköping University. This year's celebrations is pre-recorded and will be broadcast on our webb and Youtube on Friday 30 April at 13.00. Please note that the celebrations will be held in Swedish. 

ju.se/springcelebration