Friday November 30, 2012

A word from the head of department

Thanks to everyone who contributed with good debates and many constructive suggestions in the strategy and HMS seminar that took place last Monday. These suggestions will be pursued and naturally, the program management in physics will first look at the suggestions regarding changes in lower degree teaching. Otherwise, I would like to remind all employees and students as well as earlier students to register in the IFT-alumni (see the bottom of the page).

Have a great week,

Geir Anton

News and general information

Open meeting in the Norwegian Technical Science Academy – OBS! Short registration deadline!

NTVA invites to Christmas meeting in Bergen with senior researcher Erik Slinde, Marine Research Institute:

• Molecular gastronomy – food and health – what we know and what we believe

Tuesday December 4., 2012, 19:00 at Nansensenteret, Marineholmen, Thormøhlens gate 47.

The Christmas meeting is open to all. Nice outfit! ”Christmas plates” will be served after the lecture. Price per person is 250,- NOK. Payment can be done in cash after the meal or through an invoice of 250,- NOK plus the invoice fee of 50,- NOK. In case of payment via invoice, remember to provide complete name and postal address when registering. Registration within Friday, November 30. Registration is only required for those who will attend the dinner.

STAFF

We are happy to welcome 2 new colleagues to our department:

Martin Fernø is employed as Assoc. Prof. In experimental resevoir physics from December 1, 2012. Previously, he has been employed as a PhD-scholar at IFT during the period 05.06.05-14.06.08 and as a postdoctoral research fellow during the period 01.12.08- 30.11.12. Fernø has recently built a micro-lab in reservoir physics, following a 6-month visit at Stanford. His research in reservoir physics will in addition cover further work on imaging techniques within EOR research.

Geir Ersland is employed as Assoc. Prof. in experimental reservoir physics as of 15.11.2012. Previously, he has been employed as research assistant at IFT during the period 01.03-31.07.04, as a PhD-scholar during the period 01.04.05 -31.03.08 and as a postdoctoral research fellow during the period 15.11.08-14.11.12. Ersland has mainly worked with hydrate research and NMR technology and will continue his work in the same field. He will also continue his work within EOR research, where the focus was on heterogeneous and fractured resevoirs.

Publications registered in ISI Web of Science

o Simonsen S I , Sorngard S A, Forre M, Hansen J P:Femtosecond-pulse-train ionization of Rydberg wave packets PHYSICAL REVIEW A Volume: 86 Issue: 4 Article Number: 043423 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.043423

o Brekke N, Roehrich D, Ullaland K, Gruner R:Trigger Performance Simulation of a High Speed ADC-Based TOF-PET Read-Out System IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE Volume: 59 Issue: 5 Pages: 1910-1914 DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2012.2197413 Part: Part 1

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