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LUT University - M.Sc., Chemical Engineering; Kokkolan Teknillinen Oppilaitos- B.Sc, Process Technology
Former Sr. Manager, Global Sales Applications, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Esa Nummi spent almost 5 years at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a product manager, business development manager, and global sales application manager focusing on portable analytical instruments and XRF products.
February 7, 2017
Read more Trees, Termites, and …Gold?
January 24, 2017
Read more Energy Outlook May Influence Unconventional Oil Exploration
December 13, 2016
Read more Arctic Oil & Gas Exploration: Do the Challenges Outweigh the Potential?
November 8, 2016
Read more Oil and Gas Rigs are Coming Back- Will the Employees?
October 25, 2016
Read more Raise Your Glass to Diatomite
September 13, 2016
Read more Ancient Egypt May Point the Way to Modern Gold Discoveries
August 23, 2016
Read more Technology from Space May Help Mining on Earth
June 2, 2016
Read more I Use XRF Analyzers at the Mine… Do I Need To Take Precautions?
May 3, 2016
Read more The Role of Plastic Pipe in the Mining Industry May Be About to Increase
April 14, 2016
Read more A New Way to Find Platinum Group MetalsMarch 10, 2016
Read more 3D Printing in Space: Bringing Asteroid Mining One Step Closer to Reality
February 16, 2016
Read more What Happened to Nickel, Copper, and Gold? USGS Publishes New Mineral Commodity Summary
January 21, 2016
Read more Minerals MatterJanuary 19, 2016
Read more Mining Industry 2016: Trends in Mining Automation, Oil & Gas, and More
December 8, 2015
Read more Can the Fracking Boom Spread Beyond the United States?
December 1, 2015
Read more A Snapshot of the Earth’s Rarest Metals
November 25, 2015
Read more We Should Be Thankful for Our Bounty of Minerals
November 23, 2015
Read more Molybdenum: The Super Element, Superalloy
November 19, 2015
Read more Can XRF Quantify Trace Elements in Coal Applications?
November 17, 2015
Read more What Lies Ahead for the Frac Sand Industry?October 27, 2015
Read more Shale Gas Production Grows, Industry Benefits
October 22, 2015
Read more Nickel Exploration Continues: New Deposits May Have Big Potential
October 15, 2015
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Mining Iron Ore for Steel
September 8, 2015
Read more Mining: On Land, Below Sea, and Above Earth
August 27, 2015
Read more The Key to Successful Mud Logging, Part 2: Barite
August 25, 2015
Read more The Key to Successful Mud Logging, Part 1: Drilling Fluids
August 18, 2015
Read more Yes, Portable XRF Can Handle These 7 Mining Challenges
August 6, 2015
Read more Green Mining: Can It Really Happen? Part 2
August 4, 2015
Read more Green Mining: Can It Really Happen? Part 1
July 28, 2015
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: 9 Fast Facts About Barium
July 14, 2015
Read more Mining Copper: Meeting the Demand for the World’s Most Useful Metal
July 2, 2015
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: 9 Fast Facts About Fireworks (and the Minerals Needed to Make Them Spectacular!)
June 23, 2015
Read more Going to the Source: X-ray Tubes
June 16, 2015
Read more Do We Need More Green Cheese? One Step Closer to Mining the Moon’s Resources.
May 7, 2015
Read more From Tailings to Treasure? A New Mother Lode
April 30, 2015
Read more Portable XRF Calibrations in Well Site Geochemistry
April 16, 2015
Read more EPA Proposes Revised Guidelines for In-situ Recovery of Uranium, Part 2
April 14, 2015
Read more EPA Proposes Revised Guidelines for In-situ Recovery of Uranium, Part 1
April 9, 2015
Read more Can Mining Samples Be Analyzed Through Plastic Bags?
March 26, 2015
Read more Examples of Fracking Policies in the United States (Part 2)
March 24, 2015
Read more An Overview of Fracking Policies (Part 1)
March 19, 2015
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Fascinating Facts About Mercury
June 17, 2025
Read more I Use XRF Analyzers on Metals… Is it Safe?
December 13, 2016
Read more Question About XRF and Element Ions
August 2, 2016
Read more XRF Remains an Important Tool to Combat Steel Pipe Corrosion
May 3, 2016
Read more Is Plastic Pipe The Answer to Combating Corrosive Steel in Hydrocarbon Processing?
April 26, 2016
Read more Platinum Group Metals Has a New Source
March 3, 2016
Read more What’s Your Copper, Nickel, Iron, or Gold Worth?
November 17, 2015
Read more Can Handheld XRF Help to Identify Flow Accelerated Corrosion?
October 22, 2015
Read more Do We Need More Nickel?
October 8, 2015
Read more Columbus Day Celebrates Discoveries in Metals
September 29, 2015
Read more An Update on the ‘Lead-Free by 2014’ Mandate – Europe
September 24, 2015
Read more An Update on the ‘Lead-Free by 2014’ Mandate
September 22, 2015
Read more Reader Question: How Do You Differentiate Between Lead and Zinc?
September 1, 2015
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: 9 Fast Facts About Barium – A Soft, Silvery, Metal
August 27, 2015
Read more The Power Behind the Analyzer: X-ray Tubes
August 4, 2015
Read more Copper Compendium, Part 5: Copper Reincarnation- Does Copper Live Forever?June 30, 2015
Read more Can the Sun Turn You Into Metal?June 18, 2015
Read more Key Elements of a Plant FAC Program Should Include Handheld XRF AnalysisJune 16, 2015
Read more How About a Hunk of Metal for Your Anniversary?
May 19, 2015
Read more XRF and the Impact of Mercury in the Oil and Gas Industry
April 16, 2015
Read more Vancouver Welcomes ISRI 2015
March 26, 2015
Read more Mercury Testing and Analysis in the Scrap Metal Industry
March 24, 2015
Read more Is Your Scrap Metal Contaminated with Mercury ?
March 19, 2015
Read more XRF Drives Coating Analysis in the Automotive Industry
March 17, 2015
Read more XRF in the Aerospace Industry: Applications in Coating Analysis
March 12, 2015
Read more Can XRF Analyze Metal Coating Thickness?
March 10, 2015
Read more Coating Analysis with XRF
March 3, 2015
Read more INFOGRAPHIC: Fascinating Facts About Quicksilver (Mercury)
December 18, 2014
Read more The Electronic Afterlife: E-waste Recycling, Part 2:
December 16, 2014
Read more The Electronic Afterlife: E-waste Recycling, Part 1
November 25, 2014
Read more Name That Metal #4
November 18, 2014
Read more Name That Metal – #3
November 11, 2014
Read more Name That Metal #2
November 4, 2014
Read more Name That Metal – #1October 7, 2014
Read more INFOGRAPIC: 5 Industries Where Steel is the Star