Jennifer R. Sheehan has submitted the following academic thesis as part of the doctoral work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering:
Decay Behaviour, State Transitions and Escape Rates in Simple Models for Complex
Systems
Assessment Committee
The Faculty has appointed the following Assessment Committee to assess the thesis:
– Professor Supriya Krishnamurthy, Stockholm University, Sweden (1. opponent)
– Professor Merja Heinäniemi, The University of Eastern Finland (2. opponent)
– Professor Roy Johnsen, NTNU
Professor Roy Johnsen, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, NTNU, has been
appointed Administrator of the Committee.
Supervisors:
The doctoral work has been carried out at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
Professor Astrid de Wijn, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, has been the
candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Nuria Espallargas, Department of Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering, and Professor Alex Hansen, Department of Physics, have been the candidate’s cosupervisors.
Public trial lecture:
Time: May 22nd, 2025, at 14:15
Place: Auditorium H3, Main Administrative Building, Gløshaugen
Prescribed subject: Sustainable materials and circular economy
Public defense of the thesis:
Time: May 23rd, 2025, at 12:15
Place: Auditorium H3, Main Administrative Building, Gløshaugen