Heidi Samuelsen Nygård

Heidi Samuelsen Nygård is an Associate Professor in Energy Physics at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She holds a PhD (2014) from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) on thermochemical biomass conversion in molten salts and has conducted postdoctoral research on CO2 capture in molten salts.

Her research focuses on:

• Sustainable power systems and renewable energy integration
• Smart grids and power flexibility
• Molten salt technology for CO2 capture and energy applications
• Convection dynamics in porous media

Recent publications highlight advancements in:

• Electric vehicle grid integration and demand flexibility
• Battery energy storage optimization
• Molten salt-based carbon capture systems
• Renewable energy forecasting algorithms

She supervises master’s and PhD students in topics spanning grid frequency prediction, EV scheduling, thermal energy storage, and molten salt chemical processes.