Curriculum Vitae
Name: Randi Holmestad
Date of birth: October, 19. 1967.
Private Address: Nordmyrveien 48, N-7089 Heimdal, Norway, Ph.: +47 72 58 07 74
Work Address: Dept. of Physics, NTNU, Gløshaugen, N-7034 Trondheim, Norway, Ph.: + 47 73 59 38 80, Fax: + 47 73 59 77 10
Marital status: Married Frode Rømo (born 08-05-64). He is working at SINTEF Industrial Management, division of Applied Economics in Trondheim. One child, Jonas, born 15-05-98.
Education:
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'Sivilingeniør' (M.Sc.) |
Physics, Norwegian Institute of Technology, University of Trondheim. February 1991. Diploma Thesis: "TEM-examinations of a Precipitation Sequence in an AlMgZn Alloy" Supervisors: Prof. Nils Ryum and Prof. Ragnvald Høier |
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'Doktor Ingeniør' (Ph.D.) |
Dept. of Physics, NTH, December, 1994. (Research council stipend Nov.-91 - Nov.-94) Title of thesis: "Quantitative Electron diffraction. Energy filtering and studies of bonding effects in TiAl." Mark : 1.0. ("Outstanding") Average mark of courses taken as a part of the 'Dr.Ing.': 1.2 ("Outstanding") |
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Committee
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Prof. Jon Gjønnes, University of Oslo, Norway, Prof. Colin Humphreys, University of Cambridge, UK, Prof. Ragnvald Høier, University of Trondheim, Norway.
Electron diffraction theory / Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction Energy filtering Bonding charge density determination The intermetallic material TiAl with and without manganese doping
Supervisors were Professor Ragnvald Høier, Dept. of Physics, NTNU and Dr.ing. Knut Marthinsen, SINTEF Materials Technology. Public lecture: "In situ experiments in the transmission electron microscope" |
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Pedagogical Education (PUFS) |
November 1992. Average mark: 2.2 This was a part time study over 3 semesters, containing pedagogical theory, didactics and pedagogical practice. The study gives teaching competence at high school level. |
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Visits abroad:
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During the PhD study I visited Professor John Spence's group at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona for 6 months, from January to July, 1993.I learned to use their new Zeiss W 912, and did some main experiments for my thesis. I worked together with Drs. Jian Min Zuo and Andreas Weickenmeier |
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I stayed 2 weeks at Max Planck Institute (MPI) in Stuttgart, Germany, March 1995, in Professor Manfred Rühle's group, visiting Dr. Andreas Weickenmeier. I used their Zeiss and did CBED experiments. |
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4 weeks stay at MPI in Stuttgart, Nov. 1996, as a part of the Postdoc study. |
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6 months stay at ASU, Feb.-Aug. 1997, as a part of the Postdoc study. |
Work/ Experience:
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March 1. - November 1. 1991. |
Scientific Assistant in the Dept. of Physics for 8 months.
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December 15. 1994 - September 1. 1995
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Postdoc. at Dept. of Physics, NTH (in the electron microscopy group for Professor Ragnvald Høier). In addition to basic research, I was involved in the administration of a Nordic network (NorFA) for material research, and was the main organizer (administration, scientific program and computer exercises) of a workshop in Quantitative Electron Diffraction with 20 participants in Trondheim in June 95. |
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September 1. 1995 - August 1. 1996
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Employed in SINTEF Materials Technology, Applied Physics; working with contract research for industry within electron microscopy. Examples of projects: - Microstructure studies in Aluminium Alloys (Norsk Hydro) - TEM studies of Carbon Black (Kværner) - Automatic texture measurements (Norsk Hydro / internal) - TEM studies of Zeolits (Chemistry) - Titanium microstructure (internal) The year in SINTEF gave experience in 'all round' electron microscopy; including high resolution (HREM), energy loss (EELS), microanalysis (EDS) and microscope remote controlling. Some final reports are given in the publication list. |
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August, 1996 - May, 1998 |
Leave from SINTEF to work as a Postdoc for two years, financed from the Norwegian Research Council. The project name is 'Electronic structure of intermetallic alloys'; doing experiments and ab initio calculations and study bonding in intermetallics. The project is an extension and continuation of my PhD work. The main goal is to try to understand the connection between electronic structure and some macroscopical properties, such as ductility. Part of the study was done on atomic positions of SiC –4H. The Postdoc study was based in Trondheim, but I co-operated and stayed with research groups at MPI and ASU. |
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May, 1998 – |
Maternal leave for 12 months. |
Pedagogical experience:
During the PhD study (Nov. 91 -Dec. 94) I worked 20% of my time supervising first and second years students at NTH in physics laboratories.
I taught two courses (in mathematics and physics) as a practice part of the Pedagogical education (PUFS) in 1991 and 1992.
I was the supervisor for an exchange student from Romania; Calin Marioara doing his diploma thesis in our group from January to May 1996. The title of his thesis was: "Particle-governed recovery in a twin roll cast Al-8006 alloy."
I was a co-supervisor for Dr.Ing Christophe Birkeland during his PhD study (he graduated June 1997). I am now one of the formal supervisor for Knut Lie, working on his Ph.D study in EELS in our group. He will finish up his thesis in year 2000.
Computer experience:
I am familiar with UNIX, after several years of developing and using simulation and refinement programs. I have experience with FORTRAN and C programming, both on UNIX, Mac and PC platforms. I have run programs on supercomputers, such as CRAY and Paragon.
During my PhD work I got a lot of experience using image processing programs, both on UNIX, Mac and PC platforms.
Microscope experience:
In Trondheim we have a Philips CM30 electron microscope equipped with EELS and EDAX detectors; I have used this microscope regularly for almost 6 years. At ASU they have a Zeiss 912 microscope; equipped with
W energy filter and a CCD camera; I got a lot of experience using this during my stay there and in Stuttgart.
Languages: Norwegian and English; oral and written. Some German.
Hobbies: Orienteering, skiing, swimming, family and friends, card playing .......
Scholarships:
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Publications:
Invited talks:
"Charge density in TiAl intermetallics studied by quantitative CBED" 53. Annual meeting of the Microscopy Society of America in Kansas City in Missouri, 13.-17. August 1995.
"Use of Quantitative CBED in materials Science" IUCR -99, Glasgow, August 99.
Referee:
I have been refereeing papers for Acta Cryst. and Scanning Microscopy Supplements.
References:
Professor Ragnvald Høier, Dept of Physics, NTNU, Gløshaugen, N-7034 Trondheim, Norway. Ph.: +47 73 59 35 88. Fax: +47 73 59 36 28.
hoier@phys.ntnu.noProfessor John Spence, Dept. of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA 85287 - 1504. Ph.: (602) 965-6486, 6459, 3561. Fax: (602) 965 7954.
spence@asu.eduDr.ing. Svein Winther, SINTEF Materials Science, Applied Physics, Sem Sælandsvei 7, N-7034 Trondheim, Norway, Ph.: +47 73 59 82 20. Fax: +47 73 59 34 20.
svein.winther@matek.sintef.no