1989 - 1995	Cand. Polyt., Chemical engineering - Department of Chemistry at the Technical University of Denmark
2001 - 2005	Dr. Scient - Institute of Biology at the University of Bergen, Norway

Dr. Scient.

Cand. Polyt.

1995 - 1996	Visiting research fellow - The Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
1996 - 1998	Analytical Chemist - Water Quality Institute, VKI, Hørsholm, Denmark
1998 - 2001	Research chemist - National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
2005 -	Senior scientist - National Institute for Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES), Bergen, Norway (10% position)
2005 -	Senior scientist - National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark

Danish (native), English (fluent), German

My research is focused on the study of presence, metabolism, bioavailability and effects of toxic and essential trace elements and their chemical species in foodstuffs and other biological systems.

A key interest is the development of advanced analytical methodologies for the speciation analysis of trace elements in biological samples using chromatographic separations systems coupled to element specific detectors (e.g. Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry; ICPMS). Special focus is on the element arsenic and the analysis and study of natural occurring arsenic species in nature.

A novel interest is the analytical characterisation of nanoparticles in relation to evaluate the food safety aspects of the presence of nanoparticulate matter in the food.

Furthermore I act as an adviser to national and international authorities regarding the analysis of trace elements and the dietary exposure of the population to trace elements and their chemical species.

1999-2001 and 2005 -

Member of CEN TC275 Working group 10, Determination of Trace Elements in Foodstuffs.

2005 -

Member of CEN TC327 Working group 4 Minerals and Contaminants in Animal Feedingstuffs.

2008 -

Member of the organising committee for the Nordic Conference in Plasma Spectrochemistry, Loen, Norway.