Curriculum Vitae


BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Name: Asgeir Sorteberg
Born: 06.02.1970
Nationality: Norwegian


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008-present: Associate Professor Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen.
2002-2008: Researcher Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, , University of Bergen.
Jun-Oct 2006: Guest Researcher International Arctic Reseasrch Center, University of Fairbanks, Alaska.
1999-2001: Researcher Research and Development Department, Norwegian Meteorological Institute
1998: Researcher Department for Integrated Environmental Systems, Norwegian Institute for Air Research
1994-1998: Dr. Scient in meteorology, Geophysical Institute , University of Bergen.
1993-1994: Cand. Scient. in meteorology, Geophysical Institute , University of Bergen.
Jun-Dec 1993: Guest Researcher (part of Cand. Scient. degree) Department of Meteorology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
1989-1993: Cand. Mag. with mathematics, physics, oceanography and meteorology. University of Bergen (UoB).


LECTURING AND ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

2008-20010: Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen:
GEOF120. Meteorology (2009, 2010). GEOF324: The general circulation of the atmosphere (2009) GEOF212: Physical Climatology (2008). GDC08-05: Research Methods in Climate change and Health (2008, 2010)
2001-2007: Guest Lecturer University Center at Svalbard (UNIS):
AGF-213: Polar Meteorology (2000,2001,2002. AGF-212: Processes in Snow and Ice (2002). AG-204: The Physical Geography of Svalbard (2002,2003, 2004,2005) and AGF-211: Air/Ice/Sea Interaction (2004,2005,2006,2007).
2009-2011: Lead author chapter 3 (Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment) of the IPCC special report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
2007: Scientific coordinator Nile Basin Research Programme (climate and health)
2005-2007: Board member Norwegian Climate Center
2004-2007: Leader BCCR activity 5: Predictability and future climate change


ONGOING PROJECTS

2010-2012: The Influence of Snow and Ice Changes on Water Resources in Himalaya (SNOWHIM). Sensitivity of river flow in major Indian catchments to snow and ice melt.
2007-2011: Climate of Norway and the Arctic in the 21st Century, (NORKLIM) . National coordinated project on future climate change.
2007-2011: Polar Climate and Heat Transport. (POCAHONTAS). Historical and present day atmospheric and oceanic heat transport variability.
2007-2011: International Polar Year - Improved forecasting of adverse weather in the Arctic region – present and future (THORPEX-IPY). THORPEX-IPY is the Arctic component of the international program THORPEX (The Observing System Research and Predictability Program) under the WMO World Weather Research Program. The main aim is improvement of Arctic weather prediction and prediction of future changes in Arctic extreme weather.
2007-2012: Ethiopian Malaria Prediction System (EMAPS). Relationship between climatic variability and malaria in Ethiopia. Tproject will combine new population-based malaria transmission information with climate and land use variability data to develop an early warning system to predict malaria epidemics in Ethiopia. Involves personnel from Addis Ababa University, National Meteorology Agency, Arba Minch University and the University of Bergen.
2007-2010:Environmental Physics in Tibet. (Network for University Co-operation Tibet – Norway). Academic collaboration between institutions, researchers and students in Norway and Tibet Autonomous Region mainly takes place within the framework of Network for University Co-operation Tibet – Norway. The projects involve several disciplines and have two main components; a) research and b) education.


PREVIUOS PROJECTS

2005-2008: Geohazards, Climatic Change, and Extreme Weather Events (GeoExtreme). An assessment of geohazards and their consequences in Norway under a predicted future climate regime.
2005-2008: Norwegian Component of the Ecosystem Studies of Sub-Arctic Seas (NESSAS).Quantify the impact of climate variability on the structure and function of the Barents Sea marine ecosystem in order to predict the ecosystem response to possible future climate change and its possible economic impact.
2002-2006: Regional Climate development under global warming (RegClim).
2002-2006: Effects of North Atlantic Climate Variability On the Barents Sea Ecosystem (ECOBE). Understand and quantify the impacts of Arctic climate variability on trophic transfer and ecosystem structure of the Barents Sea in order to improve the prediction of growth and recruitment on key fish species.
2003-2006: Training and Research in Environmental Sciences in Tibet – Radiation Climates and Biology (Network for University Co-operation Tibet – Norway). Academic collaboration between institutions, researchers and students in Norway and Tibet Autonomous Region mainly takes place within the framework of Network for University Co-operation Tibet – Norway. The projects involve several disciplines and have two main components; a) research and b) education
1999-2001: Better City Air, Norwegian Dept. of Environment. Development and implementation of an operational fine scale meteorology/air pollution model for Norwegian cities.
1996-1997: HALOTROP-CYMFO, European commission. The role of halogenated hydrocarbons in tropospheric ozone chemistry.
1995-1996: Hydrocarbons Across the North Sea Atmosphere (HANSA), European Commission. The role of transport of hydrocarbons over the North Sea in the production of tropospheric ozone.
1994: European Monitioring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP), UNEP,UN.


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