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RWTH Aachen appoints former doctoral candidate Elif Emil-Kaya as professor
RWTH Aachen University said Elif Emil-Kaya has returned as a professor, bringing research on sustainable extraction of critical raw materials and recovery of valuable metals.
Why it matters: RWTH Aachen's work on critical raw materials, metal refining and metal recovery gains a professor who was once a doctoral candidate at the university.
RWTH Aachen University announced that Elif Emil-Kaya, who was once a doctoral candidate there, is now a professor at the university.
According to the university, her research covers sustainable methods for extracting critical raw materials, as well as metal production and refining.
The university said she also works on recovering valuable metals from secondary raw materials, and described the appointment as her return to her former institution.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
The appointment places a former RWTH Aachen doctoral candidate in a professorship covering sustainable extraction of critical raw materials, metal refining and recovery of metals from secondary sources.
