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Svanhild BreiveView profile

Associate Professor

• Mathematics Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Inquiry-Based Learning
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Svanhild Breive is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Agder. Her research focuses on mathematics education in early childhood settings, particularly exploring how play and inquiry-based approaches enhance mathematical learning in kindergartens and early primary years. She has contributed significantly to understanding teacher-child interactions, classroom orchestration, and the role of physical environments in fostering mathematical thinking. Her work examines key themes such as the balance between structured and free play, embodied cognition in mathematics, and the application of semiotic theories to analyze learning processes. She has published extensively in journals like For the Learning of Mathematics and European Early Childhood Education Research Journal , and co-authored influential books including Lekende læring og lærende lek i begynneropplæringen (2022) and the Lekbasert læring series. Her research often intersects with broader educational psychology topics, such as curriculum design for preschool systems and the impact of pedagogical frameworks on child development. Collaborations with projects like the Agder Project highlight her commitment to evidence-based early education practices.

Jill Duerr BerrickView profile

Professor

• Child Welfare Services
• Foster Care
• Child Abuse and Neglect
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Jill Duerr Berrick is the Zellerbach Family Foundation Professor at UC Berkeley's School of Social Welfare and a Professor II at the University of Bergen's Department of Government. Her research focuses on improving child welfare systems, particularly foster care and family poverty interventions. She emphasizes integrating service users' perspectives into policy and practice. Education: Ph.D. Social Welfare, UC Berkeley (1990) M.S.W., UC Berkeley (1987) B.A. History, UC Santa Cruz (1983) Research Interests: Systems of Care for Children/Families/Older Adults Family Policy Child and Family Poverty Child Abuse and Neglect Foster Care Reform Cross-National Child Protection Systems Her work examines global child protection frameworks, including a forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Child Protection Systems analyzing 50 countries. Advocacy & Campus Involvement: Co-founder of Berkeley Hope Scholars supporting foster care alumni Lead advocate for eliminating foster care fees for birth parents Chair of the School of Social Welfare's undergraduate program Collaborations: Works with Prof. Marit Skivenes on global child protection typologies and public attitudes across Norway and the U.S.

• Process Control
• Advanced Process Control
• Control Structure Design
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Sigurd Skogestad is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at NTNU in Trondheim, specializing in process control. He has held this position since 1987, following his PhD from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1987. From 1999 to 2009, he served as Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering. Since 2015, he has directed the SUBPRO center for research-based innovation, focusing on subsea production and processing. Education: PhD in Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), 1987 Research Interests: His work emphasizes advanced control strategies, including control structure design, plantwide control systems, and optimal operation of process systems. He explores robust control methodologies, PID control applications, and distillation column dynamics. Modeling for control and subsea production systems are central to his current research through the SUBPRO initiative. Leadership & Roles: Director of SUBPRO Center (since 2015) Past Head of Department of Chemical Engineering (1999–2009) Labs/Teams: Leads the SUBPRO center, a collaborative research effort advancing subsea production technologies.

• Laser Physics
• Nonlinear Optics
• Fiber Lasers
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Irina T. Sorokina is a Professor of Physics and the head of the Laser Physics Group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research focuses on ultrafast laser technology, nonlinear optics, and mid-infrared laser applications. She has pioneered advancements in solid-state lasers, femtosecond pulse generation, and mid-IR laser applications in sensing, materials processing, and quantum computing. Prof. Sorokina is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (2006) and recipient of the IEE Snell Premium Award (2004). She co-founded ATLA Lasers AS, an NTNU spin-off company. Her research interests include femtosecond laser writing, mid-IR laser development, and applications in materials processing, spectroscopy, and quantum technologies. Recent work explores ultrafast laser modification of silicon and ZnS crystals, energy scaling of mid-IR oscillators, and dissipative soliton dynamics. Key contributions include advancements in chirped-pulse amplifiers, subsurface material processing, and frequency comb generation. Awards: Fellow of OSA (2006), IEE Snell Premium Award (2004) Lab/Group: Laser Physics Group at NTNU Spin-off: Co-founder of ATLA Lasers AS Publications emphasize mid-IR laser systems, ultrafast processing techniques, and interdisciplinary applications spanning from quantum sensors to industrial manufacturing.

