Student projects

The laboratories involved in the AQFood programme propose various topics for the final M.Sc. thesis project (30 ECTS). Below you can find links to the description of some of these projects:

Technical University of Denmark (DTU), National Food Institute, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Biotechnology, Trondheim, Norway

• Effect of processing on composition and quality of macroalgae for human consumption
• Extraction and determination of bioactives from microalgae
• Effect of processing and storage on proteins and lipids in fish
• Hydrolysis of herring rest raw material – technological optimisation in the search for bioactive peptides

Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU), Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, Aas, Norway

• Development of hamburger patties based on rest raw materials from carp
• Halibut farming, slaughtering and processing (Project in collaboration with industry)
• Optimization of RAS in aquaculture (Project in collaboration with industry)
• Salmon slaughtering (Project in collaboration with industry)

University of Iceland (HI), School of Engineering & Natural Sciences, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Applied supply chain systems research group

• Fish gelatin. Comparing different methods for gelatin extractions from mackerel side raw materials
• Current and future markets for Calanus finmarchicus
• A Supply Chain Management Approach to Fish Industry Liquid Effluents (Project in collaboration with industry)
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Sustainability Assessment of Enterprises in the Aquatic Food Value Chain (Project in collaboration with industry)
• Supply Chain Management and Information Communication Technology to Enhance Transparency in Aquatic Food Chains (Project in collaboration with industry)

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