EDUCATION AND JOB BACKGROUND

• 1980-1985: Study for the degree "sivilingeniør" (M.Sc.) in physics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) in Trondheim
  
• 1987-1991: Study for the doctoral degree ("Dr.Ing.") at Department of Physics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (1988/89 at Deparment of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  
• 1991-1994: Post.doc. scholar, mainly at Deparment of Physics, University of California, San Diego
  
• 1994-1996: Associate professor and later professor at the Department of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at the Universitety of Tromsø
  
• 1996- : Professor of physics at (now) Norwegian University of Life Sciences
  
• Spring 2003: Guest researcher at Department of Radiology, Harvard-MGH, Boston, USA
• 2007- : Adjoint Professor at CMBN, University of Oslo