Young Professionals

Young Professionals are those in the early stages of their academic careers who's work is connected to the Center and includes students at BSc, MSc and PhD level as well as post-doctoral researchers. The collaborative work across academia and industry within the Center enables young professionals to promote their research and development and to expand their network, leading to valuable advancements in their career.

The Young Professionals of the Center are:

  • 2024-05-21 16:09 Young professionals

    Anton Eriksson

    BSc student, Stockholm University

    Project title: "REE Distribution and Mineralogy in the Blötberget Iron Oxide Apatite Deposit: Insights from the Hugget Ore Body.

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  • 2024-05-21 16:09 Young professionals

    Arianna Koufopoulou

    PhD student, Uppsala University

    Email: arianna.koufopoulou@geo.uu.se
    Project title: Crustal-scale seismic footprints of tier-1 critical raw materials.

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  • 2024-05-21 16:09 Young professionals

    Edgar Alan Martinez-Salines

    PhD student, Uppsala University

    Email: edgar_alan.martinez_salinas@geo.uu.se
    Project title: Deciphering geological processes responsible for formation of selected REE and graphite deposits through combined petrological and geophysical approach.

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  • 2025-01-29 12:21 Young professionals

    Eman Elfakharany

    MSc student, SINReM & Uppsala University

    Email: eman.elfakharany.7262@student.uu.se
    Project title: Seismic Reflection Imaging of the Alnö Alkaline and Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden: A Reprocessing Work.

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  • 2024-05-21 16:09 Young professionals

    Frida Huononen

    BSc student, Uppsala University

    Project title: The Triphylite Group Minerals from the Bergby-Axmarby LCT-Pegmatite Field, Central Sweden.
    Concluded June 2025. Link to access thesis.

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  • 2025-01-23 14:21 Young professionals

    Hedaya Alyousif

    PhD student, Uppsala University

    Email: hedaya.alyousif@geo.uu.se
    Project title: Fingerprinting of critical minerals using data mining.

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  • 2025-02-19 10:42 Young professionals

    Helge Vinje Birgerheim

    PhD student, Gothenburg University

    Email: helge.vinje.birgerheim@gu.se
    Project title: Direct dating of Swedish ore deposits.

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  • 2025-04-29 07:54 Young professionals

    Joshua Johannesen

    BSc student, Uppsala University

    Project title: Development of a geological model based on borehole- and drill rig data: A pre-study for sustainable drilling at the Epiroc Test Center in Örebro.
    Concluded June 2025. Link to access thesis.

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  • 2024-05-21 16:09 Young professionals

    Julia Sordyl

    Postdoctoral researcher, Uppsala University

    Email: julia.sordyl@geo.uu.se
    Project title: Magnetic properties of REE-minerals.

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  • 2025-04-29 07:54 Young professionals

    Kevin Gashi

    BSc student, Uppsala University

    Project title: Development of a geological model based on borehole- and drill rig data: A pre-study for sustainable drilling at the Epiroc Test Center in Örebro.
    Concluded June 2025. Link to access thesis.

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  • 2025-02-27 12:28 Young professionals

    Laurens Tromp

    PhD student, Stockholm University

    Email: laurens.tromp@geo.su.se
    Project title: Stratigraphic and lithological controls on skarn-type REE
    mineralisation in Bergslagen, Sweden.

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  • 2024-10-29 14:43 Young professionals

    Lea Gyger

    PhD student, Uppsala University

    Email: lea.gyger@geo.uu.se
    Project title: Hardrock seismic imaging for mineral exploration using broadband sensors and distributed acoustic sensing.

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  • 2024-08-20 16:23 Young professionals

    Liuqing Yang

    Postdoctoral researcher, Uppsala University

    Email: liuqing.yang@geo.uu.se
    Project title: Developing machine-learning algorithms for hardrock seismic applications combined with cutting-edge DAS.

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  • 2025-02-04 08:24 Young professionals

    Lorena Ferrada

    MSc student, SINReM & Uppsala University

    Email: lorena.ferrada.1293@student.uu.se
    Project title: Mapping a Technology Management Strategy for the Smart Exploration Research Center.

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  • 2024-11-12 13:38 Young professionals

    Léopold Chicoine

    MSc student, Göteborg University

    Email: guschicle@student.gu.se
    Project title: An investigation of the Rare Earth Elements in Blötberget.

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  • 2024-05-21 16:09 Young professionals

    Maria Arnover

    BSc student, Stockholm University

    Project title: REE Distribution and Mineralogy in the Blötberget Iron Oxide Apatite Deposit: Insights from the Kalv Ore Body.

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  • 2024-05-21 16:09 Young professionals

    María Margarita Ariza Acero

    Postdoctoral researcher, Uppsala University

    Email: margarita.ariza_acero@geo.uu.se
    Project title: Characterization of experimentally derived phosphate phases enriched in REE.

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  • 2024-05-21 17:32 Young professionals

    Pablo Petri

    PhD student, Uppsala University

    Email: pablo.petri@geo.uu.se
    Project title: The Bergby Li-Cs-Ta-pegmatite field in central Sweden.

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  • 2024-05-21 16:09 Young professionals

    Philip Landeman

    MSc student, Uppsala University

    Project title: High-resolution gravity and magnetic delineation of mafic-endowed Ni-Cu-PGE deposits in Bergslagen.

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  • 2024-08-20 11:57 Young professionals

    Péter Kelemen

    EU Postdoctoral Fellow | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

    Email: peter.kelemen@gu.se
    Project title: CRITTER – Strengthening the Critical Raw Material Independence of the EU through thermochronology.

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  • 2024-08-29 09:33 Young professionals

    Robert Dunst

    PhD student, Stockholm University

    Email: robert.dunst@geo.su.se
    Project title: Mobility of critical metals in the Bergslagen region during hydrothermal alteration related to ore formation.

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  • 2025-02-05 10:00 Young professionals

    Sara Rognås

    MSc student, Uppsala University

    Email: sara.rognas.0756.student.uu.se
    Project title: Unravelling Geological Structures Controlling the Groundwater Table in the Blötberget Mine Area.
    Concluded August 2025. Link to access thesis

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  • 2024-05-21 16:09 Young professionals

    Stefanos Sykiotis

    MSc student, Uppsala University

    Project title: Predicting Physical Properties Using Neural Networks: A Case Study from Ludvika Mines – Central Sweden.
    Concluded May 2025. Link to access thesis.

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  • 2024-05-21 17:29 Young professionals

    Viktor Stender

    PhD student, Uppsala University

    Email: viktor.stender@geo.uu.se
    Project title: High-resolution seismic imaging for mine tailing characterization and prototype testing.

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  • 2025-01-07 12:09 Young professionals

    Zbigniew Wilczynski

    PhD student, Uppsala University

    Email: zbigniew.wilczynski@geo.uu.se
    Project title: Active and passive seismic methods for near-surface investigations.

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  • 2025-02-14 17:36 Young professionals

    Zixuan Ding

    PhD student, Uppsala University

    Email: zixuan.ding@angstrom.uu.se
    Project title: Utilization of Biopolymers for Extracting Rare Earth Elements.

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