Contact us

Director

Deputy Directors

Åke Olson, Researcher at the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
Telephone: +4618-671876
E-mail: ake.olson@slu.se
Åke Olsons CV-sida

Åke is responsible for SLU Forest Damage Centre's Research School

Wiebke Neumann Sivertsson, Researcher at the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies
Telephone: +46907868117, +46706349051
E-mail: wiebke.neumann@slu.se
Wiebke Neumann Sivertssons CV-sida

Communications Officer

Theres Svensson, Kommunikatör för SLU Skogsskadecentrum
Telefon: +46 90 78 68 228, +46 765 46 05 96
E-mail: theres Svensson@slu.se

Coordinator

Katja Fedrowitz, Coordinator at the SLU Forest Damage Centre and the Department of Ecology
Telephone: +4618672196
E-mail: katja.fedrowitz@slu.se

Damage caused by insects

Maartje Klapwijk, +4618-67 24 02

Damage caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses

Iryna Matsiakh, +4640-415 394 and Audrius Menkis, +4618-67 27 29 

Damage caused by wildlife

Fredrik Widemo, +4690-786 81 40, +4676-13 91 040

Damage caused by fire and drought

Inka Bohlin, +4690-786 81 06

Damage caused by wind and snow

Teresa López-Andújar Fustel, start the assignment 1 January 2025

Socio-economic impact

Chandra Krishnamurthy

Risk and impact assessments with Heureka

Narayanan Subramanian, +4640-415 315 and Johanna Lundström, +4690-786 81 48

External collaboration specialists

SLU has appointed external collaboration specialists with a special focus on developing the extension processes at the university in the forest area. These specialists all combine proficiency in research with extension activities in their subject areas.

• Fredrik Widemo, wildlife, wildlife management and forests
  Fredrik Widemo is an expert in the field of wildlife, wildlife management and forests.
• Rimvydas Vasaitis, mycology, forest protection
  Rimvydas Vasaitis is a researcher and a field mycologist at SLU. He is an expert on forest health and protection, mycology, ecology and silviculture.
• Henrik Böhlenius, forest management
  Henrik Böhlenius is an expert on forest management with poplar plantation as research area.
• Mats Jonsell, forest enthomology
  Mats Jonsell is an expert on forest enthomolgy. He studies insects and nature conservation issues in forests.

Wildlife

Fredrik Widemo, Lecturer, analyst SLU Forest Damage Centre 
External collaboration specialist, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental studies. 
fredrik.widemo@slu.se, +4690-786 81 40, +4676-13 91 040

Annika Felton, researcher 
Department of Southern Swedish Forest 
Annika.Felton@slu.se, +4640-41 51 77 

Moose damage 

Göran Ericsson, professor  
Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies
goran.ericsson@slu.se, +4690-786 85 08, +46706-76 50 12 

Vole 

Birger Hörnfeldt, Senior Advisor 
Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies 
birger.hornfeldt@slu.se, +4670-552 53 28 

Insect damage to trees and shrubs

Insect damage (general) 

Mats Jonsell, Senior Lecturer
Department of Ecology
mats.jonsell@slu.se, +4618-67 28 76

Maartje Klapwijk, Senior Lecturer, analyst at SLU Forest Damage Centre
Department of Ecology 
maartje.klapwijk@slu.se, +4618-67 24 02

Insect damage on leaf 

Helena Bylund, Researcher 
Department of Ecology 
helena.bylund@slu.se, +4618-67 23 28 

Insect damage on forest plantation  

Christer Björkman, professor, Forest entomology unit 
Department of Ecology 
christer.bjorkman@slu.se , +4618-67 153 2, +46705-58 15 32 

Pine weevil 

Adriana Puentes, Senior Lecturer, Forest entomology unit
Department of Ecology 
adriana.puentes@slu.se , +4618-67 24 03 

Spruce bark beetle 

Martin Schroeder, professor  
Department of Ecology 
martin.schroeder@slu.se, +4618-67 23 32 

Damage caused by fungi 

Damage caused by fungi (general) 

Audrius Menkis, researcher, analyst at SLU Forest Damage Centre
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
audrius.menkis@slu.se, +4618-67 27 29 

Iryna Matsiakh, researcher, analyst at SLU Forest Damage Centre
Department of Southern Swedish Forest
iryna.matsiakh@slu.se, +4640-415 394

Michelle Cleary, Senior lecturer 
Department of Southern Swedish Forest
Michelle.Cleary@slu.se, +4640-415 51 81, +4676-787 87 71 

Rimvydas Vasaitis, Field Mycologist 
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology 
rimvys.vasaitis@slu.se, +4618-67 18 74 

Phytophthora 

Michelle Cleary, Senior lecturer 
Department of Southern Swedish Forest  
michelle.cleary@slu.se, 040-415 51 81 

Root rot 

Jan Stenlid, Senior Advisor
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
Jan.Stenlid@slu.se, +4618-67 18 07 

Jonas Rönnberg, Researcher 
Department of Southern Swedish Forest  
jonas.ronnberg@slu.se, +4640-41 51 79, +4670-672 76 43 

Forest nurseries

Audrius Menkis, researcher, analyst at SLU Forest Damage Centre 
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
audrius.menkis@slu.se, +4618-67 27 29 

Michelle Cleary, Senior lecturer 
Department of Southern Swedish Forest
Michelle.Cleary@slu.se, +4640-415 51 81, +4676-787 87 71

Risk assessment of plant pests

Johanna Boberg, analyst 
Risk assessment of plant pests 
johanna.boberg@slu.se, +4618 – 67 18 04 

Niklas Björklund, analyst 
Risk assessment of plant pests
niklas.bjorklund@slu.se, +4618 – 67 28 79, +4670-508 28 79 

Rust fungi 

Berit Samils, Researcher
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
berit.samils@slu.se, +4618-67 27 27 

Abiotic damage 

Wind 

Kristina Blennow, professor 
Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management
kristina.blennow@slu.se, +4640-41 52 30 

Forest fire 

Inka Bohlin, Researcher, analyst SLU Forest Damage Centre
Department of Forest Resource Management
inka.bohlin@slu.se, +4690-786 81 06

Anders Granström, Senior lecturer 
Department of Forest Ecology and Management
anders.granstrom@slu.se, +4690-786 83 39, +4670-22 97 29