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Dr. Ben Wilson is a Senior Scientist in the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at Aalto University's School of Engineering, specializing in hydrometallurgy and corrosion research. He is affiliated with the Circular Raw Materials Hub in Espoo, Finland, and maintains an active research portfolio focused on sustainable materials recovery, battery recycling, and circular economy solutions with 143 publications and 11 major research projects to his credit.
His academic journey includes postdoctoral research at Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (2003-2005), research positions at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2005-2007), Paderborn University (2010), Swansea University (2011-2012), and a JWT Jones Visiting Research Fellowship at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg in 2014.
Dr. Wilson's research interests span corrosion science, electrochemistry, surface chemistry, hydrometallurgy, and circular economy applications, with particular focus on battery recycling, sustainable metal recovery, and waste valorization. His work contributes significantly to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to responsible consumption and production, climate action, and industry innovation.
His recent research output demonstrates strong trends in lithium-ion battery recycling technologies, electrochemical recovery methods for critical metals, and life cycle assessment of sustainable materials processing. These studies bridge materials science, environmental engineering, and industrial sustainability, with practical applications for the circular economy.
- Galloway Award (2002) for corrosion research
- JWT Jones Travelling Fellowship from the Royal Society of Chemistry, England (2014)
Dr. Wilson actively participates in academic service as a thesis examiner, funding application reviewer, and editorial board member. He supervises graduate students (7 theses supervised to date) and collaborates extensively on research projects related to battery metals circularity. His current research involves multiple active projects including BATCircle3.0 and TOCANEM 2, focusing on Finland-based circular ecosystems for battery metals and carbon-neutral metal production.
He leads research in the Hydrometallurgy and Corrosion group within Aalto University's Circular Raw Materials Hub, collaborating with international partners across Europe on critical materials recovery and sustainable processing technologies, with upcoming activities including doctoral thesis examinations and academic visitor hosting scheduled through mid-2025.
