Usman Saleem,  PhD candidate on HolE-LIB project, working on solvents for recovery of lithium from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries, is defending his thesis soon! All the best to him. Details about his defence can be found below. It has been a pleasure to co-supervise him and support his journey since he did his master thesis with me in 2022!

Thesis title Development of Solvents for Lithium Recovery

Trial lecture (Assigned topic): Opportunities and challenges in chemical process modelling of battery recycling pathways

Assessment Committee The Faculty of Natural Sciences has appointed the following members to the assessment committee for the evaluation of the thesis:

 First opponent: Associate Professor Martina Petranikova. Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

 Second opponent: Researcher Børre Tore Børresen. Equinor, Norway

 Chair of the committee: Professor Edd Anders Blekkan. Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU

 Supervisors

Main supervisor: Professor Hanna Knuutila

Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Sulalit Bandyopadhyay

Co-supervisor: Researcher Vanja Buvik

 Time and venue

The PhD trial lecture and defence of the thesis are open to the public:

Trial lecture: 27 August 2026 at 10:15 – Disputasrommet, the Main Building, Gløshaugen, NTNU

Defence of the thesis: 27 August 2026 at 13:15 – Disputasrommet, the Main Building, Gløshaugen, NTNU

Detailed Announcement: Please read here