Research
2024 SIF Student Award in Sustainability
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The field of geothermal energy | Ximena Guardia Muguruza | 2024/5 |
- 2024 SIF PhD Research & Fellows
| Project Name | Applicant(s) | PhD Student | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Climate change, finance and sustainability | Heiðar Eyjólfsson and Ralph Rudd | Aqib Ahmed | 2024/5 |
CNFuture | Eyjólfur Ingi Ásgeirsson and Hlynur Stefánsson | to be filled | 2024/5 |
Developing an Inert Anode for Oxygen Evolution during Aluminium Production | Guðrún Saevarsdóttir | Kamaljeet Singh | 2024/5 |
- 2024 SIF Project Grants
| Project Name | Aplicant(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|
Potential for Icelandic offshore wind power | Ewa Lazarczyk Carlson | 2024/5 |
Rapid assessment of microplastic contamination in Icelandic water bodies | Joseph Timothy Foley | 2024/5 |
Imaging geothermal resources using high-resolution seismic methods | Vala Hjorleifsdottir | 2024/5 |
The Development of Smart-Grid Self-Healing Reconfiguration for Improving Power Grids Reliably | Mohamed F. M. Abdelfatta | 2024/5 |
Gas-sensor for environmental monitoring | Halldor G. Svavarsson and Andrei Manolescu with Muhammad Taha Sultan | 2024/5 |
Feasibility of power generation using hybrid geothermal-biomass in Iceland | Maria Sigridur Gudjonsdottir | 2024/5 |
SIF Student Award in Sustainability
| Project Name | Recipient | Year |
|---|---|---|
The Geysir Project | Bjarni Sævar Sveinsson, Jökull Þór Kristjánsson, Stefán Ottó Kristinsson, Þorgeir Freyr Gíslason, Órvar Þór Örlygsson and Aron Þorbjörnsson | 2022/3 |
- 2023 SIF PhD Research & Fellows
| Project Name | Applicant(s) | PhD Student | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
From Consumers to Producers: Electric Vehicle Owners as Flexibility Provider | Eva Carlson |
| Expected Journal submission December 2024 |
Data Science for a Greener Future: Leveraging Machine Learning to Improve Sustainable Purchasing Behaviour and Reduce Over-Production | Anna Islind and María Óskarsdóttir |
| near completion |
Temperature Characteristics and Lagrangian Dispersion in Mixed Convective Turbulence | Armann Gylfason |
| Expected Journal submission October 2024 |
- 2023 SIF Project Grants
| Project Name | Applicant(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Armann Gylfason | Ongoing Research |
| Hlynur Stefansson | delayed, data compilation |
| Eyjólfur Ingi Asgeirsson | Expected Journal submission October 2024 |
| Joseph Foley | Expected Journal submission October 2025 |
SIF Student Awards in Sustainability
| Project Name | Recipient | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Smart Bin: AI assisted trash sorting mechanism | Daniel Logi Matthíasson, Eva María Hönnud. Sigurthórsd., Kjartan Freyr Hafthórsson, Ólafur Gunnar Danielsson, Unnar Freyr Arnthórsson | 2022 |
| Developing Energy System Planning Models in Kenya | Xavier Shioya Musonye | 2021 |
- 2022 April SIF PhD Research & Fellows
| Project Name | Applicant(s) | PhD Student | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIS-Enabled Real-Time Power Flow Considering Multi-layered Electric Vehicle Load Models on Distribution and Transmission Systems in Iceland | Gudmundur Kristjansson, Ragnar Kristjansson | Laurentiu Anton | Ongoing |
| The Price of Transparency in Predictive ESG Ratings | Eyjólfur Ingi Ásgeirsson, Hlynur Stefánsson, Sverrir Ólafsson, Ralph Rudd | Hugo Cazaux | Ongoing |
| Atmospheric Transport of Microplastics to Vatnajökull Ice Cap | Einar Jon Asbjornsson | In support of a PhD Student | Ongoing |
- 2022 SIF Project Grants
