Robert DunstPhD student

About me

I am a PhD student in ore geology at IGV. My research focuses on the mobility of critical metals in the Bergslagen ore district in central Sweden. Critical metals are defined by the EU as elements that are essential for the development of modern technologies, but whose future supply is at risk. Using the broad tool set of a geologist, from fieldwork over petrography to geochemistry, I am investigating processes that took place in the rocks of Sweden nearly 2 billion years ago.

It is the combination of past and future, of scientific niche and societal issues and of physical fieldwork and meticulous work at the institute that excites me for my work as a PhD student in geology.