Specialism: Minerals Engineering, Physical Separation
Institution: University of Birmingham

Rob Sommerville is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with a focus on reutilisation of waste and the circular economy of critical materials in Li-ion Batteries. He is currently a Faraday Institution Research Fellow working on the ReLiB, investigating physical separation techniques in the recycling of Li-ion batteries, and a Researcher Co-Investigator on REBLEND. Rob studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, gaining Masters Degrees in 2011 and 2012, and a PhD in 2017. Rob worked at the University of Warwick for a year on Lithium-ion battery recycling under Professor Emma Kendrick, before returning to Birmingham to join ReLiB.