Photo: Phacelia tanacetifolia cover crop cultivated in Southwest Sweden, Oct 2025.

Very Welcome to SEE140 Sustainable Biomass!

The course starts on Monday, November 3rd at Kl. 13:15 in ED.

You find the course details under the Syllabus tab to your left and also under Modules, Course Information. Under Course Information, you also find a Schedule file, which corresponds to the Schedule Summary displayed below. The Schedule may be updated slightly, so we keep track of the latest version to make it easier for you to know when changes happen. Meanwhile we are looking forward to seeing you on the first day, with introduction and classes between 13:15-17:00!

Very welcome from Christel Cederberg and the teaching team.

Schedule Summary [Last Updated Oct. 16th]

Date	Time	Venue	Activity & Content	Teacher(s)*
Mon 3 Nov	13-17	ED	Course Introduction Lecture 1: Primary production Lecture 2: Land use and soils	CC, CF CC CC
Thu 6 Nov	9-10 10-11 11-11.45	ED ED ED	Lecture 3: Ecological principles Lecture 4: Biodiversity Lecture 5: Ecosystem services	CC CC MP
Fri 7 Nov	15-16 16-17	Zoom	Lecture 6: Forest biomass production Project Work: Introduction of group project works	GB CC

Mon 10 Nov	13-14 14-16	ED ED	Lecture 7: Water Cycle Lecture 8: Carbon Cycle	CC GB
Thu 13 Nov	8.00-17		Field trip: Forest Day	GB, CF, RG
Fri 14 Nov	15-17		Reading Assignment: Independent work

Mon 17 Nov	13-14 14-15 15-17	ED ED ML 13,15, 16	Lecture 9: Nutrient cycles Lecture 10: Agriculture biomass production Seminars: Literature seminar	CC CC, CC, CF, RG
Thu 20 Nov	8.30-16.30		Field trip: Agriculture Day	CC
Fri 21 Nov	15-16	Zoom	Project Work: Short lecture – SWOT analysis in project work	CC
Fri 21 Nov			Reading Assignment: Submission of reading assignment for peer review by 18.00

Mon 24 Nov	13-14 14-15 15-17	ED ED	Lecture 11: Pests and chemicals Lecture 12: Biomass production in a changing climate Own work	CC
Thurs 27 Nov	8-9.45 10-11.45	ED SB3-L111	Lecture 13: Environmental ethics Exercise: Environmental ethics	MP, CF, RG
Fri 28 Nov	15-17	Zoom	Project Work: Own work and supervision available as agreed
Fri 28 Nov			Reading Assignment: Submissions of peer-review on reading assignment by 18.00

Mon 1 Dec	13-15 15-16	ED ED	Lecture 14: Methods and tools for sustainable assessment Lecture 15a: Transforming tropical forest industry from a value chain perspective	CC RG
Thurs 4 Dec	9-10 10-12	ED ED	Lecture 15b: Colonial legacy in nature-based solutions Lecture 16: Land Governance: Brazilian examples	RG MBL
Fri 5 Dec	15-17	Zoom	Project Work: Own project work, supervision available as agreed
Fri 5 Dec			Reading Assignment: Submission of final reading assignment by 18.00

Mon 8 Dec	13-16	ED	Lecture 17: Aquatic biomass production Guest visit from aquaculture business	IU
Thurs 11 Dec	8-10 10-12	ED	Project Work: Own work Lecture 18: Summarising course, etc	CC
Thurs 11 Dec			Project Work: Submission of project report manuscript by 18.00
Fri 12 Dec	15-17	Zoom	Project Work: Own work and supervision available as agreed

Mon 15 Dec	13-17	ED	Project Presentation (Half of the class, with final project report submission on 18/12 at kl 18)	CC, CF
Thurs 18 Dec	8-12	ED	Project Presentation (Half of the class, with final project report submission on 23/12 at kl 13)	CC, CF
Fri 19 Dec	15-17		Project Work: Finalizing project reports

Week 3	14-18		Exam

*Teachers: CC Christel Cederberg; MP Martin Persson; GB Göran Berndes; RG Rosa Goodman, MBL Mairon Bastos Lima; CF Caroline S.S. Franca; IU Ingrid Undeland.

Online meeting place (Zoom)

When online, the course sessions take place at https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/66906055385 (Password: Bio2025)