• Lithium-ion Battery Technologies
• Redox Flow Batteries
• Bioenergy
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Dr. Jacob Joseph Lamb is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), affiliated with the Department of Energy and Process Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering. He serves as the Study Program Manager for the Bachelor of Engineering in Renewable Energy (BIFOREN) and leads the Digital Energy Systems laboratory group. His roles include WP8 leadership in the FME Battery initiative and Theme Leader for Efficient Energy Use at ENERSENSE. Education: PhD in Energy and Process Engineering, NTNU (2013–2016) MSc in Chemical Engineering, University of Otago, New Zealand (2011–2012) BSc in Chemical Engineering, University of Otago, New Zealand (2008–2010) Research Interests: Dr. Lamb focuses on sustainable energy systems, particularly lithium-ion battery technologies , redox flow batteries , bioenergy , and digitization of energy systems . He explores sensor technologies for real-time monitoring and optimization of energy storage devices. His work integrates machine learning with physics-based models to enhance battery performance and reliability. Key Projects: FME Battery: Norwegian research initiative for advanced battery technologies ReZinc: Zinc-air flow battery development for stationary storage HeaLiSelf: Self-healing lithium-ion batteries using optical sensing and data analytics Computational studies on pre-lithiation processes and cold-climate battery performance Publications: His recent work emphasizes lithium-ion battery digitalization , SoC estimation , and electrode structuring . He bridges experimental and computational methods to address challenges in energy storage scalability and safety. Affiliations: ENERSENSE (Efficient Energy Use Theme) NTNU Thermal Engineering Laboratories

Juergen PfingstnerView profile

Researcher

• Particle Accelerator Technology
• Free Electron Lasers
• CLIC (Compact Linear Collider)
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Juergen Pfingstner is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Oslo (since 2015) within the Department of Physics. His research focuses on advanced accelerator technologies, particularly at CERN's CLIC Test Facility (ATF2). Key areas include emittance preservation, ground motion mitigation, and free-electron laser (FEL) design. He holds a PhD from the Vienna University of Technology (2013) and a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Graz University of Technology (2008), specializing in control engineering and electromagnetic field computation. His academic journey includes a postdoctoral stint at CERN (2012–2014), where he investigated ground motion effects on CLIC performance. Collaborations span institutions like KEK (ATF2 facility) and the X-band FEL collaboration. Research interests bridge particle accelerator physics, control systems, and high-frequency radiation technologies. Publications emphasize CLIC final focus systems, wakefield suppression, and plasma wakefield acceleration. His work addresses both theoretical and experimental challenges in next-generation collider design, including THz radiation facilities and feedback control methodologies.

• Structural Dynamics
• Bridge Engineering
• Wind Engineering
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Ole Andre Øiseth is a Professor at the Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in structural dynamics with focus on bridges and marine structures. He leads the structural mechanics research group. Research Interests: Wind Engineering Bridge Aerodynamics Structural Health Monitoring Operational Modal Analysis Fluid-Structure Interaction Extreme Load Analysis Key Contributions: Developed nonlinear force models for bridge aerodynamics Advanced Kalman filter techniques for wind load identification Environmental contour methods for bridge design Automated monitoring systems for long-span bridges

Bodil HolstView profile

Professor

• Surface Science
• Scientific Instrumentation
• 2D Materials
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Bodil Holst is a Professor at the University of Bergen's Department of Physics and Technology , specializing in surface science and scientific instrumentation development . Her research spans 2D materials , helium atom scattering , and archaeometry applications. She leads projects like Nanometer-Resolution Matter-Wave Lithography (FET-Open), 2D Material Properties (NFR FRIPRO), and Wind Turbine Erosion Prevention (Equinor). Her Nanophysics Group has produced groundbreaking work on graphene's temperature-dependent rigidity and icephobic surfaces . First neutral helium microscope images (2008) Recorded bending rigidity of 2D materials (2018-2021) Developed solid-state conversion techniques for sapphire (2017-2021) Her teaching innovations in classical mechanics explore retrieval practice and digital learning structure , documented in Physics Education and Physical Review Physics Education Research .

