Svein-Erik Hamran

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's Rosalind Franklin rover.^[2][5]

Svein-Erik Hamran
Born	(1960-09-22) 22 September 1960 (age 64) [1]
Nationality	Norwegian
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

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