Join us for first UTU-GreDiT Webinar 27.5. 15:00-16:00: Eni Bullaj & Mahdi Khodaverdi
Stay tuned because our first webinar for the UTU-GreDiT Monthly Webinar Series will take place in less than 2 weeks, on the 27th of May, at 15:00-16:00 (local time in Finland)!
The webinars will be held both online and hybrid – Join us via zoom by using this link https://utu.zoom.us/j/6879649107?omn=68379867496
The UTU-GreDiT webinars are organized for the UTU-GreDiT Doctoral students of University of Turku to share with each other, and with everyone their in-progress research or finalized outputs in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.
We start our webinar series with Eni Bullaj and Mahdi Khodaverdi
Meet our first two presenters:
Eni Bullaj
Research Title:
Research Title: Temporal, Spatial and Sex Disparities in Lifespan of 1750 – 1850 Historical Finland
Description:
A known pattern of health inequality between west and east exists in Finland, and that is reflected in human lifespan differences. Also, a disparity in longevity between men and women is a globally observed pattern. Even though these patterns are well known, we don’t know how far back in time they extend to and what are causing them.
With this research representing my first thesis chapter, I aim to explore these lifespan patterns in regional, temporal and sex dimensions in Historical Finland and in my latter chapters to understand their relation to selected environmental factors.
Mahdi Khodaverdi
Research Title: Designing Cost-Effective Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Hydrogen Production
Description:
In this presentation, I will share my PhD research on developing low-cost, high-performance electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) in acidic media. The focus is on copper-based and transition metal-doped materials with tailored microstructures to enhance catalytic activity and long-term stability. I will present initial electrochemical analysis results, including LSV, EIS, and chronopotentiometry, along with surface characterizations (XPS, FE-SEM). The goal is to support green hydrogen production by advancing flexible and economically viable materials for real-world energy systems.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor REA can be held responsible for them.