CURRICULUM VITAE FOR TOR HEMMINGSEN

 

Education

1992

Dr.scient (Ph.D.) in electrochemistry/corrosion (University of Bergen)

1983

Cand.scient (M.Sc.) in organic chemistry (University of Tromsø)

Positions

2024-

Professor emeritus at the Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science at University of Stavanger

June 2022-24

Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science at University of Stavanger

2016-22

Head of the Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science at University of Stavanger

2011-15

Prorector at University of Stavanger

2007-

Full Professor in Corrosion and Electrochemistry, University of Stavanger, Chemistry Group. 
Responsible for Analytical chemistry and Water chemistry and Electrochemical methods courses.

2004-08

Head of the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

2000-02

Head of the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

1997-99

Research Manager Chemistry at Oilphase Stavanger (Schlumberger) – On leave HiS

1995-00

Head of the Chemistry Group

1995-

Ass. Professor, Stavanger University College/University of Stavanger, Chemistry Group. 


Responsible for Analytical chemistry and Instrumental analysis.

1992-95

Research Manager, RF-Rogaland Research-Petroleum Department. 


Responsible for the Inhibitor Technology -, Gas- and Hydrate-, Enhanced Oil Recovery-, Reservoir-, and Geology groups.

1991-92

Research Coordinator for the Inhibitor Technology Group at RF-Rogaland Research. 


Responsible for the Inhibitor Technology Group with activities in corrosion, scale, wax, biocide treatment and analytical chemistry.

1990-91

Senior Researcher in the Inhibitor Technology Group at RF-Rogaland Research. 


Research areas within corrosion, scale, and analytical chemistry.

1989-90

Scholarship at Denmark Technical University, Department of Metal Science (Copenhagen). Working areas within pitting and crevice corrosion in presence of sulphur compounds.

1988-89

Lecturer at Stavanger College (Høyskolesenteret i Rogaland). Responsible for environmental chemistry and organic chemistry courses.

1986-88

Manager of the Oil- and Gas Laboratory at RF-Rogaland Research. Responsible for oil- and water analyses. Research on surfactants within the SPOR-Programme.

1984-86

Scholarship at Stavanger College (Rogaland Distriktshøyskole). Study on relative permeability as a function of wettability.

1983-84

Scholarship at University in Tromsø at the Organic Chemistry Section. Studies on the effect of sunlight and day length on the toxicity of oil spill in Arctic Regions. (FoH-Programme).

Scholarship

1988-89

Scholarship at the Nordic Energy Programme financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

1984-86

Scholarship at Stavanger College (Rogaland Distriktshøyskole)

1983-84

Scholarship at University in Tromsø financed by the Norwegian Department of the Environment

Stay Abroad

2003

Visiting researcher at Denmark Technical University, Department of Metal Science

1988-89

Visiting researcher at Denmark Technical University, Department of Metal Science

Steering committee memberships

2025 -

Vice Chair of EuroCorr2025 conference held in Stavanger

2004 -

Norwegian representant in Scientific Committee of Nordic Corrosion Congress

2012 - 15

Collaboration agreement with University of Houston, Member of steering committee

2012 -

Yara Birkeland prize, Chair of committee

2012 - 15

Collaboration agreement with Total, Member of steering committee

2012 - 15

Academy agreement with Statoil, Member of  steering committee

2011 - 15

University of Stavanger, Vice Chair of the Board

2009 - 12

Arctic Frontiers Conference, Member of  steering committee

2007 - 11

Saint-Petersburg State University, Collaboration Master Program, Board member

2007 - 11

Forskerforbundet at UiS (The Norwegian Association of Researchers – NAR), Member of  steering committee

2006- 10

European Chemical and Molecular Science, Executive committee member

2005- 14

Norwegian Chemical Society, Member of the board, President 2006-10, and Past President since 2010

1997-03

Norwegian Chemical Society, Member of the board, Vice-president 2002.

1995-97

Norwegian Chemical Society, Rogaland Region

1995-96

Stavanger Botanical Garden

1993-95

Elf HPHT-Programme

1993-95

Comett UETP Western Norway

1993-94

Saga-RF-IKU IOR-Programme

1992-95

Research Academy of Stavanger (HSRF)

1992-94

Esso Research Programme

Miscellaneous

2020-

Member of study portfolio board for Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger

2019-

Coordinator for offshore wind, University of Stavanger

2015-

Member of employment board for Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger

2015-

Member of the PhD board for Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger

2011-15

Chair/Vice Chair of Learning Environment committee at University of Stavanger

2011-15

Chair of Art committee at University of Stavanger

2009

Member of Norwegian Research Council committee for “Follow up of evaluation report – Basic Chemistry Research in Norway”

2009-

 

2008-

Editorial Board Member of “Materials Protection Journal”

 

Editorial Advisory Board Member of  "The Open Electrochemistry Journal"

2008

In charge for arrangement of the 4th EuCheMS General Assembly 8-10. October 2008

2006-10

 

 

1994

Member of the Organizing committee of 1st, 2nd and 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress held in Budapest, Torino and Nurnberg, respectively

 

Scientific secretary at the World Petroleum Conference at the Research Section held in Stavanger

1994

Chairman and member of the organising committee at the Comett Gas conference held in Haugesund

1992 -

Member of several evaluation committees for PhD, Assistant and full professor positions

Scientific society memberships

    • The Electrochemical Society
    • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
    • International Corrosion Society (NACE)
    • Norwegian Corrosion Technical Society
    • Norwegian Chemical Society

Research areas

    • Electrochemistry and corrosion
    • Analytical chemistry
    • Organic chemistry
    • Oil field production chemical

Research activities

    • 78 International paper and more than 40 presentations
    • Supervision of 10 PhD and 2 post.doc
    • Supervision of 53 Master theses
    • Supervision of 38 Bachelor theses
    • Opponent of 6 PhD candidates

Referee for journals

    • Electrochimica Acta
    • Corrosion Science
    • Materials Chemistry and Physics
    • Surface and Coatings Technology
    • Corrosion Science
    • Environmental Chemistry Letters
    • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
    • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Updated 01.01.25 by Tor Hemmingsen