Øyvind Mejdell Jakobsen
Senior Researcher and Research Manager, PhD
Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Space (CIRiS)
NTNU Social Research
Mobile phone: +47 932 33 047
E-mail: oyvind.m.jakobsen@ciris.no
Background
Øyvind Mejdell Jakobsen is a Senior Researcher and Research Manager at Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Space (CIRiS) at NTNU Social Research in Norway. His formal educational background lies within life sciences and chemical engineering (MSc), with a PhD in biotechnology.
Previous experience includes contract research within the topics of biochemical engineering, genetic engineering and systems biology. Additionally, Jakobsen was for several years involved in the agriculture industry sector, facilitating research and development through close cooperation between industry and research institutions, including startup of an innovation program for the agriculture sector.
Research area
At CIRiS, Jakobsen works on bioregenerative Life Support Systems, combining biology and technology towards new concepts, know-how and solutions for both human spaceflight and Earth applications. Within Life Support Systems and technology development, special emphasis is put on closed-loop hydroponic cultivation of higher plants in a human spaceflight context. This opens up to substantial co-activity towards related Earth applications including improved resource utilization, and monitoring and control of closed food production systems. R&D projects span from international multi-partner activities on Life Support Systems funded by the European Space Agency and Horizon2020, to regionally funded collaboration with industry partners within the aquaculture and agriculture industry.
In addition to the R&D activity, outreach activities especially towards children and students are adding up, motivated by the potential of space research to inspire the coming generation of engineers and scientists, illustrating for example how biology and technology can be combined for improved solutions for tomorrow’s food production in Space and on Earth.
- Building greenhouses on the moon out of moon dust. Interview, 2024.
- Building greenhouses on the moon out of moon dust. Interview, 2024.
- Månestøv kan gi drivhus på månen. Interview, 2024.
- Growth and survival of bacterial pathogens in plant nutrient solutions based on human waste. Poster, 2023.
- Plant and microbial science and technology as cornerstones to Bioregenerative Life Support Systems in space. Academic article, 2023.
- From urine to food and oxygen: effects of high and low NH4+:NO3- ratio on lettuce cultivated in a gas-tight hydroponic facility. Academic article, 2023.
- Utilization of runoff nutrients from recirculating aquaculture systems for hydroponic crop cultivation. Academic article, 2021.
- Real-time monitoring of chemical water quality in closed-loop hydroponics. Academic article, 2020.
- Kolonisering av Mars. Popular scientific lecture, 2020.
- Måneforskning kan effektivisere landbruket. Interview, 2020.
- Vellykka salatdyrking i avfallsvann fra settefiskanlegg. Interview, 2020.
- Forskerpodden: Nå vil forskere utnytte restvann etter lakseproduksjon til å dyrke planter. Hvordan er det mulig?. Programme participation, 2020.
- Hydroponic nutrient solution monitoring for crop characterization. Academic lecture, 2020.
- Radiser på Mars. Popular scientific article, 2020.
- Eksotisk jordbruk - Til verdensrommet og tilbake igjen. Popular scientific lecture, 2020.
- Oppdrag Mars. Popular scientific lecture, 2020.
- Identification of Regulatory Genes and Metabolic Processes Important for Alginate Biosynthesis in Azotobacter vinelandii by Screening of a Transposon Insertion Mutant Library. Academic article, 2020.
- Real-time monitoring of chemical water quality in closed-loop hydroponics. Academic lecture, 2019.
- Bemannet romfart og livsstøtte. Popular scientific lecture, 2019.
- Planter i verdensrommet - Intervju på NRK P3 Norske tilstander. Interview, 2019.
- Migration to Mars. Lecture, 2019.
- Technology and innovation for development of modular equipment in scalable advanced life support systems for space explorations. Academic lecture, 2019.
- Highlights from the Horizon2020 project TIME SCALE. Lecture, 2019.
- From Life Support Systems for Space to Improved Resource Utilization on Earth. Academic lecture, 2019.
- Mat, oksygen og rent vann til astronauter i verdensrommet. Popular scientific lecture, 2019.
- Reisen til Mars. Popular scientific lecture, 2019.
- Livsstøtte for en framtid på Månen. Popular scientific lecture, 2019.
- Til Månen og Mars - med mat, oksygen og vann fra planter. Popular scientific lecture, 2019.
