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Academic Qualifications

• Ex.artium (High School Diploma), Voss Landsgymnas, 1960
• Cand.mag. (B.Sc.; Mathematics and Physics), University of Bergen, 1964
• Cand. real. (M.Sc.; Applied Mathematics), University of Bergen, 1967
• Diploma of Education, University of Bergen, 1967
• Dr.philos.(Applied Mathematics), University of Bergen, 1983

Professional Experience

• Military Service, 1960-1961
• Research assistant (50%), University of Bergen, 1966-1967
• Assistant professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Bergen, 1967-1970
• Assistant professor of Mathematics, Agder University College, 1970-1976
• Associate professor of Mathematics, Agder University College, 1976-1993
• Dean of Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, Agder University College, 1997-2000
• Professor of Mathematics, Agder University College, 1993-2007
• Professor emeritus, University of Agder, 2007 -

Visiting Research Fellowship

• University of Bergen, 1973/74
• University of Oslo, 1981/82
• University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, 1987/88
• University of Bath, England, 1994 (autumn)
• University of Bath, England, 2000 (autumn)
• University of Bologna, Italy, 2008 (April)

Research Areas

Applied Mathematics/ Fluid Mechanics:

• Hydrodynamic stability
• Heat and mass transfer in porous media
• Stability analysis of porous media flow
• Anisotropy in porous media
• Thermal convection
• Boundary layer flow

Honours

• Research Prize from Sørlandets Kompetansefond, 2004
• Member of the Agder Academy of Sciences and Letters
• Member of the board of the Agder Academy of Sciences and Letters, 2002 - 2015
  Vice President of Agder Academy of Science and Letters, 2011 -2015
• Member of The Board for the Niels Henrik Abel Memorial Fund, 2006-2010

Published papers