Gunilla Herting

Graduated with a Master of Science in Materials Technology/Materials Science from KTH in 2003 and a PhD in Corrosion Science in 2008 with the title Bioaccessibility of Stainless Steels – Importance of Bulk and Surface Features. Working as a researcher at the division of Surface and Corrosion Science, KTH (2008) currently mainly with the aspects of atmospheric corrosion of copper, corrosion in concrete and bioelution.

Is an expert in Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy and works continuously with method development and analysis of trace metal concentrations in various aqueous media. Other important work is surface characterisation using Scanning Electron Microscopes, Light Optical Microscopes and Profilometry.