Curriculum Vitae (updated Oct. 2005)

Eli Olaug Hole

Professor, Dr.Philos

The EPR-laboratory

Biophysics and Medical Physics

Department of Physics, University of Oslo

Affiliation

• Address: Department of Physics, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1048 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway.
• Telephone: +47 22 85 56 43
• Telefax: +47 22 85 56 71
• E-mail: e.o.hole@fys.uio.no
• Home page: http://www.uio.no/~ehole

Private

• Address: Tårnveien 7, 1430 Ås
• Marital status: Married (+four cats + two goldfish)
• Born: 1960 in Norway (but made in Madison, WI, USA)

Education

• 1992: Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. Philos.), University of Oslo, Norway.
• 1986: Cand. Scient., Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway.
• 1983: Cand. Mag., Faculty of Science, University of Oslo, Norway.
• 1996 Radiation dosimetry, EEU-course , NTNU, Norway
• 1995 Science of education for university faculty, Univ. Oslo
• 1993 International School on EPR-dosimetri, Elba , Italy

Positions held

• Since 1998: Professor, University of Oslo, Norway.
• 1994-1998: Associate Professor, University of Oslo, Norway.
• 1992-1993: Post.doc., Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway.
• 1990-1991: Research Visitor at Dept. Phys. and Astronomy., Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
• 1986-1992: Research associate (stipendiat), Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway.

Publications (details in list of publications)

• Papers in international refereed journals: 60
• Conference contributions/talks: 128
• Thesis and papers in national journals: 5
• Teaching material: 3 (+ 8 revisions)
• Media presentations (Newspapers/Radio): 8

Major research projects

• Radiation damages to DNA components
• EPR/ENDOR/EIE spectroscopy
• EPR-dosimetry

Other fields of interest

• Health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation.
• Marie Sklodowska Curie

Research at foreign Universities

• 2005 (3 months): Dept. Radiophysics, Linköping Health University, Sweden .
• 1990-1991 (12 months): Dept. Phys. and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
• 1986-2005 (22 periods à ca 3 weeks): Dept. Phys. and Astronomy,Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

National collaborators (not including personal at the University of Oslo

• The Norwegian Radiumhospital . (EPR-dosimetry)
• The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority . (EPR-dosimetri)

International collaborators

• Georgia State University , Atlanta , Georgia , USA . (Primary radiation damage in DNA).
• The University of Zagreb , Croatia . (Fundamental radiation physics and chemistry).
• East Tennessee State University , Johnson City , Tennessee , USA . (Primary radiation damage in DNA).
• Linköping University , Sweden . (EPR-dosimetry and fundamental radiation physics and chemistry).
• Linköping Health University , Sweden . (EPR-dosimetry).
• COST -15 Advanced Paramagnetic Resonance Methods in Molecular Biophysics .

Financial research support (not including the University of Oslo)

• The Norwegian Research Council, NT, High cost equipment (2005), - EPR-spectrometer designated to EPR-dosimetry.
• The Norwegian Research Council, NT, High cost equipment (2003), - Upgrade to two top-of-the line EPR-X-band spectrometers.
• The Norwegian Research Council, Program for Radiation Protection (1999-2001), - PhD stipend and research equipment – (upgrade to Q-band EPR-spectrometer) - EPR-dosimetry.
• National Institute of Health, USA (1986-1994, 1994-1998, 1999-2004), - travel and research expenses for 3 weeks each year as consultant at Georgia State University , Atlanta Georgia , USA , within the research projects Primary radiation damage in DNA.
• NATO Travel Grants (1986-1998), - travel and research expenses for 3 weeks each year at Georgia State University, Atlanta Georgia, USA, within the research projects Primary radiation damage in DNA.
• The Norwegian Research Council, Program for Radiation Protection (1996-1999) – running costs - EPR-dosimetri.
• The Norwegian Research Council, NT, Free Programs, Physics (1996-1999) - PhD stipend - ESR-dosimetry.
• The Norwegian Research Council, NT, High cost equipment (1996), - EPR-spectrometer designated to EPR-dosimetry.
• NorFA (1993-1999), Nordic collaboration program - travel and living expenses - EPR-dosimetry and fundamental radiation physics and chemistry.

Teaching responsibilities ( University of Oslo)

• Undergraduate courses : Environmental physics (lectures and colloquies), General Physics (lecture and lab), Electronic lab., Introductory Physics for dentists (lectures and lab).
• Graduate courses: Introductory Biophysics (lectures and lab).
• Master and PhD Advisor: 12 cand. scient students in Physics and 4 dr.scient/PhD students in Physics.

Evaluation committees

• Opponent and/or Member of Evaluation Board for 9 doctoral dissertations, and 1 lic.med.sci degree.
• Leader and member of 2 different post.doc evaluation committees.
• Member of evaluation committees for Associate professorship at 3 different Colleges of Science, Norway.

Major administrative responsibilities, mainly at the University of Oslo (UiO), 2000-2005

• 2003 - Member of the Master program committee, Department of Physics, UiO.
• 2000- Member and vice-chairman of the “Equal rights committee” at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, UiO.
• 1996- Board member, "Center for Development and the Environment (SUM)", Univ. Oslo,
• 2003-2004 Member of “The board of education”, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, UiO.
• 2002-2003 Member of the Program committee, (responsible for the scientific program), for the semiannual meeting for The Norwegian Physical Society, 2003.
• 1997-2002 Chairman for the Biophysics group, Department of Physics, UiO.
• 1997-2003 Chairman for the " PhD research stipend selection Board", Department of Physics, UiO.
• 1997-2002 Member of the "Council" at the Department of Physics, UiO.
• 1998-2005 10-15 additional ad hoc committees lasting from 1 week to 2 years

Memberships

• Norwegian Physical Society
• European Physical Society
• International EPR Society
• Health Physics Society
• COST

Last major update: October, 2005. EOH

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