Svein-Erik Hamran

Svein-Erik Hamran
Born	(1960-09-22) 22 September 1960[1]
Education	Norwegian University of Science and Technology University of Tromsø[2]
Known for	RIMFAX, WISDOM (radar)
Scientific career
Institutions	Norwegian Defence Research Establishment University of Oslo

Svein-Erik Hamran (born 1960) is a Norwegian professor in radar remote sensing at the University of Oslo.^[3] He led the development of the Radar Imager for Mars' subsurface experiment (RIMFAX) for the Mars rover Perservance as Principal Investigator for the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI),^[4] and is a Co-Principal Investigator for the WISDOM radar on the European Space Agency'sRosalind Franklin rover.^[2][5]

Hamran is the head of the University of Oslo's Centre for Space Sensors and Systems (CENSSS) at Kjeller.^[6]

References

1. "Presentasjons av nye medlemmer i 2013" [Presentation of new members in 2013] (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 June 2021. Svein-Erik Hamran er født 22. september 1960
2. "Svein-Erik Hamran". IEEE Xplore. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
3. "Han har utviklet norsk georadar som skal lete etter liv på Mars" [He has developed a Norwegian georadar that will search for life on Mars]. titan.uio.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
4. Romsenter, Norsk. "Svein-Erik Hamran". Norsk Romsenter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
5. "WISDOM - Water Ice and Subsurface Deposit Observation on Mars". European Space Agency. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
6. Ellingsen, Berit (15 June 2020). "Romsektoren får nytt forskningssenter" [The space sector gets a new research center] (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 June 2021. Han blir nå leder av CENSSS.

External links

• University of Oslo profile page