1) Electromagnetiske felter.

2) Optiske sensorer og avbildningssystemer.

3) Statistisk fysikk og mikrostrukturer.

4) Fornybare energikilder.

Store norske leksikon (Fluidmekanikk – Store norske leksikon (snl.no) og Varme- og stofflære – Store norske leksikon (snl.no))

PHYS102 (emneansvarlig vår 2020-) og PHYS208 (emneansvarlig høst 2015-).

Tidligere emneansvarlig for PHYS111 (2008-2014) og PHYS328.

Har gjennom årene bidratt til følgende kurs: PHYS114, PHYS117, NANO200, ENERGI210/ENERGI360, SDG207.

Academic education and positions:

2008 - : Professor, Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Norway.

2005 - 2008: Assistant Professor, Divison of Physics and Applied Physics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

2003 - 2005: Postdoc/scientist at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee (USA), 2003-2005.

2002 - 2003: Postdoc/scientist at Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Golm/Potsdam (Germany), 2002 - 2003

2000 - 2002: PhD-studies at the University of Oslo, Norway, obtained a Dr. Scient. degree (physics) in optics/magnetism.

1994 - 1999: Undergraduate studies at the University of Bergen, Norway, obtained a Master of Science (Cand. Sci.) degree in experimental physics.