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Permanent positions

  • Morten Hjorth-Jensen : Professor in Physics at the University of Oslo
  • Anders Malthe-Soerenssen : Professor in Physics at the University of Oslo

    PhD students

    We welcome Gustav Jansen as a new PhD student from August 1 2008.
  • Elise Bergli : Thesis title: Superfluidity and superconductivity in neutron stars and infinite matter. NFR stipend from august 2002. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and E. Osnes. Field: Nuclear and computational physics
  • Gustav Jansen : Thesis title: Spherical Coupled-Cluster theory for open-shell systems. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and Gaute Hagen (Oak Ridge National Lab). Field: Nuclear and computational physics. PhD stipend from CMA.
  • Simen Kvaal : Thesis title: Numerical studies of partial differential equations methods applied to low-dimensional systems CMA stipend from May 2004. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and R. Winther. Field: Numerical mathematics and computational physics
  • Maxim Kartamychev : Thesis title: Real and effective three-body interactions in nuclear systems. UiO stipend from january 2004. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and E. Osnes. Field: Nuclear and computational physics
  • Torquil MacDonald Soerensen : Thesis title: Monte Carlo simulations in finance and physics. CMA stipend from October 2005. Advisors: F.E. Benth. and M. Hjorth-Jensen. Field: Computational physics, stochastic analysis and computational finance

    Master of Science Students

    We welcome Håvard Sandsdalen and Sigurd Wenner as new MSc students from August 1 2008.
  • Rune Albrigtsen : Thesis title: Monte Carlo studies of Quantum dots in three-dimensions. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. Field: Solid state and computational physics
  • Vegard Amundsen : Thesis title: Not yet determined. Advisor: Morten Hjorth-Jensen and Ørjan Marthinsen. Field: Biomedical computing and computational physics
  • Andreas Birkeli : Thesis title: Not yet determined. Advisor: Anders Malthe-Soerenssen. Field: computational physics
  • Lene Drøsdal Norderhaug: Thesis title: Finite element studies of quantum dots. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen and Xing Cai (IFI/Simula). Field: Solid state and computational physics
  • Kristine Hermanrud : Thesis title: Not yet determined. Advisor: Anders Malthe-Soerenssen. Field: computational physics
  • Haakon Koss : Thesis title: Not yet determined. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. Field: Biomedical and computational physics
  • Patrick Merlot : Thesis title: Studies of Quantum dots applied to biological systems. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. Field: Solid state and computational physics
  • Dwarkanath Pramanik: Thesis title: Not yet determined. Advisor: Ander Malthe-Sørenssen. Field: computational physics
  • Johannes Rekkedal: Thesis title: Nuclear matter with coupled cluster theory. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and Gaute Hagen (Oak Ridge National Lab). Field: Nuclear and computational physics
  • Håvard Sandsdalen: Thesis title: Not yet determined. Advisor: Not yet determined. Field: computational physics
  • Ole Halvard Sætran : Thesis title: Not yet determined. Advisor: Anders Malthe-Soerenssen. Field: computational physics
  • Simen Sørby : Thesis title: Not yet determined. Advisors: Carl Angell and Morten Hjorth-Jensen. Field: computational physics
  • Islen Vallejo Henao: Thesis title: Not yet determined. Advisor: Kent Andre Marsdal. Field: Biomedical computing and computational physics
  • Sigurd Wenner: Thesis title: Not yet determined. Advisor: Not yet determined. Field: computational physics

    • Former PhD students and their present occupation

  • Eirik Ovrum : Thesis title: Quantum information, formal and physical aspects. CMA stipend from october 2003 and PhD June 2007. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and J.M. Leinaas (Physics, UiO). Field: Computational physics. Works at Det Norske Veritas.
  • Gaute Hagen : Thesis title: Effective interactions for weakly bound systems. NFR stipend from august 2001. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and J.S. Vaagen (UiB). PhD May 2005. Field: Nuclear and computational physics. Present position: Permanent staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

    Former Master of Science students and their present occupation

  • Gustav Jansen : Thesis title: Many-Body theory of Hyperons. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. MSc June 2008. Field: Nuclear and computational physics. Present occupation: PhD student at CMA since August 1 2008.
  • Ole Petter Harbitz : Thesis title: Shell-Model studies of Carbon isotopes. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. MSc June 2008. Field: Nuclear and computational physics. Job searching.
  • Sutharsan Amurgian : Thesis title: Neutrino bremsstrahlung processes in neutron stars. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. MSc June 2007. Field: Nuclear and computational physics. Present occupation: PhD student in materials science at UiO.
  • Jon Thonstad : Thesis title: Modified URCA processes in neutron stars Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. Field: Nuclear and computational physics. MSc June 2007. Works in the IT industry.
  • Carl Joachim Berdal Haga : Thesis title: Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen, H.P. Langtangen and H.M. Nilsen (CMA). MSc June 2006. Field: Atomic and computational physics. Present occupation: PhD student at Simula Research Lab.
  • Espen Flage-Larsen : Thesis title: Numerical studies of quantum dots MSc June 2006. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. Field: Solid state and computational physics. Present occupation: PhD student in materials science at UiO.
  • Jon Nilsen : Thesis title: Bose-Einstein condensation in trapped bosons; a Monte Carlo analysis MSc July 2004. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and A. Polls (Physics, U-Barcelona, Spain). Field: Atomic and computational physics. Present occupation: PhD student in high-energy physics at UiO.
  • Victoria Popsueva: Pdf file for thesis MSc March 2004. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. Field: Solid state and computational physics. PhD November 2007 at UBergen.
  • Mateusz Marek Røstad : Thesis title: Monte Carlo simulations of light nuclei MSc August 2004. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. Field: Nuclear and computational physics. Present occupation: PhD student in solid state physics at UiO.
  • Simen Reine Sommerfelt: Pdf file for thesis MSc April 2004. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. Field: Atomic and computational physics. Present occupation: PhD student in quantum chemistry, UiO.
  • Simen Kvaal: Pdf file for thesis MSc April 2004. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and H.P. Langtangen (Simula/IFI, UiO). Field: Computational physics. Present occupation: PhD student at CMA, UiO.
  • Eivind Brodal: Thesis as pdf file MSc June 2003. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and R. Machleidt (U-Idaho, Moscow, USA). Field: Nuclear and computational physics. Present occupation: PhD student at University of Tromsoe.
  • Ronny Kjelsberg: Thesis as pdf file MSc November 2003. Advisor: M. Hjorth-Jensen. Field: Nuclear physics. Present position: Lecturer at Sør-Trøndelag University College.
  • Eirik Ovrum: Thesis as pdf file MSc June 2003. Advisors: M. Hjorth-Jensen and J.M. Leinaas (Physics, UiO). Present position: PhD student at CMA, UiO. PhD June 2007. Field: Computational physics