Dr. Henrik Saxén is professor in Heat Engineering at ÅAU since 1997. He has held different positions at the university since 1983. His main research is on process modelling, simulation and optimization of industrial processes, with special emphasis on the iron- and steelmaking sector. He has published about 250 international journal papers and has given keynote lectures at many international conferences. He has supervised 20 PhD theses on iron- and steelmaking and has been a reviewer of numerous papers, for PhD theses, funding applications and academic positions.