| Sven Wedemeyer-Böhm (nee Wedemeyer), Dr. | ||
Contact |
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| Address | : | Institutt for Teoretisk Astrofysikk, Sem Sælandsvei 13, Postboks 1029 Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway |
| Phone | : | +47-22 85 65 20 |
| Fax | : | +47-22 85 65 05 |
| : | sven.wedemeyer@astro.uio.no | |
Academic Degrees |
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| 2003 | : | Ph.D. in astronomy, University of Kiel, Germany |
| Grade: magna cum laude (very good) | ||
| Thesis: "Multi-dimensional Radiation Hydrodynamic Simulations of the Non-Magnetic Solar Atmosphere" | ||
| 1999 | : | Physics diploma, University of Kiel, Germany |
| Grade: very good | ||
| Thesis: "Statistical equilibrium of silicon in cool stars" | ||
University Education |
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| 2000 - 2003 | : | Ph.D. studies in astrophysics, Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Kiel, Germany |
| 2000 | : | DAAD grant, Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, University of Glasgow, U.K. |
| 1994 - 1999 | : | studies of physics, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany |
| (minor subjects/add. courses: maths (numerics), chemistry, geology) | ||
Employment | ||
| since 2013 | : |
Project leader, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics,
Oslo, Norway Project: "VORTEX - Vortex flows and magnetic tornadoes on the Sun and cool stars" |
| since 10/2011 | : |
Project leader/researcher, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Oslo, Norway Project: "Magnetic Activity of the Atmospheres of M-type Dwarf Stars" |
| 2009 - 2011 | : |
Researcher, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Oslo, Norway Project: "Solar Atmospheric Modelling" |
| 2007 - 2009 | : |
Marie Curie Intra-European Fellow, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Center of Mathematics for Applications, Oslo, Norway Project: "Heating and Structure of Stellar Chromospheres" |
| 2006 - 2007 | : |
Researcher, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Oslo, Norway Project: "Solar Atmospheric Modelling" |
| 2003 - 2006 | : |
Researcher, Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics, Freiburg, Germany Project: "Magnetohydrodynamics of the solar chromosphere" |
| 2000 - 2003 | : |
Researcher, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics,
University of Kiel, Germany Project: "3D simulations of turbulent sound generation in the convection zones of solar-like stars" |
| 2000 | : |
DAAD grant, Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, University of Glasgow, U.K. Project: "Chromospheric heating" |
| 2000 | : |
Researcher, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics,
University of Kiel, Germany Project: "NLTE abundance determinations" |
| 1997 - 1998 | : |
Student research assistant, Dept. of Marine Geophysics, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany Project: "3D migration operators / Dynamics of the Ocean Floor" |
Miscellaneous | ||
| since 2006 | : | Individual Member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) |
| 2008 - 2009 | : | Norwegian representative in the
Programme Committee and roving tutor for the Alpbach 2009 summer school on
exoplanets |
| since 2010 | : | Norwegian substitute member of the Observing Programmes Committee (OPC) for the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) |
| since 2011 | : | Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) for the SDO-4/IRIS/Hinode Workshop, Monterey, USA (2012) |
| since 2012 | : | Leader of an International Team at ISSI (Bern, Switzerland) to investigate "Magnetic Activity of M-type Dwarf Stars and the Influence on Habitable Extra-solar Planets" |
| since 2013 | : | Editorial Board member of the Journal of Astrophysics |
| - | : | Reviewer/referee for international journals and national funding agencies, incl. NASA peer review panels. |
Research profile | : |
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Publications | : |
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