My research focuses on resource recovery integration in renewable energy systems where X-ray analytical techniques, both at the university and at synchrotrons, play a significant role.
My scientific work with the Thermochemical Energy Conversion Laboratory aims at enabling nutrient and resource recovery from the energy sector by using fuel design with renewable energy resources to improve the ash quality and thereby, contribute to the foundation of a sustainable society. Even though the goal is common, the desired fuel blend compositions are likely different for the forestry sector, agricultural sector, and waste streams from society.
Currently, the most important research topic in my work involves fundamental studies of phosphate structures in ash fractions since it has been shown that it is possible to aim for the formation of certain phosphates in thermochemical conversion of biomass and waste streams. Some of these structures are potentially suitable growth of plants but it is important to determine if heavy metal mobility would be affected during this plant uptake of phosphorus and potassium found in the structures. Establishing synchrotron-based analytical methods within my field of research will not only be of great assistance in reaching a sustainable society, but will also allow me to assist other research groups with user training in the future.
In addition to these detailed structural studies I am working in a range of different research projects where such a fuel design approach is developed together with industrial partners and academic partners. The Swedish strategic research programme Bio4Energy has been a great resource in these endeavours through promotion of interdisciplinary work and research together with different research groups from several universities.
2023 - Established and leader of the MAXS research infrastructure
2020 Docent in Energy Technology, Umeå University
2020 – Associate Professor, Umeå University
2017 – 2020 Research Fellow, Umeå University
2016 – 2017 Senior Research Engineer, Umeå University
2014 – 2016 Post-doctoral Researcher, Luleå University of Technology
2014 Ph.D. in Energy Technology with specialisation in Thermal Process Chemistry, Umeå University
I mainly teach at the advanced level in the Master of Science programme in Energy Engineering, where I am also part of the programme council and I supervise several M.Sc. thesis projects from various programmes. I also contribute to third cycle studies as a co-supervisor of Ph.D. students across several different universities.
I teach or co-teach the following courses:
Combustion, gasification and pyrolysis, 7.5 credits
Advanced measurement techniques in energy technology, 7.5 credits
Experimental problem solving and research methodology in thermal energy processes, 15 Credits