Kåre Edvardsen

Kåre Edvardsen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Automation and Process Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. His position involves 50% teaching/administration and 50% research, with leadership as Head of Bachelor in Drone Technology. He is based in Tromsø (Teknologibygget 4.026) and actively participates in the IR, Spectroscopy, and Numerical Modelling Research Group and the SPRICE project (Multidisciplinary approach for spray icing modeling).

• PhD in vitamin D and breast cancer research
• Expertise in optical systems: thermography, spectroscopy, LiDAR
• Teaches courses like Thermography & Spectroscopy (TEK-3602), Applied Remote Sensing (FLY-2604), Technical Thermodynamics (PRO-2604)

His research focuses on marine icing, cold regions technology, UV radiation analysis, and multiphysics modeling. Recent articles emphasize capacitive sensors for icing prediction, LiDAR-based spray flux measurement, and CFD simulations. Collaborations span Arctic field expeditions, epidemiological studies, and international environmental monitoring projects.