Ole Martin Løvvik

Academic Interests

• Modelling of materials from first principles
• Density functional theory (DFT)
• The GW approximation (beyond DFT, for accurate band gaps)
• Phonon calculations (for temperature dependent properties)
• Electronic structure calculations
• Calculation of kinetic barriers (nudged elastic band method)
• First principles molecular dynamics
• Prediction of crystal structures, surfaces and defects
• Metals and alloys
• Hydrides for hydrogen storage
• Thermoelectric materials
• Carbon nanomaterials
• Semiconductors and solar cells
• Oxides and fuel cells

Teaching

• Supervisor for 9 master students (7 finished) and 5 PhD students (2 finished)
• FYS-MENA4111 Quantum mechanical modelling of nanomaterials, lecturer and co-responsible for developing the course (2010). 
• FYS-MENA3110/4110 Quantum Nano Physics, lecturer and co-responsible for developing the course (2007-2009).
• Energy and Environmental Science, Oslo Technical College, undergraduate course: guest lecturer (2005).
• MEF3200 Energy Materials, University of Oslo, undergraduate course: guest lecturer (2004-2005).
• MVT333 Materials Science, University of Oslo, undergraduate course: guest lecturer (2004).
• National research course in neutron scattering, Institute for Energy Technology, national graduate course: guest lecturer (2004).
• FYS240 Physics and Energy Resources, University of Oslo, undergraduate course: guest lecturer (2003-2005).
• FYS310 Numerical Methods of Physics 3, University of Oslo, undergraduate course: lecturer and partly responsible for developing the course (2003).
• The International Summer School, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Oslo, international course, lecturer (2002-2009). 
• TFY114 Thermophysics, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, undergraduate course: lecturer and responsible for the course (2001).
• FYS270 Energy Physics, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, undergraduate course: guest lecturer (2001).
• Environment and Energy Technology, Høgskolestiftelsen at Kjeller, undergraduate course: guest lecturer (1999-2001).
• FYS403 Quantum Field Theory, University of Oslo, Graduate course: teacher (1994-1995). 
• FYS115 Experimental Physics 1, University of Oslo, Undergraduate lab course: lab supervisor (1993,1996).
• FYS111 Mechanics, University of Oslo, Undergraduate course: teacher (1992).

Higher education and employment history

• Research scientist, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, May 2008 – Now
• Adjunct associate professor, Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oslo, Jan. 2008 – Now
• University lecturer, Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oslo, Aug. 2007 – Dec. 2007
• Research fellow, Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller, Norway, July 2006 – Apr. 2008
• Consultant, Norwegian Research Council, Feb. 2006 – Nov. 2006
• Research fellow, Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Univ. of Oslo, Jan. 2004 –  Dec. 2007
• Post doc., Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oslo and Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller, Norway, Jan. 2002 – Dec. 2003
• Associate Professor, Norwegian Univ. of Life Sciences, Aug. 2001 –  Dec. 2001
• Post doc., Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oslo, Aug. 1999 – Dec. 2001
• Civil service as musician, Nordreisa, Norway, Aug. 1998 – Aug. 1999
• Parental leaves, 1997, 2000, 2004
• Doctoral scholarship, Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oslo, Aug. 1993 – July 1998
• Teaching beginner’s courses and PhD courses Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oslo, Jan. 1992 – Dec. 1995
• Freelance musician, several tours (altogether about 6 months), Rikskonsertene Norway, Jan. 1994 – Aug. 1996
• Composer and text writer, Among other things, the musical «Vasshjulets herrer», Jan. 1996 and Oct. 2008

Appointments

• Referee in 20 international scientific journals (Nature Materials, Phys. Rev. Lett., Nanotechnology, Angewandte Chemie, etc.)
• Secretary writing the National Strategy on Nanoscience and -technology, the Norwegian Research Council (2006)
• Member of various commitees, boards, etc.

Cooperation (ongoing projects and joint publications)

• University of Oslo: Solis state electronics, Solid State Ionics
• NTNU: Department of Physics
• Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Kjeller: Physics Department
• United Technologies Research Center, Hartford, USA
• University of Leiden, the Netherlands: Theoretical Chemistry
• Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Condensed Matter Physics
• East China Normal University, Shanghai, China: Institute of Theoretical Physics
• University of Vienna, Austria: Computational Materials Physics
• University of Uppsala, Sweden: Condensed Matter Theory Group, Materials Physics
• Griffith University, Australia: Nanoscale Science and Technology Centre
• University of Osaka, Japan: Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research