From Residue to Potential: How Wood Becomes the Foundation for Outstanding Master’s Theses
Birch sawdust, lignocellulosic by-products, plastic waste, or seemingly unnecessary materials become the foundation for research whose outcomes reach far beyond the laboratory doors. This is vividly demonstrated by three master’s theses defended in 2025, all developed under the supervision of researchers at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, and all of which received excellent evaluations. Valērija Kudrjavceva, a student at the Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Latvia, developed her thesis under the supervision of Dr.habil.chem. Galija...