Academic Interests
Relativistic heavy-ion and proton-proton collisions (ALICE / LHC, BRAHMS / RHIC)
Properties of strongly interacting matter at extreme conditions (quark-gluon plasma).
Analysis methods in experimental studies of the quark-gluon plasma.
Teaching
FYS2160 - Thermodynamics and statistical physics
FYS2150 - Experimental physics
FYS1000 - Physics - the foundation of natural sciences and medicine (lab course)
Higher education and employment history
1991: Dr.scient., University of Oslo
1996: Associate professor, Department of Physics, University of Oslo
2001: Professor, Department of Physics, University of Oslo
Other merits / special responsibilities
- 01.01.05 - 30.06.10: Scientific leader of the project "Exploring the nuclear phase diagram using hard and electromagnetic probes", financed by the Norwegian Research Council under the program "Young outstanding researchers", grant no. 162738 / V00.
- From 01.09.08: Team leader for the Oslo ALICE group.
Cooperation
Member of the following collaborations: ALICE (LHC, CERN), BRAHMS (RHIC, BNL), NA57 (SPS, CERN).