- Til Månen og Mars - med planter for å overleve. Popular scientific lecture, 2019.
- Plant cultivation experiments for design and testing of TIME SCALE Crop Cultivation System breadboard. Academic lecture, 2018.
- Exploring plants as support-systems for the space missions of tomorrow. Interview Journal, 2018.
- Med planter til Månen og Mars - og tilbake igjen. Popular scientific lecture, 2018.
- Mat, oksygen og rent vann til astronauter i verdensrommet - Inspirasjon til First Lego League, Ranheim skole. Popular scientific lecture, 2018.
- Mat, oksygen og rent vann til astronauter i verdensrommet - Inspirasjon til First Lego League, Stavset skole. Popular scientific lecture, 2018.
- Ta i bruk ny teknologi. Popular scientific lecture, 2017.
- Økt ressursutnyttelse gjennom blågrønt samarbeid. Academic lecture, 2017.
- How space research helps to solve global challenges: Growing plants in space. Academic lecture, 2016.
- Improved cultivation system for future life science experiments on ISS: Development of modular test-bed. Poster, 2016.
- Brukernes tilgang til jordbruksforskning: En forstudie om utfordringer og mulige tiltak for å gjøre forskningsbasert kunnskap om jordbruket mer tilgjengelig for rådgiver og bonde. Report, 2014.
- Mapping global effects of the anti-sigma factor MucA in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 through genome-scale metabolic modeling. Academic article, 2013.
- Optimized submerged batch fermentation strategy for systems scale studies of metabolic switching in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). Academic article, 2012.
- A Technical Platform for Generating Reproducible Expression Data from Streptomyces coelicolor Batch Cultivations. Academic article, 2011.
- Bacillus methanolicus pyruvate carboxylase and homoserine dehydrogenase I and II and their roles for L-lysine production from methanol at 50°C. Academic article, 2010.
- The dynamic architecture of the metabolic switch in Streptomyces coelicolor. Academic article, 2010.
- Overexpression of Wild-Type Aspartokinase Increases L-Lysine Production in the Thermotolerant Methylotrophic Bacterium Bacillus methanolicus. Academic article, 2009.
- A systems biology approach towards understanding metabolic switching from primary to secondary metabolism in Streptomyces coelicolor. Academic lecture, 2009.
- Bacterial alginate biosynthesis: New genes identified by high-throughput screening. Poster, 2009.
- Study and engineering of methanol assimilation and L-lysine production in the thermotolerant bacterium Bacillus methanolicus. Doctoral dissertation, 2008.
- Identification of genes involved in alginate production and encystment in Azotobacter vinelandii. Poster, 2008.
- New genes affecting alginate biosynthesis in Azotobacter vinelandii. Poster, 2008.
- New genes affecting alginate biosynthesis in Azotobacter vinelandii. Poster, 2008.
- Bacillus methanolicus: a candidate for industrial production of amino acids from methanol at 50°C. Academic literature review, 2007.
- Upregulated transcription of plasmid and chromosomal ribulose monophosphate pathway genes is critical for methanol assimilation rate and methanol tolerance in the methylotrophic bacterium Bacillus methanolicus. Academic article, 2006.
- Unusual physiology of methylotrophic Bacillus methanolicus: impact on metabolic engineering approaches for the bioproduction of lysine. Academic lecture, 2004.
- Bioproduction of L-lysine from methanol: genes critical for methanol consumption are encoded by a 19 kb natural plasmid in Bacillus methanolicus. Academic lecture, 2004.
- Plasmid-dependent methylotrophy in Thermotolerant Bacillus methanolicus. Academic lecture, 2004.
- Physiology and biochemistry of glutamate and L-lysine biosynthesis from methanol by Bacillus methanolicus at 50C. Academic lecture, 2004.
- Four pathway-specific regulators differentially control nystatin biosynthesis in Streptomyces noursei ATCC11455. Poster, 2003.
- Metabolic engineering of Bacillus methanolicus for improved L-lysine production. Poster, 2003.
- Four pathway-specific regulators differentially control nystatin biosynthesis in Streptomyces noursei ATCC 11455. Poster, 2003.
- Metabolic engineering of Bacillus methanolicus for improved L-lysine production. Poster, 2003.
- Analysis of the regulatory locus associated with the nystatin biosynthetic gene cluster in Streptomyces noursei ATCC 11455. Poster, 2001.