Ville-Valtteri Visuri
Title of Docent, D.Sc. (Tech.)
Associate Professor
Sustainable Primary Metallurgy of Steelmaking
Ville-Valtteri Visuri is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Primary Metallurgy of Steelmaking and leader of the Research Group for Primary Metallurgy of Steelmaking in the Process Metallurgy Research Unit at the University of Oulu. He serves as the Deputy Head of the Process Metallurgy Research Unit and as the Chair of the Executive Board of the Centre for Advanced Steels Research (CASR). Additionally, he is an Academy Research Fellow of the Research Council of Finland (2023–2027) and Director of the Doctoral Degree Programme in Technology, Chemistry, and Geosciences at the University of Oulu Graduate School (2026–2029).
Visuri's research focuses on chemical kinetics and transport phenomena in the metallurgy of steelmaking. His main research interests are related to the following unit processes:
- hot metal desulfurisation (HMD),
- electric arc furnace (EAF),
- electric smelters (SAF, OSBF),
- hydrogen plasma smelting reduction (HPSR),
- basic oxygen furnace (BOF),
- argon-oxygen decarburisation (AOD), and
- reheating and annealing furnaces.
The research methods cover both computational methods, such as dynamic mathematical modelling and computational thermodynamics, and experimental methods, including crucible experiments and thermogravimetry. The research is tightly connected with the process development of the steel industry and thereby contributes to the larger societal aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Before joining the tenure track, Visuri worked as R&D Manager for Modelling at Outokumpu Stainless Oy, bringing industrial experience to his research and teaching.
He is currently a project manager or principal investigator in the following projects:
- Carbon-free steelmaking by hydrogen use (H2IRON)
Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation - Digital twins for green hydrogen transition in steel industry (TWINGHY)
European Union - K1-MET Competence Center of Sustainable Digitalized Metallurgy for a Climate Neutral and Resource Efficient Planet (K1-MET SusMet4Planet)
Austrian Research Promotion Agency - Towards Carbon Neutral Metals 2 (TOCANEM 2)
Business Finland - Towards CO2-lean electric arc furnace steelmaking through fundamental and data-driven mathematical modeling (LEAF)
Research Council of Finland
See also: academic webpage.
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Process Metallurgy Research Unit
University of Oulu
PO Box 4300
FI-90014 University of Oulu
Finland