Asplund price awarded to professor Engstrand
The Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2014, has been granted to Professor Per Engstrand, at the Mid Sweden University.
Engstrand's early work focused on the influence of chemistry on fiber properties and energy consumption. The effort to reduce the specific energy demand has ever since been a theme in his research, a successful research approached from both academic and industrial viewpoints.
Focus of the research has always been increasing understanding of the behavior of fibers in the refiner gap. Interaction with surrounding processes and the potential for system optimization are important parts of this research.
Engstrand graduated at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH Stockholm) in 1980 as a M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and received his Licentiate of Engineering Degree in Cellulose Technology in 1984.