Eli Ringdalen
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Eli Ringdalen is a senior research scientist at SINTEF working with process metallurgy mainly within Mn-alloys and Si and FeSi production. The research includes both development of new processes and optimisation of existing processes. Important research topics are properties and effects of raw materials, minimisation of energy consumption, methods to reduce CO2 emissions as well as different aspects of furnace operation. Eli graduated from NTNU in Trondheim, Norway with MSc. in ore geology in 1979 and PhD in Metallurgy in 1999. Subject of PhD thesis was HCFeCr process. From 1979 and until she started as researcher in SINTEF in 2007, Eli worked in various mining and metallurgical companies. This includes Rana Gruber iron ore mine, Elkem Rana Ferrochromium plant, some of Elkems silicon plants and RDMN/Vale Mn-alloy plant in Norway.