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Jan Kenneth Bekkeng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Oslo (UiO), affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. His research focuses on sounding rockets, instrumentation, space plasma measurements, and embedded systems. He holds a PhD in Physics from UiO (2007) and has been a Senior Scientist at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment since 2007. His work includes developing low-cost attitude determination systems and advanced navigation algorithms.
Research interests span MEMS technology, ultrasonic positioning systems, Kalman filtering, and plasma diagnostics. He teaches courses on computer-based instrumentation (FYS3240) and subatomic many-body theory (FYS4520). Key projects include the 4DSpace Strategic Research Initiative and the ICI series of sounding rockets.
His publications emphasize sensor fusion, rocket instrumentation, plasma physics, and inertial measurement unit (IMU) calibration. Collaborative efforts involve institutions like ESA and focus on advancing space technology and micro-scale physics observations.
