Klepp, Rogaland, Norway
I am currently doing research at the Department of Urban Greening and Vegetation Ecology at NIBIO.
Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) in the Division of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Urban Greening and Vegetation Ecology.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the EPA-funded project PHENOGRASS. Main focus are on phenology of Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne) varieties in growth chamber conditions and on spatiotemporal aspects of Ryegrass phenology on a landscape-level using remote sensing approaches.
Supervisor for multiple student internships under the Thomas Crawford Hayes Fund Scheme.
Visiting Researcher in the Mycobacterial Research Group at Aston University.
PhD Student at the University of Worcester, UK within the fields of Aerobiology and Plant Ecology. Main focus are on Grass Phenology and Spatial and Temporal aspects of Grass Pollen distribution. Title of PhD Thesis: 'Flowering Phenology of Selected Grass Species in Connection with Grass Pollen Dynamics'. Conferences attended and research presented at: - PAAS 2017 (Palynology-Aerobiology-Allergy Symposium in Vienna, Austria) - ICA 2018 (11th International Congress on Aerobiology in Parma, Italy) - Seeds of Knowledge 2019 ('Seeds of Knowledge' Post Graduate Conference in Worcester, UK) - ESA 2020 (7th European Symposium on Aerobiology in Córdoba, Spain) (Virtual) - LU79 2021 (79th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia in Riga, Latvia) (Virtual)
Work including: - Pollen Forecasting (secondary forecaster over the United Kingdom and Ireland) - Pollen Monitoring (operating Burkard volumetric spore samplers, creating and maintaining sampling drums, creating and counting pollen/spore microscopy slides)
Young professional (consultant) for the management and recruitment agency Academic Work. This position provided me with a lot of work place experiences in a wide range of positions and varied industries.