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Hanna Vikström

Hanna Vikström is a PhD student in the Environmental Humanities Laboratory, part of the Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. She was previously a research application evaluator at the Swedish Energy Agency, Eskilstuna (2012–13) and a research assistant at Uppsala University (2012). Hanna has an MSc in engineering physics from Uppsala University, where she focused on applied physics and energy, and in 2009–10 was an exchange student at Ohio State University. Her published work includes the article “Lithium availability and future production outlooks” in Applied Energy (with S. Davidsson and M. Höök, 2013); articles on popular science, “Sällsynta metaller—ett resursproblem?” (LMNT-nytt, 2014) and “Vindkraften har också sin ‘uranbrytning’” (coauthored with M. Höök, Ny Teknik, 2012); and her thesis “Rare metals: energy security and supply” (2011). She has also presented the following papers: “A scarce resource? The debate on metals in Teknisk Tidsskrift,” World Congress of Environmental History, Guimaraes, Portugal, July 8–12, 2013; “Understanding Greenland as a minerals paradise: mining futures in historical perspective” at the conference entitled “Heritage and Change in the Arctic,” Nuuk, Greenland, October 11–14, 2013 (coauthored with Per Högselius); and “Rare metals in historical perspective: Sweden’s role in the global rare metals system,” seminar at KTH, September 23, 2013.

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