| Project Name | Applicant(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental humidity sensor based on silicon nanowires | Andrei Manolescu, Halldór Guðfinnur Svavarsson | Ongoing |
| GeoEjector | Maria Sigridur Gudjonsdottir, Ximena Guardia Muguruza | Ongoing |
| Atmospheric fallout of Microplastics | Hlynur Stefansson, Einar Jon Asbjornsson | Ongoing |
| Drone-based water sampler for micro-plastics research | Joseph Timothy Foley | Ongoing |
| Energy communities - mapping | Ewa Lazarczyk Carlson | Ongoing |
2021 April SIF PhD Research & Fellows
| Project Name | Applicant(s) | PhD Student | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atomistic studies of organo-halide materials for photovoltaics (ATOMAP) | Andrei Manolescu | Rachel Brophy | Ongoing |
| A transition towards a 100% electric Heavy-Duty Vehicle fleet in Iceland: Feasibility and impact assessment of the charging load on the transmission and distribution system | Ragnar Kristjánsson Hlynur Stefánsson Eyjólfur Ingi Ásgeirsson Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir | Albert Alonso | Ongoing |
| Adaptation of aluminium reduction cell for carbon capture and sequestration – a modelling approach | Gudrun Sævarsdottir Maria Sigridur Gudjonsdottir | Brandon Velasquez | Ongoing |
2021 April SIF Project Grants
| Project Name | Applicant(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Construction of MAPI based solar cells | Halldor Gudfinnur Svavarsson | Completed |
| Project Extension: An Assessment of the Techno-Economic, Geopolitical and Strategic Feasibility of Exporting Hydrogen from Iceland to Europe | Ewa Lazarczyk Carlson | Link to Pub Pt. 1 |
2020 September SIF Project Grants*
*2020 September SIF Project Grants were put on hold due to COVID19, and awarded later in May 2021.
| Project Name | Applicant(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| On-line and offline scheduling models for charging EVs under limited resources | Eyjólfur Ingi Asgeirsson | Ongoing Link to Pub. Pt.1 |
| Possible Solutions for Reinforcing Transmission Grids under Extreme Weather Conditions | Mohamed Abdel Fattah | Ongoing |
| Portaplants2.0 | Maria Sigridur Gudjonsdottir | Ongoing |
2020 February SIF Project Grants
| Project Name | Applicant(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Electrification of heavy-duty vehicles in Iceland – feasibility and strategies | Hlynur Stefansson, Eyjólfur Ingi Asgeirsson, Ragnar Kristjansson | Ongoing |
| LCA of Icelandic products | Guðrún Arnbjörg Sævarsdóttir Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson David Christian Finger Anna Sigríður Islind | Ongoing |
| Mobility in Reykjavik urban area | Maria Oscarsdottir Magnus Mar Halldorsson | Link to Publication |
| Predictors of healthy cognitive aging: The AGES-Study | Maria Kristin Jonsdottir | Ongoing |
| Towards sustainable energy markets in Europe: Case of capacity markets | Ewa Lazarczyk Carlson | Ongoing (Delayed) |
| Model-based Optimization of Wind Farms with Extremum Seeking Control | Eliahu August | Link to Publication |
| Molecular Dynamics of Perovskite Solar Cells | Andrei Manolescu | Link to Publication |
| Development of an experimental facility with specific focus on wind energy | Armann Gylfason | Ongoing |
| Geyser modelling | Juliet Ann Newson | Ongoing Link to Publication |
| Extracting nutrient from lava for cultivation of microalgae | Halldor Gudfinnur Svavarsson | Cancelled |
| Learning about Climate Change in Multiuser Virtual Reality | Hannes Hogni Vilhjalmsson | Link to Publication |
| Are green bonds relevant financing alternatives? | Stefan Wendt | Ongoing |
| Towards a more sustainable use of space: Analysis of internet data for | Anna Sigridur Islind | Completed |
