Circular Materials Conference 2025

Scientific Committee

Lisbeth M. Ottosen

Professor, Head of Section for Materials and Durability, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark

Lisbeth M. Ottosen currently leads the sector development project Circular Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. This project brings together academia and the construction sector to identify the technological advancements and innovations required for a transition to a circular economy. Lisbeth holds an MSc in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Environmental Technology. Over the years, she has published more than 180 peer-reviewed articles in ISI-indexed journals, reflecting her significant contributions to sustainable materials research and circular economy initiatives.

Burcak Ebin

Senior Researcher, Associate professor at Chalmers University of Technology Energy and Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Dr. Burçak Ebin's background in Metallurgy and Material Engineering, coupled with his extensive research in process development for recycling and material recovery from various waste streams. He is also an expert in nano- and micron-size powder production from primary and secondary sources. His work addresses critical challenges related to waste management, resource sustainability, and the development of advanced materials. His research is instrumental in fostering sustainable and feasible recycling processes, which are essential for a more environmentally responsible and resource-efficient future.

Martina Petranikova

Associate professor at Chalmers University of Technology – Industrial Materials Recycling group Energy and Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chalmers Univerisy of Technology

Martina's work deals with hydrometallurgical process to recover valuable metals from primary sources (ores, concentrates) and secondary sources (spent portable and car batteries, steel making dust, mining waste, waste of electric and electronic equipment, etc.). The research is based on the development of hydrometallurgical technologies involving processes such as: leaching, solvent extraction, precipitation, electrowinning, etc. Developed processes are scaled up and optimized. To scale up solvent extraction processes, mixer-settlers of different size and pulse columns are used.

Amir Rashid

Professor of Manufacturing Processes Theory and Management at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm

Amir Rashid holds a PhD in Production Engineering and has over 30 years of experience in academia and industry. His work focuses on advancing research and innovation in sustainable and circular manufacturing. He has led numerous large-scale projects under EU research and innovation programmes, including FP7 and H2020, and initiated and led the Circular Economy initiative at KTH (CE@KTH), fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among diverse stakeholders. Driven by a passion for science and education, he aims to bridge academia and industry to accelerate the transition from linear to circular manufacturing systems.

Tomas Rydberg

Senior Researcher, Life Cycle Management IVL Swedich Environmental and Research Institute

Tomas Rydberg has extensive experience of life cycle assessments and measurement of product environmental performance. 

Mark Foreman

Associate Professor, Energy and Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Dr. Foreman's research spans both nuclear chemistry and industrial materials recycling. His interests in materials includes the recycling of polymers, metals and other materials. Also he has an interest in the safe and sustainable (environmental, social and financial) management of hazardous wastes. His interests within nuclear chemistry include the chemistry of serious reactor accidents, the organic chemistry of low/intermediate radioactive wastes and new separations for the nuclear fuel cycle.

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About the conference

Circular Materials Conference is a Nordic forum for industrial, scientific and commercial progress in the circular use of materials, that offers unique insight and debate in seminars, face-to-face meetings and networking for international key people, academic and commercial, that wants to be in the industry forefront at a time when we face the challenge of transformation to circular business models for the future of our planet.