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The research and innovation taking place in SFI Metal
Production is in total harmony with NTNU’s vision
”Knowledge for a better world”.
The SFI has been building up to full capacity in 2016, one
of the reasons being the recruitment of talented PhD
students and postdocs. Scientifically the progress of the
centre during the year has been highly satisfactory.
Education of master and PhD students as well as post-
docs is an important ingredient of an SFI centre. A vital
part of NTNU’s mission as a university is student and re-
searcher training and SFI Metal Production is a valuable
contributor in this respect. The asset of the SFI centre
from an educational point of view, is that the young stu-
dents and postdocs are exposed to timely scientific ques-
tions on topics highly relevant for the industrial partners
and with strong innovation potential. Through the close
collaboration between the university, institute and in-
dustry partners, these candidates learn the interplay be-
tween solving industrial questions and applied research,
as well as formulating basic scientific questions based
on industrial needs. Most significantly, these students
and researchers are instrumental in carrying out the re-
search activities within the centre in close collaboration
with the university academics, SINTEF researchers and
staff of the industrial partners. These candidates are
potential future researchers and research leader in the
field and possible employees for all partners in the con-
sortium, with profound knowledge of metal production
and understanding of industrial needs. This symbiosis is
an asset for all participants in the centre as well as for
the educational charter of NTNU.
Highly educated personnel are becoming increasingly
important as Norwegian industry is facing stronger
competition in a global market and expectations with
respect to sustainable production and lower environ-
mental footprints. These trends demand specialists with
research experience to drive the industrial development
and competitiveness. The PhD candidates and post-
docs educated through SFI Metal Production are among
these specialists. Societal aspects are integral topics of
the centre, issues high on the agenda for all members
and underpinning all research areas.
We are pleased with successful recruiting of talented
young students and researchers to SFI Metal Production
and look forward to following their scientific achieve-
ments in the centre and beyond. We believe that our can-
didates will contribute to shape the future of a strong
and sustainable metal producing industry in Norway.
Anne Borg (Dean at NV-Faculty)
leader of the EC at SFI Metal Production