• High-performance Computing
• Energy-efficient Computing
• Machine Learning
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Dr. Ngoc Nha Vi Tran is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She holds a PhD from UiT and was a visiting scholar at Rutgers University, USA. Her research focuses on high-performance and energy-efficient computing, machine learning, and bioinformatics. She is a member of the NORA.startup Steering Group and leads the Arctic Green Computing Group. Education: PhD in Computer Science (UiT), M.Sc. in Software Engineering via Erasmus Mundus (Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden & Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany). Research interests include energy-efficient algorithms, bioinformatics tools (e.g., vCOMBAT), and applications of machine learning in healthcare and robotics. She teaches courses such as INF-2200 Computer Architecture, INF-2900 Software Engineering, and INF-2202 Concurrent Programming. Her work spans computational models for antibiotic target-binding, runtime energy optimization (REOH framework), and power models for embedded systems (RTHpower/ICE). She contributed to the EXCESS project on energy-efficient computing systems. Labs/Teams: Arctic Green Computing Group, EXCESS consortium.

Sigurd SkogestadView profile

Professor

• Process Control
• Systems Engineering
• Optimization
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Sigurd Skogestad is Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He serves as Program Leader for the 5-year Master program in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. His research develops simple yet rigorous methods to solve engineering problems, focusing on self-optimizing control structures that enable near-optimal operation under varying conditions. His approach moves economic optimization from slow real-time optimization to faster control layers. Key research areas: Self-optimizing control structures Process systems engineering Multivariable feedback control Plantwide process control Distillation modeling and control He has received significant recognition including the AIChE Computing in Chemical Engineering Award and IFAC Fellow status. He leads research groups in Process Control and contributes to the SUBPRO center on subsea production.

• Hydrodynamics
• Flow and Sediment Interaction
• Geomorphological Processes
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Elena Marianne Pummer is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NTNU. She specializes in hydraulic engineering, with a focus on hydrodynamics, sediment transport, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Her research integrates experimental modeling, CFD simulations, and field studies to address challenges in hydropower, flood mitigation, and infrastructure design. Education: Dr.-Ing., RWTH Aachen University, Germany (2016) Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing., TU Darmstadt, Germany (2011) Research Interests: Her work spans hydraulic structures, ethohydraulics, and the dynamics of high-speed flows. She leads projects on GLOF hydraulics, underground pumped storage plants, and culvert blockage analysis. Key areas include sediment transport modeling, experimental validation of CFD frameworks, and sustainable hydropower solutions for climate resilience. Publications: Recent work addresses GLOF mechanisms in Peru, spillway capacity optimization, and CFD studies of supercritical flows. Her publications emphasize practical applications in infrastructure design and environmental risk management. Awards: 2019: DTK & WasserWirtschaft Studienpreis (3rd place) 2018: Young European Talent Award 2017: Friedrich-Wilhelm and ICOLD Young Engineers Awards Leadership & Projects: She chairs committees including IAHR's Hydraulic Structures and EERA's Hydropower SP2. Current projects include RenewHydro (sediment management), HydroCen (hydraulic structures), and Energydam (non-powered dam retrofitting). Advising: Supervises PhD students in GLOF hydraulics (Jan Hrebrina) and InSpillyFish (Nils Solheim). Past advisees include Subhojit Kadia (supercritical flows) and Joakim Sellevold (culvert hydraulics). Labs/Teams: Leads experimental hydraulics research at NTNU, collaborating with global institutions on projects like Pen@Hydropower (hydropower potential analysis) and Kajak Waves (nature-based infrastructure solutions).

• Resource Economics
• Aquaculture Economics
• Fisheries Economics
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Frank Asche is Professor II in Resource Economics at the University of Stavanger, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Department of Security, Economics and Planning. His research focuses on the economic dimensions of aquatic food systems, with emphasis on sustainability, trade dynamics, and policy effectiveness in global fisheries and aquaculture sectors. His primary research interests include: Resource Economics Aquaculture Economics Fisheries Economics Seafood Trade Policy Environmental Economics Sustainability Assessment Asche's recent publications reveal a strong focus on quantifying sustainability through tools like the Aquaculture Performance Indicators (API), analyzing food loss in aquatic systems, and investigating market structures in global seafood trade. His work consistently bridges economic theory with practical industry challenges, particularly in Norwegian and European contexts. He maintains extensive international collaborations with researchers including Taryn Garlock, James Anderson, and Ragnar Tveterås, contributing to major projects on blue food systems and aquaculture sustainability. His work appears in leading journals across ecological economics, fisheries science, and environmental policy domains.

