HJEM

Welcome to the homepage of
Per Kristen Jakobsen


Birth:  14 November 1959, Fauske, Norway.


Education  at the University level

  • 1980-1986  Student at the university of Tromsø. Major in mathematics and minor in physics. Received the degree Cand. Real. in Applied Mathematics in the spring of 1986
  • 1987-1990  Graduate student in Applied mathematics at the University of Arizona. Received the degree Ph.D. in Applied mathematics in summer 1990.

Employment history

  • 1986-1987  Temporary research position in the mathematics departement at the university of  Tromsø.
  • Doctoral research fellow, Norwegian Research Council for Sciences and Humanities from 1987-1990
  • Research associate at the University of Arizona mathematics department from 1990-1992
  • Postdoctoral research fellow, Norwegian Research Council, 1992-1994.
  • Førsteamanuensis in Applied Mathematics at the University of Tromsø, 1994 to date.

Teaching
  • Fall 2002. Ma-110  multivariable calculus 
  • Spring 2003. Ma-101 multivariable kalkulusog Ma-214  kompleks analyse
  • Fall 2003:  On sabbatical leave at the university of Arizona, Tucson, USA 
  • Spring 2004:  On sabbatical leave at the university of Arizona, Tucson, USA



Research Interests


  1. Modelling of nonlinear optical systems and lasers. Publications
  2. Quantization of mathematical structures. Applications of coherence conditions and tensor categories. Foundational studies in classical and quantum probability. Publications 

Scientific Activity

  • A member of the  Sophus Lie seminar in Tromsø



My e-mail address is : perj@math.uit.no

Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

University of Tromso, 9037 Tromso, tlf. (+47) 776 44031, fax. (+47) 776 44765