Academic interests
- Computational Cosmology
- Numerical Simulations
- Theoretical cosmology
- Dark energy
- Cosmology of high energy physics beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics
- Cosmology of gravity models beyond General Relativity
Higher education and employment history
2009: Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo - Associate Professor
2006-2008: Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Heidelberg - Research Fellow
2004-2006: Astrophysics, University of Oxford - Post-Doctoral Researcher
2004: Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge - PhD in Mathematics
2002: Department of Physics, University of Oxford - Visiting Student in Astrophysics
1999: DAMTP, University of Cambridge,– Master of Advanced Studies in Mathematics - MASt (PART III Mathematical Tripos)
Appointments
Editorial Board:
- The Open Nuclear & Particle Physics Journal
- The Open Astronomy Journal
- International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Grant Assessor & Panel Member:
- National Science Foundation (NSF), USA
- Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, Belgium
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
- National Research Foundation, South Africa
- Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Greece
Students
- M. Thorsrud, PhD Student
- H. Winther, PhD Student
- M. Sandstad, PhD Student
- P. Santos, PhD Student
Grants and awards
- PI: FRINAT, "Cosmological Probes of Modified Gravity" (6 M NOK)
- Host: 10 YGGDRASIL Fellowships, Norwegian Research Council (1 M NOK)
- Abel Extraordinary Chair, Spain
- Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship, Germany