Academic Experience

1987 – M. Sc. (NMR Spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry). University of Aarhus.
1990 – Ph.D. (Solid- and Liquid-state NMR Spectroscopy). University of Aarhus
1988 – Visiting scientist Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
1990-1994 – Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Aarhus.
1994-1999 – Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Aarhus.
1999-2004 – Professor. Department of Molecular and Structural Biology, University of Aarhus.
2004 – Professor. Department of Chemistry, University of Aarhus.
2009 – Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara, USA. 3 Month program in Quantum Control

Research Awards

2000 – Elected fellow of the Danish Natural Science Academy (DNA)
2002 – Elected fellow of The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
2003 – Elected fellow of The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV)
2004 – Bjerrum Chemistry Prize and Bjerrum-Brøndsted-Lang lecture
2006 – Director Ib Henriksen’s Research Prize 2006
2007 – Danisco Award 2007
2009 – Knighted by the Queen of Denmark

Leadership

1999 – Head of Laboratory for Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Molecular and Structural Biology, University of Aarhus.
1999-2004 – Head of solid-state NMR activities in the Danish Biotechnological Instrument Centre (DABIC).
2001 – Advisor for Environmental Molecular Biology Laboratory, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
2002-2006 – Vice-director of Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University
2002-2006 – Vice-director of the iNANO graduate school (iNANOschool), Aarhus University
2004 – Head of Laboratory for Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry Aarhus University
2006-2011 – Member of Directing Board of Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University
2005 – Director of Center for Studies of Insoluble Proteins (inSPIN), granted by “Danmarks Grundforskningsfond”
2010 – Head of the danish ESFRI INSTRUCT activity
2011 – Partner in the FP7 BIONMR infrastructure network
2012 – Director of Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University

Research Administration

1986-1987 – Elected member of the board, Dept. of Chemistry, Aarhus University
1996-1999 – Elected member of the board, Dept. of Chemistry, Aarhus University
2001-2007 – Elected member of the Danish Natural Science Council (SNF; from 2005 FNU).
2002-2005 – Delegate member of NORDSYNC and board member of ESRF.
2002-2005 – Board member of Danish Biomolecular NMR Center, Carlsberg Laboratory
2003 – Chairman for NORDSYNC related to ESRF in Grenoble
2003 – Member of the board of Ph.D. studies, Faculty of Science, Aarhus University
2004-2005 – Board member of DANSYNC
2004 – Board member of “Molekyl Spektroskopisk Fond”
2004-2005 – Member of board of studies A, Faculty of Science, Aarhus University
2005 – Head of Steering Group for the Danish Biomolecular NMR Center, Carlsberg Laboratory
2005-2008 – Member of the Bionanotechnology IRC Advisory Board at Oxford University
2007-2009 – Member of “Carlsberg Chemistry Prize” committee.
2008-2011 – Member of “Danmarks Forskningspolitiske Råd”
2008-2010 – Member of “Carlsbergs Mindelegat” committee
2009 – Steering Committee Member of AUFOODNET
2009-2010 – Member of Food Research Managing Group, Centre for Advanced Food Studies (LMC)
2010 – Chairman for ATV Elastyrenprize Committee, ATV
2011 – Member of the Board of NanoNord A/S and Cantion A/S
2012 – Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Swedish NMR Centre, Göteborg

Membership Supervision

1989 – Responsible supervisor for 23 Ph.D. students, 24 M. Sc. Students, and 15 B. Sc. student projects in NMR.
2000 – Member of Groupment Ampere