Christina Meskers
SINTEF
Trondheim, Norway
Member ID 3822
Member since Apr 30, 2023
Status Active
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About

Senior research scientist at SINTEF, Manufacturing Institute, in the department of Industrial eco-systems.
Christina has over 15 years of experience in the (raw) materials sector. Prior to SINTEF, she was senior advisor at the Industrial Ecology programme of NTNU, and worked at Umicore, Belgium for 10+ years, as senior manager open innovation, and senior manager market intelligence & business research. She served on the advisory boards of international master programs, innovation networks; the Board of Directors of TMS; and is associate editor of the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy.

Details

Christina graduated from Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, with degrees in resource engineering (M.Sc.) in 2004 and materials science and engineering (PhD) in 2008. She spent time at McGill University (Canada) and Melbourne University (Australia).

Key publications:
- Meskers, Worrell, Reuter (2023): Handbook of recycling, 2nd edition. Elsevier. in press.
- Meskers (2021) Metal processes and applications - an overview. In: Principles of Metal Refining and Recycling. Eds: Engh, Sigworth and Kvithyld, Oxford University Press (2021)
- UNEP international resource panel (2013): Opportunities and limitations of recycling. by Reuter, M.A. et al.

Research Interests

Christina has a passion for innovation and strategy, connecting people and ideas across disciplines, industries, organisations and value chains. Her work focuses on the contribution of metals and materials industry to the transition to sustainable products and a sustainable society.