· Visiting Professor, University of California Santa Barbara2003–2004
· Visiting Professor, University of California at Berkeley1994–1995
· Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Current)1987–
· PhD, Chemical Engineering, Caltech1983–1987
· Process Engineer, Norsk Hydro Research Center, Porsgrunn1980–1983
· Siv.ing., Kjemiteknikk (Chemical Engineering), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)1974–1978