About the Magne Espedal Professorship: The visiting professorship commemorates Prof. Magne Espedal (1942-2010), a prominent professor at the University of Bergen, and central in building outstanding, collaborative research activity in Applied and Computational Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen. As a teacher and supervisor, Prof. Espedal was an excellent role model for students and staff. The Magne Espedal Professorship is awarded to an internationally recognized researcher within applied mathematics, computational science, mathematical modeling, and/or energy research.
The professorship has been held by
- 2011-2013 Margot Gerritsen
- 2014-2017 Barbara Wolmuth
- 2019-2022 Rainer Helmig
- 2025-2028 Miriam Schulte