• Organizational Behavior
• Leadership
• Human Resource Management
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Robert Buch serves as Professor of Organizational Psychology at Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University, with his office located at Pilestredet 35, 0166 Oslo (Office PE539). His contact details include email robert.buch@oslomet.no and office phone +47 672 38 381, reflecting his active engagement within the Faculty of Social Sciences. Buch's research centers on organizational behavior, leadership dynamics, and human resource management, with particular emphasis on leader-member exchange relationships, leadership styles, and workplace psychological mechanisms. His work examines critical areas such as narcissistic leadership, inclusive leadership frameworks, and the impact of organizational structures on employee outcomes, consistently addressing contemporary challenges in modern workplaces. Analysis of his 2020-2025 publications reveals dominant trends in leadership psychology, including investigations into span of supervision effects, remote work dynamics, and age-diverse workforce management. His methodological approach frequently employs longitudinal designs and survey-based methodologies to explore psychological and social mechanisms underlying organizational effectiveness. As an active member of the Organizational Psychology (ORGPSYCH) research group within Organisation and Management, Buch contributes significantly to academic discourse through service on the Editorial Advisory Board for Human Resource Management Journal and regular presentations at premier international conferences including the Academy of Management and European Congress of Work and Organisational Psychology.

• Renewable Energy
• Solar Energy
• Wind Energy
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Mulu Bayray Kahsay is a Researcher at the Department of Electric Energy, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Previously, he served as an Associate Professor at Mekelle University, Ethiopia. He holds a PhD (Dr. techn.) from Vienna University of Technology, Austria. His research focuses on renewable energy technologies, including solar energy systems in Nordic climates, thermal energy storage integration, and optimizing wind farm performance. He is a core member of the Team Solar Energy Technology Network (EnergyNET), a NORHED II project advancing off-grid energy solutions for heating and cooling with thermal storage. His teaching includes courses like ELDI 1001 Renewable Energy Informatics and specialized graduate courses in Wind Energy, Solar Technologies, and Experimental Methods. Supervision activities include MSc theses on renewable energy systems for schools/farms and PhD projects addressing wind turbine aerodynamics, solar industrial heat systems, and wind farm performance analysis. Research collaborations span validation of wind climatology models in Ethiopia, biomass stove efficiency studies, and solar fryer innovations for sustainable cooking. His work bridges laboratory solutions with field applications, emphasizing cost-effective renewable energy deployment in diverse contexts.

• Signal Processing
• Engineering Education
• Frequency Domain Radars
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Lars Magne Lundheim is a Professor at the Department of Electronic Systems at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He holds an MSc and PhD in electrical engineering from NTNU. His career includes roles as Associate Professor (2002–2010), Research Scientist at SINTEF, and part-time academic positions. He belongs to the Signal Processing Group and focuses on signal processing for radar systems, power consumption optimization, and engineering education. His research spans technical domains like multicarrier communication systems and pedagogical innovations such as project-based learning and curriculum design. Notable contributions include work on sustainability integration in STEM education and competency development through active learning strategies. Lundheim is a Senior Member of IEEE and has reviewed for major journals/conferences including IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. Recent publications emphasize educational frameworks linking mathematics with engineering practice, while earlier works address technical challenges in radar distortion correction and power-efficient multiplier design. He has contributed to 16 PhD examination committees and teaches courses like TTT4270 (Electronic System Design) and TTT4260 (Electronic System Design and Analysis). Lundheim’s outreach includes presenting at events like the Læringsfestivalen and collaborating on national initiatives like the 'Fremtidens teknologistudier' educational strategy report. His interdisciplinary work bridges technical innovation with pedagogical excellence in electrical engineering education.