Biography

Education and Employment:

  • Cand. [M.Sc.] Applied Mathematical Physics, The Technical University of Denmark (1989)
  • Lic. [Ph.D.] Physics, The Technical University of Denmark (1991)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University (08/1991-07/1992)
  • Director’s Funded Postdoctoral Fellow, Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics Group, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory (08/1992-04/1994)
  • Technical Staff Member, Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics Group, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory (04/1994-09/1999)
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles (06/1996-09/1997)
  • Member, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara (08/1998-12/1998)
  • Professor, Department of Applied Science, University of California, Davis (07/1999-07/2011)
  • Visiting Professor, The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (08/2010-09/2011)
  • Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Davis (07/2011-06/2014)
  • Chair, Applied Science Graduate Program, University of California, Davis (07/2011-01/2019)
  • Faculty Scientist, Computational Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (09/1999-08/2021)
  • Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis (07/2011-)
  • Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Davis (07/2014-)
  • Statewide Executive Director, California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) (11/2014-present)
  • Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis (07/2022-present)
  • Distinguished Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Davis (07/2022-present)

Honors and Awards:

  • Fellow of The American Physical Society (elected 2010)
  • 1999 R&D 100 Award (R&D Magazine)
  • 1997 Los Alamos Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, 1996/1997, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 1996 Award for Excellence in Industrial Partnerships, Los Alamos Industrial Partnership Office
  • 1993 Gordon Bell Prize, Honorable Mention, IEEE Computer Society

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