Dr. Arna Pálsdóttir works for Reykjavik Energy in Research and Innovation as a chemical engineering specialist. The focus of her work is on integration of heat production from high temperature geothermal fields and low temperature fields, specifically relating to the chemical composition of the different fluids. Arna received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Cornell University in 2019. At Cornell she worked on the valorization of geothermal waters with lithium extraction under the guidance of Prof. Jefferson W. Tester. She received her M.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University in 2017 and her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Iceland in 2013.
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