External collaboration specialists
SLU has appointed external collaboration specialists with a special focus on developing the extension processes at the university. These specialists all combine proficiency in research with extension activities in their subject areas.
Anneli Lundkvist, plant production
Anneli Lundkvist is an expert on plant production, especially on weed control.
Björn Andersson, plant diseases in agriculture
One important task for me as a field pathologist is to build a functioning interface between research and application to facilitate cooperation in the area of controlling plant diseases.
Bodil Ström Holst, companion animals
Bodil Ström Holst is an expert on health and disease of companion animals, especially dogs and cats. She shares her time between extension, research, teaching and clinical work.
Cecilia Sundberg, climate impact of land use
Cecilia Sundberg is an expert on bioenergy systems analysing environmental impacts of bioenergy systems to enable systems with low or negative climate impact. Biochar is a special interest, due to possibility to provide carbon dioxide removal as well as other benefits.
Erik Öckinger, biodiversity
Erik Öckinger is an expert in processes that maintain biodiversity at multiple spatial scales. He studies the consequences of land use and climate change on populations and communities, as well as strategies to preserve, restore and monitor biodiversity in human-dominated landscapes.
Fredrik Widemo, wildlife, wildlife management and forests
Fredrik Widemo is Associate professor in Animal ecology, Senior lecturer & outreach specialist in wildlife-forest interactions and Co-ordinator of the environmental monitoring programme Wildlife.
Galia Zamaratskaia, food quality
In my role as an external collaboration specialist in food quality I plan to increase knowledge about food quality and properties, and its connection to human health together with various stakeholders.
Helena Aronsson, soil and environment
Helena Aronsson is an expert on soil and environment. Good nutrient management on a farm is the key for efficient production with low negative environmental impact.
Henrik Böhlenius, forest management
Henrik Böhlenius is an expert on forest management with poplar plantation as research area.
Ingrid Wesström, soil physics, water management
Ingrid Wesström is an expert on water management in the agricultural landscape.
Jens Sundström, biotechnology
Jens Sundström is an expert on biotechnology with focus on gene technology.
Malin Hultberg, horticulture
Malin Hultberg is an expert on horticulture with specialisation in the food chain. Her expertise is in the use of microorganisms such as microalgae and fungi from a production perspective.
Marie Rhodin, horse biology
Marie Rhodin is an expert on horse biology. Her main research focus experience in objective motion analysis for lameness detection with techniques as high-speed cameras and inertial measure units.
Mats Jonsell, Forest entomology
Mats Jonsell is an expert on forest entomology. He studies insects and nature conservation issues in forests.
Mats Söderström, precision agriculture
Mats Söderström is an expert on precision agriculture where you use satellite positioning, sensors, digital soil mapping, satellite images, and geographical information systems to adapt cultivation measures to the needs of every part of the field.
Märit Jansson, urban environments
Märit Jansson is a senior lecturer in landscape planning, with a broad interest in landscape architecture. She has expertise in management, governance and also children’s environments. Her research and collaboration includes work with school grounds and participatory processes.
Odd Höglund, translational veterinary medicine
Odd Höglund is a senior lecturer in translational veterinary medicine, with special responsibility for extension. His expertise and main research focus is development of new techniques in surgery and the use of biomaterials in surgery.
Rimvydas Vasaitis, mycology, forest protection
Rimvys (Rimvydas) Vasaitis is a researcher and a field mycologist at SLU. He is an expert on forest health and protection, mycology, ecology and silviculture.
Sofia Boqvist, food safety and risk analysis
Sofia Boqvist is an expert on in food safety and risk analysis.
Stefan Gunnarsson, sustainable animal production in large herds
Stefan Gunnarsson is an expert on sustainable animal production in large herds. By improving animal health and welfare, we can decrease environmental impact from increasing farm sizes.
Velemir Ninkovic, plant protection in agriculture
Velemir Ninkovic is an expert on plant protection with emphasis on integrated pest management in agriculture.
Örjan Östman, aquatic ecology
Örjan Östman is an external collaboration specialist in aquatic ecology with focus on ecosystem-based fish management.