GrønnMet’s primary objective is to serve as a hub for interdisciplinary research collaboration and knowledge dissemination in green energy, catering to a wide audience including academia, industry, and STEM students. We are closely collaborating with departments within OsloMet, including MEK (Department of Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical engineering), BE (Department of Built Environment), and IT (Department of Computer Science). We believe, GrønnMet symbolizes the harmonious blend of technology and sustainability and will place OsloMet at the forefront of Green Energy education, research and knowledge transfer. Additionally, this initiative is vital for reinforcing academic circles at OsloMet and sets the groundwork for future educational and academic growth within the green energy sector.
Research team
Arvind Keprate
Professor
Professor in Condition Monitoring, with expertise in PHM, reliability engineering and life estimation modeling.
Tiina Komulainen
Professor
Professor in system dynamics. Her research and teaching are focused on energy-efficient control and virtual sensors for bioenergy and water industries.
Arash Soleiman Fallah
Professor
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Specializing in phononic metamaterials, acoustic waves, computational continuum mechanics, and vibration and dynamics.
Rafael Borrajo
Associate Professor
Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, specialized in materials innovation and nanotechnology.
Yasha Parvini
Associate Professor
Associate professor in modeling and control of dynamic systems with expertise in energy storage technologies.
Tore Flåtten
Associate Professor
Associate professor in computational fluid mechanics with expertise in multiphase flows and numerical analysis.
Ramis Örlü
Lead project, Lab manager
Professor in fluid mechanics with expertise in experimental fluid mechanics, turbulence and flow control.
Behrouz Arash
Associate Professor
Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in computational mechanics and material modeling
Admin/management staff
Astrid Oust Janbu
Project Owner
Head of the Department of Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical engineering. Associate Professor in Biotechnology.
Simen Antonsen
Project Manager
Head of Studies. PhD in synthetic organic chemistry.
Mona Eftekhardadkhah
Senior R&D Advisor
Senior R&D advisor/PhD in chemical engineering with expertise in development of new technologies for produced/wastewater treatment.
Stefan Erbs
Project Coordinator
Project coordinator responsible for the administrative day-to-day operation and GrønnMet’s point of contact.