Svein-Erik Hamran

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Svein-Erik Hamran
Born (1960-09-22) 22 September 1960 (age 62)  [1]
Nationality Norwegian
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Known for RIMFAX,
WISDOM (radar)
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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]

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

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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. 1 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.


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