Dr. Marit Buhaug Folstad works at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The main focus is quartz and slag, and how different properties affect the silicon production process. Doctoral thesis, Slag and its effect on Si and and FeSi production was delivered in 2023. The master thesis Effect of Different SiO2 Polymorphs on the Reaction between SiO2 and SiC in Si Production was delivered in 2017 and later published as a Journal Paper in Met.Trans B. Earlier publications are listed in Cristin: https://wo.cristin.no/as/WebObjects/cristin.woa/2/wa/fres?bs=50&fornavn=Marit&la=en&action=sok&etternavn=Folstad&sort=ar