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Prizes and awards

Several of the CCSE's members and the preceding project Computing in Science Educations have received awards and prizes for their work.  

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From left: Head of Dept. of Physics Jøran Moan, Leader of Student-driven activities Cathrine Wahlstrøm Tellefsen, Leader of A culture for teaching and learning Ellen Karoline Henriksen, Leader of Dissemination, dialogue and communication through partnerships Knut Mørken, Pro-Rector at the University of Oslo Ragnhild Hennum, Director of CCSE Anders Malthe-Sørenssen, Leader of Research-based development of methods and approaches Morten Hjorth-Jensen, Vice Dean at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Solveig Kristensen. Photo: Anette Andresen/NOKUT.

The UiO Education Award

  • The study programme Computational physics, Department of Physics (2015)
  • Senior Lecturer Cathrine Wahlstrøm Tellefsen, Department of Physics (2012)
  • The project Computing in Science Educations (2011)
  • Department of Physics with particular mention of the courses FYS 112 and FYS 113 given by Arnt Inge Vistnes and Morten Hjorth-Jensen (2000)

Status as a “merited teacher” at UiO

  • Tor Ole Odden (2025)
  • Lex Nederbragt (2023)
  • Andreas Haraldsrud (2023)
  • Anders Malthe-Sørenssen (2020)
  • Morten Hjorth-Jensen (2020)

Status as a “merited teacher” at our partner institution USN

  • Marius Lysaker (2024)

NOKUT's Honorary Award

  • Professor Knut M. Mørken, Department of Mathematics/Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (2024)

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Morten Hjorth-Jensen has become a member of the AAAS Honorary Fellows, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2025).

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

  • Elise Lockwood, Associate Professor II at CCSE, was honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest award given by the U.S. government to outstanding early-career scientists and engineers (2024). 

The Olav Thon Foundation National Award for Excellence in Teaching

  • Senior Lecturer Lex Nederbragt, Department of Biosciences (2024)
  • Senior Lecturer Cathrine W. Tellefsen, Physics Department (2020)
  • Professor Morten Hjorth-Jensen, Physics Department (2018)
  • Professor Knut Mørken, Department of Mathematics (2017)
  • Professor Hans Petter Langtangen, Department of Informatics (2016)
  • Professor Anders Malthe-Sørensen, Department of Physics (2015)

NOKUT Educational Quality Award

  • The project Computing in Science Educations (2012)
Published Nov. 30, 2016 1:32 PM - Last modified Nov. 27, 2025 2:39 PM