Moa Gunnarsson

Doktorand | PhD student
Institutionen för energi och teknik | Department of energy and technology
moa.gunnarsson@slu.se

My research focuses on sustainable food and energy production, operating at the intersection of agriculture and forestry. I aim to address the challenge of efficient land distribution: how to balance the simultaneous needs for bioenergy, carbon sequestration, and food production within the land system.

I hold a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology. During my master’s studies in Quality and Operations Management, I completed my thesis on autonomous vehicle development at Einride. Additionally, I have pursued studies in French in Nice and Sustainability Science at UC Berkeley, California. After graduating, I explored a career as both a management consultant and a sustainability controller, with a focus on implementing Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) standards. However, I felt a growing desire to pursue a more scientific path, one more centered on my growing interest in sustainability.

Starting an academic career as a researcher in sustainable food and energy systems feels both fascinating and deeply rewarding. Since childhood, I have aspired to become an ’expert,’ and I am eager to contribute in my own way to shaping a more sustainable food system while learning as much as I can along the way.