Jenny Norrman

Jenny Norrman is a Professor in the Division of Geology and Geotechnics at Chalmers University of Technology, where she leads the Engineering Geology research group and serves as Head of Unit. Her research focuses on sustainable environmental management with emphasis on contaminated land remediation, subsurface planning, and geosystem services. She directs multiple interdisciplinary projects including SPADES (Spatial Planning and Design with Soil) and UNDER (Geosystem services underneath sustainable communities), funded by EU and Swedish research councils.

Her core research investigates:

• Nature-based solutions for upgrading contaminated urban land
• Risk management frameworks for soil remediation
• Economic valuation of geosystem services
• Sustainable subsurface resource utilization
• Stakeholder-integrated brownfield regeneration

Her publication trends reveal strong focus on practical applications of environmental science, with recent work emphasizing PFAS remediation, phytomanagement techniques, and integration of ecosystem services into policy frameworks. She frequently employs cost-benefit analysis and probabilistic modeling to evaluate remediation strategies.

Norrman leads significant grants including RECOVER (Climate-smart agriculture on demined land in Ukraine) and ISLANDR (Information-based land remediation strategies), collaborating with European Commission and Swedish Transport Administration. She coordinates multi-institutional teams across geology, economics, and urban planning disciplines.