Sander Grønnerød is a 27 year old Norwegian researcher working for SINTEF Industry, in their department of manufacturing. He works in a group that specializes on additive processes, including DED-LB, DED-arc and PBF-LB. With a background in metallurgy, and an interest in heat transfer, Sander works with tasks that are closely related to process monitoring, characterization and quality assurance of additively manufactured metallic parts. Sander has high activity in both international and national research projects, including ALABAMA, UPBEAT and SmartSirk. In addition, he recently acquired the role as coordinator in Horizon Europe project GEAR-UP.