Björn Gunnarsson

Dr. Bjorn Gunnarsson (Ph.D) is the Academic Director (Rector) of RES - The School for Renewable Energy Science in Iceland.^[1]

Academic career

Dr. Gunnarsson studied at both Johns Hopkins University and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in the United States, and received Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins in geochemistry (1987) in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, and continued as Post-Doctoral Fellow at Caltech in isotope geochemistry (1987–90).

He held the position of Associate Program Chair (1994–2000) and Senior Faculty of the Masters Program in Environmental Science & Policy within the Advanced Professional Program of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Johns Hopkins University.

Other assignments include Director of the Environmental Research Institute of the University of Iceland (2000 - 3) and Dean of the Faculty of Natural Research Sciences at the University of Akureyri (2003 - 6). His research and teaching interests include the chemical and physical evolution of the Earth's oceanic crust, central volcanic systems, environmental geology and natural resources, and natural hazard and risk assessments. Among various assignments, Dr. Gunnarsson has been an Expert Evaluator and Ranking Panel Member (since 2003) in Brussels for the European Commission's FP6 and FP7 Programs.

Education of Dr. Bjorn Gunnarsson

Dr. Gunnarsson is a Research Fellow in Geology (1989–91) at the Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. Research funds awarded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).

Research Fellow in Geology (1987–89) in the Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, California, U.S.A. Research funds awarded by the US National Science Foundation.

Ph.D. Degree in Geochemistry (1981–1987) within the Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. Ph.D. studies fully funded by scholarship from JHU and the research by the US National Science Foundation.

B.Sc. Degree in Geology (1977–1980) from the Department of Geology & Geography, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.

Professional Employment

Director (2006–Present) of the RES - The School for Renewable Energy Science, Akureyri, Iceland. RES offers an intensive and unique one year M.Sc. Program in Renewable Energy Science.

Dean (2003–2006) of the Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland.

Director (2000–2003) of the Environmental Research Institute at the University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.

Associate Program Chair and Senior Faculty (1994–2000) of the Masters Program in Environmental Science & Policy within the Advanced Professional Programs of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

Science/Program Advisor and Faculty (1991–1994) of the Masters of Science in Interdisciplinary Science Studies Program, The School of Continuing Studies (now School of Professional Studies in Business & Education), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

Field Geologist and Research Scientist (1979–1981) at the National Energy Authority, Museum of Natural History, and University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.

University Teaching

Courses taught at Johns Hopkins University (1991–2000) include: Natural Hazards: Impact Assessment & Mitigation; Natural Disasters & Impact on Human Ecology; Earth Resources & their Waste Products; Selected Topics in Environmental Sciences; (all masters level); and Volcanoes: Earth’s Awakening (undergraduate short course).

Courses taught at University of Iceland and University of Akureyri (2000–2006) include: Environmental Geology; Utilization of Natural Resources; Igneous Petrology; Introduction to the Geology & Geography of Iceland; and Earth’s Natural Resources (at both graduate and undergraduate levels).

References

1. ^ Indra Øverland,; Heidi Kjærnet (2009). Russian renewable energy: the potential for international cooperation. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. p. 91. ISBN 9780754679721. http://books.google.com/books?id=nlPoyKVND2wC&pg=PA91&dq=%22Bj%C3%B6rn+Gunnarsson%22+energy&hl=en&ei=69y5TKv1HYbEsAPH4YWVDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 16 October 2010. 

See further

RES School for Renewable Energy Science

External links

• Homepage of the RES School for Renewable Energy Science
• Detailed CV of Dr. Bjorn Gunnarsson PDF

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